Who will win in an epic 70's musically styled bat fight between Will Ferrell and Craig Robinson? There's only one way to find out as they face off in this short from Funny or Die. Ferrell appears still in the wardrobe of his character from HBO's new series Eastbound and Down and this just makes me want to be on the set of any movie with Will Ferrell, just for the chance of appearing in a short such as this. Enjoy!
After seeing the Super Bowl spot for Will Ferrell's Land of the Lost, I wasn't extremely excited, but I thought it looked like decent family fare with Ferrell's trademark comedy flare. Adding Danny McBride (a new favorite amongst Ferrell, Adam McKay and the Apatow crew) into the mix really makes me hopeful too.
Below we've embedded the new full length trailer, and it's not much of a departure from the Super Bowl spot, but with a longer Today Show introduction featuring a couple good moments with Matt Lauer, and a better delivery of Will Ferrell's cursing of Matt Lauer later in the trailer. I think one of the cool factors in this movie is going to be how the time warp has affected this lost land, and see the world the characters find themselves stuck in. Check out the trailer below.
Will Ferrell in 'Land of the Lost' Super Bowl TV Spot
Another Super Bowl TV spot hit the net today, and it's definitely better than the G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra spot we posted earlier. Land of the Lost is the feature film adaptation of the classic television series from the 70's of the same name (also later re-tooled for Nickelodeon in the early 90's).
The film follows "a disgraced paleontologist, his assistant and a macho tour guide who find themselves in a strange world inhabited by dinosaurs, monkey people and reptilian Sleestaks." Will Ferrell fills the role of paleontologist Rick Marshall, Anna Friel (from ABC's Pushing Daisies) as his assistant Holly, and Danny McBride as tour guide Will Stanton as the three are lost in a time warp taking them way back to the time of dinosaurs. The trailer feels like the recent Journey to the Center of the Earth adaptation, but with some real comedy, and infinitely better (though not spectacular) special effects. Ferrell and McBride's involvement really give me faith for this dip into classic television nostalgia to work if anything at least along the lines of Night at the Museum. We've embedded the trailer below for your enjoyment. Will you check it out this summer?
Ever since Will Ferrell left Saturday Night Live back in 2002, there has been a huge fault with the SNL cast to find someone to fill such a gaping hole in their political satire line-up.
After Ferrell left the show, he was replaced by Chris Parnell, whose Bush impression left something to be desired. Parnell was replaced by go-to political impersonator and resident senior citizen Darrell Hammond. However his portrayal of Bush was liked even less. Hammond stepped down to let Will Forte have a crack at it, making Bush seem more of a timid, lost president than a cocky, country imbecile. In my opinion this was one of the worst choices in casting I've ever seen. Recently Jason Sudeikis has taken over the role of still-President Bush as Fred Armisen primes up his inconsistent depiction of President Elect Barack Obama.
Although fans got a taste of a return of Ferrell's iconic Bush impersonation that really helped his career take off from SNL, there's plenty more to come as Will Ferrell takes to Broadway his beloved caricature of George W. Bush. You're Welcome America. A Final Night With George W. Bush is a one-man show by Will Ferrell structured as a farewell address from the outgoing Commander-in-Chief. The show begins previews on Inauguration Day, January 20, and opens officially on February 5 with a stage run extending until March 15.
The awesome news for people who can't get tickets or don't have the money to drop on a plane ticket to NYC ? HBO has bought the rights to a telecast of the Broadway show that will air sometime either late in the stage run of the show or sometime after it has ended.
Personally, I'm psyched to see Will Ferrell do something like this. First, it's quite a ballsy choice to do a Broadway show when Ferrell's career isn't exactly at a low point (usually the staple of a choice to do Broadway by an actor/actress) and second, it's going to be great to see how Ferrell does on a stage with no alternate takes, and no other actors to play off.
No exact date is set for the telecast of You're Welcome America. A Final Night With George W. Bush but as soon we know, you'll know.
In the meantime, here's a message from President George W. Bush encouraging you to take action.