Will Ferrell news

• ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Opens Strong at the Box Office

  16-02-2020 20:33 via nytimes.com
  
  The movie’s creators redesigned its title character after an early trailer was ridiculed. That may have helped it avoid disaster.
  
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• Will Ferrell-Harper Steele Documentary Drops on Netflix

  27-09-2024 11:02 via nytimes.com
  
  Will Ferrell and Harper Steele, a former “Saturday Night Live” writer, use a road trip to navigate their relationship now that she is out as a trans woman.
  
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• ‘The Interview’: Change Can Be Beautiful. Just Ask Will Ferrell and Harper Steele.

  07-09-2024 11:15 via nytimes.com
  
  The superstar comedian and his best friend and collaborator discuss the journey that deepened their friendship.
  
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• At Telluride, Experimental, Topical and Sometimes Crazy Movies

  02-09-2024 19:39 via nytimes.com
  
  A documentary made with Legos and a biopic starring a CGI monkey showed alongside films about abortion restrictions and other subjects in the news.
  
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• 2024 Sundance Film Festival: Will Ferrell Documentary and More

  28-01-2024 04:04 via nytimes.com
  A documentary about Will Ferrell and his friend Harper Steele brought the house down. It was just one of several discoveries at this year’s festival.
  
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• Sundance Lineup Features Films by Steven Soderbergh and Richard Linklater

  06-12-2023 19:35 via nytimes.com
  Also headed to Park City, Utah, in January are a Richard Linklater documentary series and a movie about a buoy and a satellite in love.
  
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• ‘Strays’ Review: A Raunchy Comedy Goes to the Dogs

  17-08-2023 20:38 via nytimes.com
  
  Will Ferrell and Jamie Foxx voice two canines on a quest for revenge in this crude live-action feature.
  
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• ‘Barbie’ Review: On the Road and Out of the Box

  19-07-2023 01:00 via nytimes.com
  
  She’s in the driver’s seat, headed for uncharted territory (flat feet!). But there are limits to how much dimension even Greta Gerwig can give this branded material.
  
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• ‘Spirited’ Review: A Whole Lot of Humbug

  10-11-2022 16:11 via nytimes.com
  Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell star in this musical spin on “A Christmas Carol” from Apple TV+.
  
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• Bursting Into Dance: Gentlemen, Assume the Superhero Stance!

  01-11-2022 14:00 via nytimes.com
  “Spirited,” a revisionist “Christmas Carol,” leads with tap, thanks to the choreographer Chloé Arnold and her team, Ava Bernstine-Mitchell and Martha Nichols.
  
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• Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd on ‘The Shrink Next Door’

  10-11-2021 16:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The comic actors talk about playing more complex roles in this Apple TV+ series about a psychiatrist who insinuates himself into the life of a needy patient.
  
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• Alex Trebek’s Influence on Pop Culture

  09-11-2020 21:49 via nytimes.com
  
  Alex Trebek, who died Sunday at 80, was a household name during his 37 years as the host of “Jeopardy!” Here, we collect some of his most memorable cameos.
  
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• Netflix’s ‘Eurovision Song Contest’: Here’s What You May Have Missed

  02-07-2020 11:28 via nytimes.com
  
  The new film starring Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams lovingly references many of the competition’s most memorable moments, and features many Eurovision stars.
  
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• ‘Eurovision Song Contest’ Review: Over the Top and Around the Bend

  26-06-2020 09:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams play Icelandic singing hopefuls in this over-egged musical comedy.
  
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• The Best Movies and TV Shows New on Netflix Canada in March

  02-03-2020 13:52 via nytimes.com
  
  New additions include “Ozark: Season 3,” “Phantom Thread” and “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness.”
  
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• ‘Downhill’ Review: A Small Disaster in the Snow

  13-02-2020 14:19 via nytimes.com
  
  Will Ferrell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus star in this timid remake of a dark Swedish vacation comedy.
  
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• ‘Saturday Night Live’: Will Ferrell Leads a Celebrity Extravaganza

  24-11-2019 08:31 via nytimes.com
  
  This weekend’s episode offered plenty of “S.N.L.” alumni and other famous guests sending up themselves and various politicians.
  
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• ‘Saturday Night Live’: Alec Baldwin Leads a Celebrity Extravaganza

  24-11-2019 08:31 via nytimes.com
  
  This weekend’s episode, hosted by Will Ferrell, offered plenty of “S.N.L.” alumni and other famous guests sending up themselves and various politicians.
  
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• Funny or Die Finds New Life in the Streaming Era

  20-09-2019 15:00 via nytimes.com
  The company, which began as a comedy website, has branched out to podcasts and feature films, including “Between Two Ferns: The Movie,” which debuts on Netflix on Friday.
  
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• Wisconsin’s Frank Kaminsky Hopes for a Hollywood Ending

  14-01-2019 21:59 via nytimes.com
  Kaminsky and his teammates were treated to the quintessential Los Angeles experience during a trip that ended with the Badgers’ successful defense of their West Regional title in the N.C.A.A. tournament.
  
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• This Weekend | What to Watch on TV

  14-01-2019 21:59 via nytimes.com
  Alessandra Stanley, a television critic for The Times, previews three new series.
  
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• Review: ‘A Deadly Adoption’ Stars Kristen Wiig and Will Ferrell

  14-01-2019 21:59 via nytimes.com
  Watching these comedians playing it straight, you realize that this movie isn’t very good even by Lifetime standards, which are not exactly lofty.
  
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• Is ‘Holmes & Watson’ So Bad It’s Good?

  31-12-2018 00:24 via nytimes.com
  It’s one of the most critically reviled films in recent memory. Would a reporter, armed with severely low expectations, find something redeemable?
  
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• ‘Holmes & Watson’ Review: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly and the Dull Routine of Bromance

  25-12-2018 20:18 via nytimes.com
  The distributor deep-sixed this chapter in Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly’s partnership, yet there are intermittent laughs to be found in the film.
  
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• Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly on ‘Holmes & Watson’ and ‘Step Brothers’

  01-11-2018 15:00 via nytimes.com
  The two talk about the best day they ever spent together, playing Holmes and Watson, and whether they’d do a sequel with Brennan and Dale.
  
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• As George W. Bush on ‘S.N.L.,’ Will Ferrell Wants to Remind You: ‘I Was Really Bad’

  28-01-2018 10:54 via nytimes.com
  Mr. Ferrell brought back his impression of the former president, whose favorability rating has been rising. Other sketches played on the growing impact of the #MeToo movement.
  
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• Review: In ‘Daddy’s Home 2,’ Father Doesn’t Know Best

  10-11-2017 01:00 via nytimes.com
  Mel Gibson gets off lightly as a crass paterfamilias in this comedy sequel to the hit starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg.
  
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• New Trailer: ‘Daddy’s Home 2’

  01-11-2017 21:36 via nytimes.com
  Mel Gibson joins the cast of the sequel to the hit family comedy that stars Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell.
  
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• Review: ‘The House’ Is a Comedy Built on Despair

  30-06-2017 23:51 via nytimes.com
  Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler play a couple who embark on a nefarious scheme in which the odds are always in their favor.
  
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• Will Ferrell on Donald Trump, Michelle Obama and His New Movie

  22-06-2017 15:44 via nytimes.com
  Mr. Ferrell stars with Amy Poehler as a couple who open a casino in “The House.”
  
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