Will Ferrell and His Talking Fly
Filed under: Comedy, Deals, Universal, Scripts, DIY/Filmmaking, Newsstand
Usually, when an actor or actress appears in a film alongside a bunch of talking animals it means their career is beginning to take a turn for the worse. (What? No one mentioned the name Eddie Murphy.) Yet, that doesn't seem to be the case for Will Ferrell, who is one of the hottest funny-men in Hollywood at the moment -- thanks, in part, to his various collaborations with writer-director Judd Apatow Adam Mckay, a man who knows all of Ferrell's strengths and weaknesses when it comes to making an audience laugh.
However, I'm not sure what to think of his latest venture, a film called Fly on the Wall for Universal and Landscape Entertainment. Vince Gilligan (The X-Files, Tonight, He Comes) has just been tapped to rewrite the script, in which Ferrell is currently attached to star. Story revolves around an anti-social man whose life remarkably changes for the better thanks to his new best friend, a talking fly. Err, okay. So Ferrell will go from speaking to an invisible voice (Stranger Than Fiction) to conversing with a fly. And, somewhere in between, he'll be ice skating with Jon Heder (Blades of Glory). Not for nothing, but with the exception of Stranger Than Fiction (which looks awesome), I'm not too excited about his next couple films. Could Fly on the Wall be the beginning of the end for Will Ferrell?
Indie Roundup: 'Sweetgrass,' 'Clarkworld,' 'Broken Embraces'
Shelf Life: Fight Club_thumbnail.jpg)
Watch: Famous 'Matrix' Scene Re-Created with LEGOs
Peter Jackson Says Spielberg's 'Tintin' is Done Filming, but...
Interracial Harmony: 'Ninja Assassin' vs. 'Blind Side'
_thumbnail.jpg)
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
10-23-2006 @ 5:18PM
Andy Grey said...
I'm not sure why you refer to Judd Apatow so much with Will Ferrell. He was merely a producer in the Mckay-Ferrell movies and Kicking and Screaming. He has never been associated with Ferrell in a project as a writer or director
Reply
10-23-2006 @ 5:33PM
Erik Davis said...
actually, I meant to say Adam Mckay. I had just finished writing the Apatow story and he was all over my mind. Thanks.
Reply
10-24-2006 @ 3:54PM
Ed said...
No offense but I can only thank of two movies Will Ferral has done that actually made me laugh. Two movies. Why are you calling this man the hottest funny-man right now. Have we actually hit rock bottom or is there actually someone on this planet that couldn't stop laughing at Bewitched? I don't even want to mention the rest.
Reply
10-24-2006 @ 2:07PM
Matt said...
Looks like Ferrell is getting more interesting casting opportunities lately. I'm hoping it's another movie in the same vein as Stranger than Fiction, where Ferrell will be able to show off his acting chops and not just go for the physical comedy.
Hopefully this new one won't be going down the Dr. Dolittle road.
Reply