Wednesday, June 10

• What Happened to Sherlock Holmes with Will Ferrell and Sasha Baron Cohen?

  Around the same time that Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes was being prepped for production, another Sherlock Holmes was announced. Instead of Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law playing Holmes and Watson, it would feature Will Ferrell and Sacha Baron Cohen as the famous duo in the first comedic version of Holmes since Michael Caine in 1988's Without a Clue.

  Ritchie's Sherlock is opening December 25. However, the Ferrell-Cohen version seems to have disappeared. Ferrell explained the situation to HollywoodOutbreak:

  We're trying to develop [Sherlock Holmes]. We've got a script written by Etan Cohen (Tropic Thunder). I just met with Sacha three weeks ago, we're kinda talking about it some more. It's just a question of the Robert Downey Jr. one that they just shot, which I think comes out during Christmas. I think everyone just wants to see ... well, that one's probably going to be, you know, a hit kind of franchise, and whether that is something you want to go up against or would it inform the audience to allow for us to do a comedy version or would it just feel like, "Oh we're just trying to copy them." Even though, I think, we wrote our script before they did. But yeah, we're thinking about it.

  This follows a string of bad luck for Ferrell, whose Land of the Lost bombed at the box office while the possibility of an Anchorman sequel recently became doubtful at best.

  
  

  Posted 06/10/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Sacha Baron Cohen | Will Ferrell | Jude Law | Guy Ritchie | Robert Downey Jr. | Etan Cohen | Sherlock Holmes

Friday, June 5

• Will Ferrell Doubtful About Anchorman 2

  Only last week, it appeared as if a sequel to the wildly hilarious 2004 comedy Anchorman would be forthcoming. Now, however, Will Ferrell, who played chauvinist journalist Ron Burgundy in the original, has cast some doubt on that possibility.

  In a recent interview, Ferrell said:

  I thought we were. I kept saying that. I was told we were, and now I've heard it's too hard to get everyone together. So, hopefully (director) Adam McKay is going to be able to talk to all the guys individually and see if there's a time and place that were can figure out how to do it.

  When asked if he thought a sequel to Anchorman could live up to the original, Ferrell said:

  Oh, we don't. It's just that it would be really fun to do. It could be terrible. But, if they're going to pay us to do it, why not?

  I agree that sequels are hard. I think we would use that as a challenge, to try to make it the craziest sequel you've ever seen, with a live by the sword, die by the sword kind of feel.

  Ferrell's latest release, Land of the Lost, debuts today nationwide. Ferrell plays Dr. Marshall, a disgraced scientist who, along with his assistant, Holly (played by Anna Friel), and Will, a backwoods survivalist (East Bound and Down's Danny McBride), tumbles through a space-time vortex and ends up in a mysterious place.

  
  
  

  Land of the Lost - Trailer

  Will Ferrell Stars - Opens Today

  Posted 06/05/2009 by BrentJS

  Related: Will Ferrell | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | Land of the Lost

Thursday, June 4

• Ferrell Open to a Land of the Lost Sequel

  

  The new film by comedy impresario Will Ferrell, Land of the Lost, hasn't even been released yet, but there's already talk of a sequel. Loosely based on the 70's Saturday morning adventure program, the Land of the Lost movie leans more toward satire than homage, but the producers are banking on the unique union of Ferrell's humor and CGI dinosaurs to build a franchise.

  When asked about his interest in filming a sequel, Ferrell said:

  I would love to. You never know, but I love working with (director Brad Silberling) and this cast. It was so fun to actually work with a small cast. I've done ensemble films for so long, so it was nice. Given the opportunity, it would be fun.

  Apparently, Silberling made a big impression on Ferrell, even before he had the job:

  When we were meeting with potential directors, (Brad) immediately set himself above everyone, just because he was like, "You know, whether you hire me or not, you should use these two stages on the Universal lot because they are the biggest ones." He had so much knowledge about how to shoot this film, and he was so willing to help. He was like, "If I don't get the job, that's fine, but here are the things you should probably do to make sure you do it the right way."

  We were so impressed by how he had the whole thing laid out. We had been looking at some comedy guys who didn't necessarily have a handle on a movie of this scope and, in the end, I think we made the best decision because Brad, obviously, was okay with anything we wanted to throw in, comedically. He's got a better sense of humor than he gets credit for, with the types of movies he's done. So, it was actually a great marriage. Plus, he put together this team of amazing people that another director might not have been able to do.

  Ferrell plays Dr. Marshall, a disgraced scientist who -- along with his assistant, Holly (played by Anna Friel), and Will, a backwoods survivalist (Eastbound & Down's Danny McBride) -- tumbles through a space-time vortex and ends up in a mysterious place. Land of the Lost also stars Jorma Taccone as Chaka and Matt Lauer as himself.

  
  
  

  Land of the Lost - Clip

  Chaka warns the trio of a Sleestak

  Posted 06/04/2009 by BrentJS

  Related: Anna Friel | Will Ferrell | Danny McBride

Wednesday, June 3

• Land of the Lost Is Not for Little Kids

  The original Land of the Lost TV series was a tame, Saturday-morning adventure program. The new movie starring Will Ferrell and Danny McBride is a slightly different story, though, mixing sexual innuendo and raunchy slapstick in with the dinosaurs for a movie clearly meant for older audiences.

  When asked about the more adult aspects of the film, McBride said:

  There is definitely a subversive nature to it. On face value, you'd think it would be something just for kids, but it's pretty racy. There's stuff in there where you're like, "Oh, okay, I don't know if I'd really want my kid watching that." But, what I liked about this film was that it was unexpected. It takes some turns that you don't expect, with the tone and even with some of the comedy. When you see that the special effects are done for real and it's not like the old TV show, I think it's definitely unexpected where it goes, tone wise. I think it's cool.

  Apparently, some of the scenes were so "racy" that they ended up on the cutting room floor:

  There was a great rape joke that didn't make it. Anna was translating Chaka and, when she was translating what he was saying, she was like, "I think he's raped an apple," and raping apples is not cool. That would turn people off. So, Chaka doesn't rape an apple in the movie, anymore.

  In a separate interview, director Brad Silberling (Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events) said that the adult humor would "fly over" the heads of most kids:

  I think more about kids' not getting traumatized because one of the things we were excited about was really committing to the photo-realism of these dinosaurs and the action.

  McBride stars as Will Stanton, a redneck survivalist who stumbles through a space-time vortex with a bumbling scientist (Ferrell) and his assistant (Anna Friel). Fans of the television series should also be happy to see Jorma Taccone, of The Lonely Island fame, starring as Chaka.

  
  
  

  Land of the Lost - Clip

  Dr. Marshall is bitten by a mosquito

  Posted 06/03/2009 by BrentJS

  Related: Anna Friel | Will Ferrell | Danny McBride | Jorma Taccone

Tuesday, June 2

• Will Ferrell Discusses Changes in Land of the Lost

  The original '70s Land of the Lost TV series from Sid and Marty Krofft was a kid-friendly adventure program with minimalist effects -- stop-motion dinosaurs, puppets and simple make-up applications -- but that didn't stop it from becoming a cult classic. The series spawned a remake in 1991 (same title, but with different characters and an even lighter tone) and is the inspiration for the Land of the Lost motion picture starring Will Ferrell, opening nationwide this Friday.

  In updating the concept for a modern audience, the use of CGI effects was almost mandatory, but the relationships of the original three characters -- Marshall, Will and Holly -- were changed as well. In the original series, Marshall is the father of Will and Holly. In the movie, Dr. Marshall (Ferrell) is a disgraced paleontologist and Holly (Anna Friel) is his assistant; Will (Danny McBride) is a backwoods survivalist and is not related to Marshall or Holly.

  In a recent interview, Ferrell commented on the change in relationships:

  For whatever reason, we just thought it would give us a better platform for the comedy, instead of having my character saddled with these two kids. Will, the character that Danny (McBride) brought to life, and a potential love interest, mix it up.

  When asked about the special effects, Ferrell said that they never contemplated "retro" effects as an homage to the original series:

  We knew the Sleestaks would be slow, and that we would maintain that. But, for the most part, the decision was made early on to make the effects part be updated and a cool thing, as opposed to a kitschy thing. Getting to build all the sets and everything was really a neat aspect that they decided to add in. But, there was a decision, early on, to make that be the great part, and then have the comedy bounce off of that.

  Land of the Lost is directed by Brad Silberling and also stars Jorma Taccone as Chaka.

  
  
  

  Reelz Clip

  Dr. Marshall is bitten by a mosquito

  Posted 06/02/2009 by BrentJS

  Related: Will Ferrell | Danny McBride

Thursday, May 28

• New Poster, Clips, and TV Spots for Land of the Lost

  The marketing campaign for Land of the Lost has gone into overdrive with all sorts of previews in advance of the movie's premiere next week.

  Most of the new material features the T. rex, which has admittedly evolved quite impressively from its predecessor in the 1970 cult TV series. The toothy dinosaur rips right through the latest poster for the movie in hot pursuit of expedition leader Rick Marshall (Will Ferrell). Then in a pair of new clips we get an extended look at its attack across a stone bridge...

  ...and its attempt to gobble up the members of the expedition, who have been left dangling from the ceiling of a cave as the result of some other ill-fated encounter.

  If that's not enough Land of the Lost for you, you can check out the barrage of new TV spots that have been released over the past few days, some of which do contain bits and pieces of new footage.

  
  
  Next Showing: Land of the Lost releases June 5

  Posted 05/28/2009 by Bill

  Related: Will Ferrell | Land of the Lost

• Anchorman Sequel Moving Forward

  Ron Burgundy to return to theaters? Will Ferrell told an Australian radio show that he's working on it:

  We're trying to figure out when and how we should do that. In fact, I think next week we're going meet with all the guys and see if we can pull this off because now, especially with Steve Carell and Paul Rudd in different places in their careers, it gets a lot harder to get us all together.

  News of the sequel arrived last year, with reports stating Ferrell and director Adam McKay were planning to set the next installment a decade later in the '80s. The sequel won't happen overnight, especially with salaries becoming an issue for the popular actors in the Burgundy news team. "Believe me, I'm not taking a pay-cut. No way!" joked Ferrell.

  
  

  Posted 05/28/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Paul Rudd | Will Ferrell | Steven Carell | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

• Land of the Lost Star Heeds the Call of the Wild

  Out promoting Land of the Lost, Will Ferrell joins Bear Grylls in a comically tinged episode of the Discovery Channel's Man vs. Wild. The pair go out into far north reaches of Sweden, where they practice survival skills, and even eat reindeer eyeballs together.

  It's not dinosaurs and Sleestaks but, as is evident in a preview clip from the episode, there is a heaping helping of Ferrell's trademark one-liners. Summing up the experience, Ferrell quips,

  To be able to participate in an episode of Man vs. Wild was a thrill of a lifetime, even though I did get urine-drunk which is sad.

  From the look of the trailers, far more disgusting things than that await his character, Dr. Rick Marshall, in Land of the Lost.

  
  
  

  Land of the Lost - Trailer

  Will Ferrell Stars - Releasing June 5, 2009

  Posted 05/28/2009 by Bill

  Related: Will Ferrell | Land of the Lost

Monday, May 25

• Meet the Sleestaks in New Land of the Lost Clip

  A new Land of the Lost clip has debuted on MTV showing how the intrepid party of adventurers first encounter the iconic Sleestaks, a race of slow-walking, bug-eyed, sentient humanoid lizards.

  As the group wanders into Sleestak territory, their ape-like guide Chaka (Jorma Taccone) tries to warn them, but alas they think he is taking about chorizo tacos. And, of course, they all miss the big sign in the background that says "Beware of Sleestak."

  
  
  Next Showing: Land of the Lost releases June 5

  Posted 05/25/2009 by Bill

  Related: Will Ferrell | Jorma Taccone | Land of the Lost

Monday, May 11

• Second Trailer for Land of the Lost

  Until he invents a tachyon amplifier and stumbles into the Land of the Lost, Dr. Rick Marshall (Will Ferrell) just isn't getting any respect. Actually, he doesn't get much respect afterward either. Especially not from one relentless T-Rex, whose intelligence he repeatedly insults. The ensuing chase scenes, and lots more trippy eye candy (and Sleescks!), round out this second trailer for Land of the Lost, which is evidently aiming to be your rock-and-roll dinosaur movie.

  
  

  Posted 05/11/2009 by Bill

  Related: Will Ferrell | Land of the Lost

Wednesday, April 22

• Adapting Land of the Lost for the Big Screen

  The challenge facing filmmakers, Will Ferrell explains in an interview with MTV, was how to update the story and special effects without losing the campy charm of the '70s Saturday morning live-action TV series. With a much bigger budget and access to CGI special effects, they could afford to populate their world with all manner of scary critters beyond the reach of the original. No longer dependent on rubber-suited monsters and hand puppets, they also decided to make the dinosaurs scary, not cute. Ferrell says "we wanted to get away from the kitsch value and make the action and adventure part look real and then have the comedy play off that."

  The characters have changed a bit, as well:

  In the new version, Ferrell plays Rick Marshall, a celebrity paleontologist who is ostracized from the scientific community for his wild theories about time travel. Holly (Anna Friel) is no longer his daughter but a woman who convinces Marshall to keep pursuing his research. And Will (Danny McBride) has shifted from being Rick's son to being a scummy survivalist who gets pulled along for the ride.

  The over-all result, however, remains true to the spirit of the original, Ferrell insists. And it even keeps the trademark theme song.

  
  
  Next Showing: Land of the Lost stomps into theaters June 5, 2009

  Posted 04/22/2009 by Bill

  Related: Will Ferrell | Land of the Lost

Sunday, February 1

• Super Bowl Trailer for Land of the Lost

  With the Steelers up 10 to nothing, we get a glimpse at Will Ferrel's next vehicle Land of the Lost -- a reminiscent romp remembering the Saturday morning live action classic from Sid and Marty Krofft.

  I wonder if Ferrell was picked partly for his name. You remember the song, right? Marshal, Will and Hollly, on a routine expedition...

  In the trailer, we see Chaka, and some dinosaurs but no Sleestaks! Did I miss it? Gotta find this one online and post it. Looks fun.

  UPDATE: Voila! And hey, there WERE Sleestaks!

  
  

  Posted 02/01/2009 by Jim

  Related: Will Ferrell | Land of the Lost

Monday, January 5

• Who is the Fastest Hollywood Celebrity?

  Will Smith may have won 2008's box-office race -- at least according to those movie theater owners voting in the annual Quigley Poll. But who is Hollywood's fastest celebrity when it comes to running marathons? We wouldn't have guessed pudgy Will Ferrell, who according to this this Examiner.com story, is pretty near the top of crop, running the 2003 Boston Marathon in 3:56:12. As impressive as that is, Anthony Edwards, who has the stringy, authentically haggard-looking appearance of a hardcore distance runner, has him beat, with a 3:55:40 showing in the 2003 Chicago Marathon. Faster still, at least nineteen years ago, is William Baldwin, who turned in a 3:24:29 performance at the 1992 New York Marathon.

  The slowest? Freddie Prinze Jr.'s 5:50:49 in the 2006 L.A. Marathon.

  
  

  Posted 01/05/2009 by reelz

  Related: Anthony Edwards | Will Ferrell | Freddie Prinze Jr. | Will Smith | William Baldwin

Friday, October 17

• Ferrell Returns to Bush on Broadway

  Will Ferrell, who famously portrayed President George W. Bush on Saturday Night Live before departing for big screen stardom, has decided to return to the characterization for a new Broadway show entitled You're Welcome America.

  The show debuts just after Bush steps out of office on February 1st, 2009 with the first previews on Inauguration Day, January 20th, 2009.
  

  The show will be directed by perennial Ferrell counterpart Adam McKay (Anchorman, Talladega Nights). Ferrell and McKay will also likely co-write the production.

  Source: Variety
  

  
  

  Posted 10/17/2008 by reelz

  Related: Adam McKay | Will Ferrell

Wednesday, August 27

• Have the Sleestacks Been Abusing HGH?
  

  It appears the consequences of Major League Baseball's steroid scandal have been more far-reaching than anyone could have anticipated. A recently-released photo of a Land of the Lost sleestack, paired alongside star Will Ferrell for sizing reference, indicates that the craniums of the prehistoric alien species have expanded considerably since we last glimpsed them back in 1977. The growth is especially dramatic when compared to Ferrell's head, which is said to hover in the 8+ size range -- downright gargantuan by human standards.

  Have the sleestacks been abusing human growth hormone, the same performance-enhancing substance that allegedly caused baseball home-run king Barry Bonds' skull to expand by several cap sizes? The visual evidence alone is enough to trigger speculation.
  

  
  
  Next Showing: Land of the Lost opens July 17, 2009

  Posted 08/27/2008 by reelz

  Related: Will Ferrell | Land of the Lost

Monday, July 7

• Will Ferrell on Land of the Lost

  At a recent press day for his upcoming comedy Step Brothers, we were able to persuade Will Ferrell to part with a few details about his highly anticipated adaptation of Land of the Lost.

  "I think it's a great blend of paying homage to the show mixed with what I think could be a different genre, this kind of adventure comedy where we really use the adventure to set up the comedy and we're able to comment on these situations that you would love to see characters comment on," Ferrell said.

  He also suggested the movie will do appropriate justice to the original show: "I hope we did. [Sid and Marty Kroft] were on set every single day to make sure."

  When asked what we can expect in the way of special effects, Ferrell couldn't resist a wisecrack. "We did claymation," he retorted. "Remember Davey and Goliath? The old animated show for kids? And a lot of tinfoil. I would sculpt dinosaur models out of tinfoil. Universal's pissed right now."

  
  

  Posted 07/07/2008 by reelz

  Related: Will Ferrell | Land of the Lost

Wednesday, July 2

• Sacha Baron Cohen and Will Ferrell Partner for Holmes Flick

  A trio of comedy super-heavyweights are teaming up to send up the Sherlock Holmes legend. According to Variety, Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat, Bruno) and Will Ferrell have signed on to star in a humorous take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's beloved detective stories, with Cohen playing the master Scotland Yard sleuth Holmes and Ferrell playing his intrepid assistant Watson. To complete the trifecta, none other than Judd Apatow is slated to produce. (Curiously, Variety fails to mention a director. These movies don't make themselves, people!)

  The Cohen/Ferrell project is not to be confused with Guy Ritchie's upcoming Sherlock Holmes flick, which presumably won't be comedic. At least not intentionally.

  Source: Variety

  
  

  Posted 07/02/2008 by reelz

  Related: Judd Apatow | Sacha Baron Cohen | Will Ferrell | Sherlock Holmes

Tuesday, April 29

• New Image of Sleestaks from Will Ferrell's Land of the Lost

  Universal has released the first official image of the dreaded Sleestacks, the hissing, bug-eyed villains of Land of the Lost, Will Ferrell's big-screen adaptation of the kitschy (or campy, if you prefer) '70s TV show from acid-trip children's television pioneers Sid and Marty Krofft. (Click on the image on the upper left for a full-size version.) Gut reaction: While the new sleestak costumes are suitably menacing in appearance, they don't seem nearly as funny as their cheeply-made '70s counterparts. More importantly, do they actors wearing them have the ad-libbing skills to match wits with improv comedy king Ferrell? We'll just have to wait and see.
  
  

  Posted 04/29/2008 by reelz

  Related: Will Ferrell | Land of the Lost

Thursday, March 6

• Meet Chaka

  Will Ferrell is currently heading into production on a comedic adapation of Land of the Lost, the popular '70s TV show produced by acid-trip children's programming pioneers Sid and Marty Krofft. And while it's been known for some time that Ferrell, Danny McBride and Anna Friel would be playing the parts of protagonists Marshall, Will and Holly, respectively, the burning question on everyone's mind has been: Who'll play Chaka (or Cha-Ka, depending on the translation)?

  Well, it looks like we've finally gotten an answer. The folks at JoBlo.com are reporting that Jorma Taccone (Hot Rod) has landed the coveted role of the feisty simian boy befriended by the stranded, time-travelling trio. Congrats Jorma!

  Source: JoBlo.com

  
  

  Posted 03/06/2008 by reelz

  Related: Will Ferrell | Jorma Taccone | Land of the Lost

Friday, February 29

• Early Fan Reviews: Semi-Pro

  Watch early fan reaction to Will Ferrell's latest sports comedy Semi-Pro. Critics don't dig it but movie fans are usually a different story.

  Next week we'll be at the first showing of Roland Emmerich's (Independence Day) 10,000 B.C., complete with hot, English-speaking cavemen.

  
  

  Posted 02/29/2008 by Dack

  Related: Will Ferrell | Semi-Pro

Thursday, February 28

• Step Brothers trailer debuts, is funny

  After their collaboration in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby yielded a treasure chest of pure comedy gold, it seemed inevitable that pals Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly would once again join forces on the big screen. Thankfully, they didn't make us wait too long.

  This July, Reilly and Ferrell team up for the comedy Step Brothers, about a pair of spoiled slackers who become bitter rivals after their single parents get hitched. Sony just released the Step Brothers trailer online -- check it out at the official site or at Yahoo! Movies and then ask yourself, "Do you like guacamole?"

  Ferrell's latest flick, Semi-Pro, opens tomorrow.

  
  

  Posted 02/28/2008 by reelz

  Related: Will Ferrell | John C. Reilly

Wednesday, February 27

• Semi-Pro Review

  In the latest Ironic Will Ferrell Sports Comedy™ Semi-Pro, Hollywood's reigning funnyman stars as a '70s R&B singer who parlays the earnings from his lone hit, "Love Me Sexy," into his very own ABA franchise, The Flint Tropics.

  Can Ferrell continue his box office hot streak, or is the formula starting to grow stale? Check out our Semi-Pro review.

  
  
  

  Semi-Pro - Trailer

  The latest comedy from funnyman Will Ferrell

  Posted 02/27/2008 by reelz

  Related: Will Ferrell | Semi-Pro

Tuesday, February 12

• Afro-licious pics from Will Ferrell's Semi-Pro

  Will Ferrell looks to continue his impressive comedy winning streak this month with Semi-Pro, an irreverent take on the American Basketball Association, the NBA's hipper, cooler rival that burned brightly before ultimately flaming out in 1976.

  Head over to our Semi-Pro page and click on the "Photos" tab for some dyno-mite images of Ferrell and co-stars Woody Harrelson and Andre Benjamin.

  
  
  

  Semi-Pro - Trailer

  Will Ferrell's New Comedy - Releasing Feb. 29, 2008

  Posted 02/12/2008 by reelz

  Related: Will Ferrell | Semi-Pro

Wednesday, October 10

• Will Ferrell/Land of the Lost finally happening

  Universal has finally greenlit the Will Ferrell "event comedy" Land of the Lost, which has been floating around the ether (with Ferrell attached) for years.

  Despite Ferrell's status as virtual box office gold, word is Universal was a little gun-shy of making another big budget comedy--especially after the lackluster performance of Evan Almighty last summer. But the movie's budget was taken down to a more reasonable (ha) $100 million and shooting was scheduled to start in March.

  Brad Silberling (Lemony Snickets: A Series of Unfortunate Events, Moonlight Mile) will direct Land of the Lost, which is indeed an adaptation of Sid and Marty Krofft's well-known children's TV show.

  Source: Variety.

  
  

  Posted 10/10/2007 by reelz

  Related: Brad Silberling | Will Ferrell | Land of the Lost

Monday, October 8

• How much Will Ferrell is too much?

  This new teaser for the upcoming Will Ferrell basketball comedy, Semi-Pro, seeks to find out.

  1-800-TROPICS, kiddies. Love us sexy.

  Oh, and also, "another squirrel."

  Check it out on Funnyordie.com.

  
  
  Next Showing: Semi-Pro comes out in February 2008.
  

  Interview with Will Ferrell & Jon Heder

  The stars of Blades of Glory sat down with Mike Richards.

  Posted 10/08/2007 by reelz

  Related: Will Ferrell | Semi-Pro

Saturday, August 25

• New Judd Apatow/Will Ferrell movie on the horizon

  Not only is superman Judd Apatow producing anotherWill Ferrell comedy, but they're stocking up on cast members. Step Brothers, which will be directed by Ferrell favorite Adam McKay, will star Ferrell and John C. Reilly as best friends/step brothers/general shmoes. Mary Steenburgen (Parenthood) and Adam Scott (Knocked Up) have just signed on for supporting roles.

  Dance funny men, dance!

  
  

  Posted 08/25/2007 by reelz

  Related: Judd Apatow | Will Ferrell | Step Brothers

Monday, June 4

• And the Golden Popcorn goes to...

  The 2007 MTV Movie Awards went off without a hitch last night, as the music network celebrated the edgier side of Hollywood by doling out its irreverent Golden Popcorn honors to the movie industry.

  Emcee Sarah Silverman wasn't as dirty as she can sometimes be, but she did make some nice cracks about heiress-on-the-wrong-side-of-the-law Paris Hilton--who was in the audience at the time. Uncomfortable!

  The big winners of the night were Johnny Depp with Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - it won Best Movie and he won Best Performance - and Sacha Baron Cohen, who won Best Comedic Performance for Borat and Best Kiss (along with Will Ferrell) for Talladega Nights. The two men celebrated their win by rolling around on stage and making out.

  Other winners include: Jack Nicholson for Best Villain in The Departed, Jaden Smith for Breakthrough Performance with The Pursuit of Happyness, Gerard Butler for Best Fight in 300, Transformers for Best Summer Movie You Haven't Seen Yet, Josh Greenbaum for mtvU Best Filmmaker on Campus with Featured Film: Border Patrol, United 300 for Best Movie Spoof, and Mike Myers for the MTV Generation Award.

  
  

  Posted 06/04/2007 by reelz

  Related: Jack Nicholson | Johnny Depp | Mike Myers | Sacha Baron Cohen | Sarah Silverman | Will Ferrell | Jaden Smith | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | The Departed | The Pursuit of Happyness | 300 | Transformers

Thursday, April 19

• Ferrell goes digital   

  If you're one of the few people left that hasn't already been sent the quickly-infamous Will Ferrell video by a friend who's just a bit more plugged-in than yourself, here's the deal:

  A new web site just launched called funnyordie.com. Basically, it's a web site dedicated to comedy videos. Their flagship video, Landlord, is an amusing two-minute short starring Will Ferrell, director Adam McKay (Anchorman, Talladega Nights) and a precocious foul-mouthed, hard-drinking toddler named Pearl. As Ferrell's mean-spirited landlord, Pearl berates the deadbeat tenant with such classic lines as "I want my money b***h!"

  The video has already been a tremendous success, capitalizing on another Ferrell hit on the big screen, Blades of Glory. The story has been linked around the net and also picked up by YouTube.

  There isn't a lot of news yet as to the origins of the video, although it doesn't look like it took a ton of production time. Funnyordie.com is purportedly a partnership between Ferrell's production company and venture capital firm Sequoia Capital.

  
  
  

  Blades of Glory

  Ferrell on Ice

  Posted 04/19/2007 by reelz

  Related: Adam McKay | Will Ferrell | Blades of Glory | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Sunday, April 8

• Blades of More-y

  Life lacking meaning now that you've seen Blades of Glory and you don't have it to look foward to anymore?

  Never fear: funnyman Will Ferrell is already back at work. His next movie, Semi-Pro, is another sports comedy with Ferrell starring as a player/coach/owner of a 1970s Flint, Michigan basketball team that he is trying to get into the NBA.

  Semi-Pro is currently shooting in Los Angeles, but will be heading to Flint for location shots at the end of the month. So if you're a Michigander with a mean pair of muttonchop sideburns and a stash of bellbottoms, they could use you as an extra.

  For more about Ferrell's upcoming R-rated comedy, check out his interview with ReelzChannel.

   

  
  
  

  Blades of Glory clip

  "Chazz's Stockholm Routine"

  Posted 04/08/2007 by reelz

  Related: Will Ferrell

Tuesday, March 27

• Ferrell Teams Up Again with McKay, Reilly

  While promoting his new flick Blades of Glory, Will Ferrell described his next project with comedy collaborator Adam McKay (Anchorman, Talladega Nights):

  "McKay and I just finished our third script," said Ferrell. "We had so much fun working with John C. Reilly that the three of us came up with a premise: We're essentially two grown men who still live with a parent, and those parents get married and we still live at home, so we're these two stepbrothers. It's kind of like Brady Bunch meets Ordinary People. We're two 40-year-old guys who still live at home and we're still indignant about trying to get jobs."

  Hmm...sounds like well-trodden territory. But who am I to question the comic genius of the Ferrell/McKay/Reilly triumvirate?

  Check out our interview with Ferrell in our Features section.

  
  
  

  Blades of Glory - Trailer

  Will Ferrell and Jon Heder star as rival Olympic figure skaters.

  Posted 03/27/2007 by reelz

  Related: Adam McKay | Will Ferrell | John C. Reilly | Blades of Glory

Wednesday, March 21

• Show Us Your Lutz

  In advance of the Will Ferrell figure-skating comedy Blades of Glory, those creative folks at Paramount are hosting a "Skate-Off" competition tomorrow in Burbank, California, where participants can compete on the ice for a chance to win $5,000. American figure skating phenom, the surprisingly hot Sasha Cohen (not Borat), will be there to judge the contestants. Performances will be evaluated based on a number of criteria, including originality & style, presentation & execution and enthusiasm. The competition will likely be fierce, as Burbank has long been known as a hotbed of figure-skating talent.

  For more information on the contest, click here.

  
  
  

  Reelz Clip

  Starring Will Ferrell and Jon Heder as rival Olympic ice skaters.

  Posted 03/21/2007 by reelz

  Related: Will Ferrell | Blades of Glory