Wednesday, September 23

• More Guys Added to The Other Guys

  Director Adam McKay's newest film, The Other Guys, beefed up its cast with three new additions: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Samuel L. Jackson, and Steve Coogan. Described as an action comedy, The Other Guys stars Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg as a couple of second-string cops who are envious of an elite cop duo. Johnson and Jackson will play the elite cops, while the other recent addition, Coogan, will play the film's villain.

  The Other Guys is being produced by Mosaic and Gary Sanchez Productions. The script is by McKay and Chris Henchy, the writer of Ferrell's latest film, Land of the Lost.

  
  
  Next Showing: The Other Guys is slated to open August 6, 2010

  Posted 09/23/2009 by BrentJS

  Related: Adam McKay | Samuel L. Jackson | Dwayne Johnson | Steve Coogan | The Other Guys

Friday, August 28

• Judd Apatow Says Anchorman Sequel Could Feature Senior Citizens

  It's been a while since there was any news about a possible sequel to Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, arguably one of Will Ferrell's funniest movies. Back in June, Ferrell said, "I was told we were [doing a sequel], and now I've heard it's too hard to get everyone together."

  While promoting his latest movie, Funny People, producer Judd Apatow was questioned about the possibility of a sequel and admitted that Ferrell and his writing-directing partner on Anchorman, Adam McKay, had plans for their characters beyond the first movie.

  When we made Anchorman, Adam and Will had a lot of ideas about what the sequel would be — they'd always laugh about where they'd take the characters.

  Apatow said that it's only a "little bit more a possibility than it was a year ago," but added that the principal actors could play the parts any time, even when they become eligible for the senior citizen discount.

  The great thing is, Will can be any age and play that character. Those anchormen sometimes have their jobs until they're 75 years old. So we would always laugh that this movie could work if everybody's really elderly. I hope we do it before that.

  
  
  

  Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy - Trailer

  Posted 08/28/2009 by BrentJS

  Related: Adam McKay | Judd Apatow | Will Ferrell | Funny People | Anchorman 2

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

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

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