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Y’all remember Will Ferrell, right? A “Saturday Night Live” alum, who made a lot of comedies back in the Aughts — some good, some really not so good — and then crashed and burned at the end of the decade with movies like Semi-Pro and Land of the Lost?

Whatever happened to that guy? He just faded away. He’ll probably pop up in a few years on straight-to-DVD soft-core porn, filling the vacancy left after TV’s William Kaat got a little too old to bang the Tweed sisters on a stairwell banister.

Oh, wait. There is this: Word comes from The Hollywood Cog that Ferrell is developing a romantic comedy that sounds similar in tone to an Adam Sandler project, except for one thing: It’s a remake of a little known French film from 2006 called, I Do: How to Get Married and Stay Single which starred Charlotte Gainsbourg, who did some dirty naughty things with Willem Dafoe in last year’s Antichrist.

The remake is being developed by New Regency and WAM Films, which is headed by Alain Chabat, who specializes in the French-to-English comedy market. He also came up with the original idea for the French version.

The American remake, no doubt, will be dumb as rocks, as the logline indicates: It’s about a 40-something year old bachelor (Will Ferrell) whose seven sisters and mom try to force him to get married, prompting him to ask a friend’s sister to leave him at the altar so that everyone will leave him alone.

Let me guess: He inadvertently falls in love with the friend’s sister.

Details are scant so far, except that the project is currently searching for a writer. Will Ferrell — who is still in post-production on his summer entry, The Other Guys, from his frequent collaborator Adam McKay (it also stars Sam Jackson, Dwayne Johnson, and Mark Wahlberg) — doesn’t have a go project lined up, but he does have several in development, including that Sherlock Holmes film he’d planned to do with Sacha Baron Cohen, which I’m assuming will eventually be scrapped, and possibly an Anchorman 2 sometime in the future.


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Comments

I cannot fucking stand Will Ferrell.
I
DO.
Not.
Get.
His brand of comedy.

Posted by: Lindsey with an 'e' at January 25, 2010 5:11 PM

You'll shut your mouth when talking to me.

Posted by: superasente at January 25, 2010 5:28 PM

He was pretty awesome on Conan, for that little send-off. Of course, he was still doing that goddamn cowbell shit, but it seemed heartfelt.

Posted by: the_wakeful at January 25, 2010 5:38 PM

I will never get sick of the cowbell...

Posted by: ashes at January 25, 2010 5:50 PM

My first exposure to Will Ferrell was in that "Jay and Silent Bob" movie. I thought he was the worst part of that movie (and it had a lot of rough parts, though a few great). I couldn't stand it whenever he was on screen.

Later, I saw some SNL special on his skits and thought he was pretty funny. I've seen only a handful of parts of "Anchorman" and can't quite say I've seen him in anything else.

That said, I feel like I've already seen all of his movies. Odd.

Posted by: Forbiddendonut at January 25, 2010 5:59 PM

Actually, I have to amend my previous statement. I have hardly seen any of his movies. What I have seen of him is such a turn off I don't want to watch them. Adam Sandler used to make my ass twitch to, and he won me over in the end, so Will Ferrell might as well. If he does a 'Punch Drunk Love,' I will give him a chance.

Posted by: Lindsey with an 'e' at January 25, 2010 6:14 PM

Grrrr.. Charlotte Gainsbourg! Daughter of Serge, co-star of Science of Sleep.

Posted by: Matches at January 25, 2010 6:20 PM

The Conan performance redeemed him a little in my eyes. But not quite enough.

Posted by: katy at January 25, 2010 6:20 PM

Lindsey with an e, he was tolerable in Old School and the one where he was the tax guy? With Maggie G.? Other than that, just...no.

Posted by: TWoP Fan at January 25, 2010 6:26 PM

TWoP Fan, that's Stranger Than Fiction you're referring to -- I love that movie. It's Ferrell doing NotFerrell better than he does Ferrell.

I loved him on SNL (most of the time) and I loved Elf and Stranger Than Fiction, but it's getting harder and harder to forgive him when he keeps Sandlerizing himself.

Posted by: Jelinas at January 25, 2010 6:33 PM

I didn't know Sandlerize was a word.

This will be corrected shortly.

Posted by: alphawhiskey at January 25, 2010 6:37 PM

I thought Elf was funny in spite of Ferrell. His supporting cast made that movie good. I mean come on! Bob Fucking Newhart! I haven't seen Anchorman or Stranger Than Fiction. I'll surely see them on cable someday. That is where I see all the dumb comedies. I like them more when I don't have to pay admission. I am willing to give the dude a chance. I just don't like the dumb humor.

Sandlerize is a perfectly legitimate word, IMHO. We all knew EXACTLY what you meant.

Posted by: Lindsey with an 'e' at January 25, 2010 7:01 PM

Will Ferrell as Ricky Bobby cracks me up, but I watch NASCAR, so the pitch perfect parody speaks to me.

Anchorman gets funnier every time I watch it:

I love scotch. Scotchy, scotch, scotch. Mmm, mmm, mmm. Here it goes down, down into my belly

Posted by: lil_a at January 25, 2010 8:19 PM

I haven't seen Anchorman or Stranger Than Fiction. I'll surely see them on cable someday. That is where I see all the dumb comedies. I like them more when I don't have to pay admission. I am willing to give the dude a chance. I just don't like the dumb humor.

Posted by: Lindsey with an 'e' at January 25, 2010 7:01 PM

Don't talk about Stranger Than Fiction that way unless you've seen it. That is a legitimately great movie. Just look at the cast. It's barely even a comedy! Well, it is, but it's way more dramatic than his other stuff.

Also, I didn't like Anchorman the first time or two. Then I loved it. It's one of those that grows on you. Or maybe it won't. Basically, don't badmouth Stranger Than Fiction.

Posted by: ChristianH at January 25, 2010 10:55 PM

You guys might also want to check out a little indie film called "Winter Passing" which includes Will Ferrell our dear miss Zooey Deschanel, and Ed Harris, of all people.

Its a little twee, but watching Ferrell doing some serious actressin' for a change was refreshing.

Posted by: TheBoy at January 26, 2010 12:36 AM

Who>>>???

Posted by: agelove at January 26, 2010 2:27 AM

OK touchy pants, I didn't mean to badmouth Stranger Than Fiction. I haven't seen it. But really, is it necessary to climb up my ass because I have an opinion? Sheesh, what is up around here lately?

Posted by: Lindsey with an 'e' at January 26, 2010 3:44 AM

I can appreciate a little low-brow humor. The word "fart" makes me double over with laughter, for Christ's sake.
He's made a few alleged stinkers (haven't seen Land of the Lost or the basketball one so I can't offer an opinion) but I loved him in Elf, Stranger than Fiction, and I even liked Blades of Glory. It was silly, but I still laughed.
Anchorman was one of those movies that I had to watch at least 2x to see the funny, and now I love it. I mean, it's responsible for my name around these parts. Can't hate on the Ferrell.

Posted by: Whorish Mouth at January 26, 2010 8:23 AM

"Can't hate on the Ferrell."

And plus, he was the Architect once! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra5-H9ZBS1U)

Who knew the Matrix Reloaded could be made funny? Or even interesting?

Posted by: Oracle at January 26, 2010 12:04 PM

Sandlerize is a perfectly legitimate word, IMHO. We all knew EXACTLY what you meant.

Thank you, LindsEy. I always knew it was a perfectly cromulent word. I feel embiggened.

Posted by: Jelinas at January 26, 2010 2:58 PM

Stranger than fiction is an excellent film, that would not have worked nearly as well as it did without farrell. He truly showed subtelty of all things.
The complete lack of subtlety is what makes Anchorman so great. One of THE funniest movies in the last ten years. People love to rip on farrell as being low brow. I'm curious...what makes them laugh?

Posted by: A-Dub at January 26, 2010 3:32 PM





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