Back in 2008 Will Ferrell was coming off back-to-back critical and box-office disappointments with "Semi Pro" and "Blades of Glory." Never one to be counted out, the popular comedian decided to re-team with with John C. Reilly for his next movie. There were clearly comedic sparks happening between the two of them, what with the infectious chemistry they showcased in 2006's "Talladega Nights: the Ballad of Ricky Bobby." It was inevitable that they would team up again for another comedy.
Read moreGreat Swedish film 'Force Majeure' is being remade by Hollywood; Will Ferrell to star.
Hollywood is at it again, deciding to make an English-language remake of a soon-to-be-classic foreign film.
Deadline is reporting that Will Ferrell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus are attached to star in the upcoming Fox Searchlight film “Downhill,” which is an English-language remake of the Swedish film “Force Majeure.” The film is set to be directed by the duo of Nat Faxon and Jim Rash ("The Descendants," "The Way Way Back") and scripted by “Four Lions” writer Jesse Armstrong.
Read moreJohn C. Reilly and Will Ferrell Team-Up for "Holmes and Watson" [Trailer]
The last great Will Ferrel comedy was "Step Brothers." It now feels like a prophetic statement on today’s epidemic of stay-at-home millennials, except "Step Brothers" was released 10 years before this disconcerting phenomenon.
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