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Kristen Wiig to Star in a Movie Produced by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay

by | March 21st, 2013

Kristen Wiig and Will Ferrell are currently filming Anchorman 2 in Atlanta, but they'll be working on another movie together once production on the long-awaited sequel wraps. THR reports that Kristen Wiig is in talks for the lead role in an independent comedy called Welcome to Me that Ferrell will produce with Adam McKay through their company Gary Sanchez. McKay's wife, Shira Piven, will direct from a script by Eliot Laurence (The Big Gay Sketch Show). Piven made her directorial debut with another indie comedy, Fully Loaded, which premiered on demand and at film festivals last year. Welcome to Me follows a woman (Wiig) with [...]

Sequels

'Anchorman 2' Will Take Place in New York and Other Minor Details from Adam McKay

by | February 27th, 2013

Plot details are scarce about the new Anchorman movie, which starts filming next week in Atlanta, but writer/director Adam McKay shared some more tidbits with Empire, revealing that part of the action will be taking place in New York. "San Diego is too close to Ron's heart to go away, but we feel that New York City is the holy grail for all newsmen," explained McKay. The director also discussed Kristen Wiig's character, who is the love interest of Steve Carell's dimwit weatherman Brick Tamland. "Brick's so far gone that you can't have a relationship with him," continued McKay. "It takes a special someone to get a rope [...]

Great Ideas

Funny or Die Is Expanding into Movies

by | January 9th, 2013

Funny or Die, the web video and TV enterprise created by Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, and Chris Henchy, will begin producing movies, according to The Hollywood Reporter. With the goal of making two to three low-budget movies a year, Funny or Die has partnered with producer Scott Steindorff (Love in the Times of Cholera, The Lincoln Lawyer) to produce films written by, starring, and directed by its usual stable of comedians. This is great news for the website and for fans of amazing comedy, in general, because over the last few years, Funny or Die has amassed a talented and eclectic stable of comedic filmmakers and writers [...]

In Development

Will Ferrell and Adam McKay Are Making an NBC Show with Anne Heche

by | November 14th, 2012

Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's company Gary Sanchez is working with Anne Heche to develop a new NBC pilot called Bad Judge, Deadline reports. The show is based on an idea by Heche (who's also producing) and written by Chad Kultgen (one of the writers on the upcoming Steve Carell vehicle The Incredible Burt Wonderstone). It follows a hard-living criminal judge whose freewheelin' ways are constantly putting her professional life in danger. This is Heche's second collaboration with Ferrell/McKay after playing an uncredited role as an evil CEO in their movie The Other Guys. Ferrell and McKay last worked with NBC years ago with their career-making jobs on [...]

Pick Ups

Comedy Central Picks Up 'TripTank', Animated Series with Contributors Larry David, Bob Odenkirk, and More

by | October 18th, 2012

Comedy Central has just picked up TripTank, a new show from Robot Chicken producers Alex Bulkley and Corey Campodonico that'll be an anthology of animated shorts from established comedy writers and performers. In the vein of early 90s MTV show Liquid Television, TripTank will feature recurring mini-shows within its run, which Bulkley says will be potentially developed into full-length animated spin-offs. The pilot episode features contributions and appearances from comedy greats like Bob Odenkirk, Larry David, Laura Kightlinger, Zach Galifianakis, Kumail Nanjiani, Brett Gelman, and Kyle Kinane, and folks like Adam McKay, Tom Gammill, Tommy Blancha, and Jon Glaser are also involved. Comedy Central has picked up eight episodes [...]

Lost Roles

The Lost Projects of Adam McKay

by | March 7th, 2013

Ranking alongside Judd Apatow and Todd Phillips as one of the biggest modern comedy filmmakers, Adam McKay has built two empires with writing/producing partner Will Ferrell – Gary Sanchez Productions and Funny Or Die – that have grown to dominate the movie, TV, and web comedy landscape. With Anchorman 2 now filming in Atlanta for a December release, 2013 could be McKay's biggest year yet. Here's a look back at all of Adam McKay's projects that never got made – including the crazy car salesman movie he and Will Ferrell wrote during their SNL days, his Brazil-esque sci-fi movie, and a Broadway musical starring Ron Burgundy:

Sequels

Kristen Wiig Officially Signs on for 'Anchorman 2'

by | February 5th, 2013

Anchorman director/co-writer Adam McKay tweeted last night that Kristen Wiig is officially on board for the sequel. This comes after word that Wiig was in negotiations for a role in Anchorman 2 back in December. Wiig will play the love interest of Steve Carell's dense weatherman Brick Tamland. So far, she's the only new cast member to officially sign on to the movie, joining returning stars Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, and David Koechner. Production is set to begin next month for a December 20th, 2013 release. Adam McKay said a few months ago, "We're talking about for Anchorman 2 creating a murderer's row [...]

Release Dates

'Anchorman 2' Has a Release Date: Christmas 2013

by | December 20th, 2012

This time next year, you'll be sleeping in after a midnight screening of the long-awaited sequel to Anchorman, entitled Anchorman: The Legend Continues. Paramount just announced the film will be released on December 20, 2013, just in time for the holidays. Anchorman 2 will see stars Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, and David Koechner return, along with producer Judd Apatow, writers Adam McKay and Ferrell, and director McKay. Little is known about the plot, but Kristen Wiig is in talks to play Steve Carell's love interest and the film will be see the news team dealing with the development of the 24-hour news cycle [...]

Sequels

Adam McKay Spills Some 'Anchorman 2' Beans

by | November 13th, 2012

Adam McKay revealed some juicy tidbits about the Anchorman sequel during an interview with The Playlist promoting Fully Loaded, a new movie he's producing. McKay says that Anchorman 2 will have a big musical number, elaborating "This one might have a little more movement in it, and the only problem with that is the actors get winded." McKay continues, "We were going to do Anchorman 2 as a Broadway musical first, for like six months and then go shoot the movie. That was our initial idea." McKay and Ferrell are no stranger to Broadway, their play You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W Bush was a [...]

In Development

Will Ferrell and Adam McKay Are Producing a New Marriage Comedy for NBC

by | October 4th, 2012

Will Ferrell and Adam McKay’s production company Gary Sanchez just sold a new single-camera comedy to NBC, written by Funny or Die’s Lauryn Kahn. The show, entitled I Guess I Do, follows a green card marriage between a British womanizer and a grad student who’s writing a thesis about her sham husband. Writer Lauryn Kahn used to be Adam McKay’s assistant before selling her movie script He's F***ing Perfect to Gary Sanchez for a million dollars and landing a gig as a staff writer/director for McKay and Ferrell’s Funny or Die. At the rate she’s going, it’s only a matter of time before Kahn becomes the new [...]

Sequels

John C. Reilly Will Be in 'Anchorman 2'

by | February 28th, 2013

Details on Anchorman 2 have been scarce so far, but the website Bleeding Cool picked up on a casting call for a stand-in from an agency in Atlanta, where the movie begins filming this week:

Do you look like John C. Reilly? We’re seeking a caucasian male, 6’2″, any age. THIS SHOOTS TOMORROW, FEB 28th. Please submit your stats and 3 photos to TeachMan2ATL@gmail.com with the subject line JOHNNY DOUBLE.

It's pretty reasonable to presume that, if production is looking for a John C. Reilly lookalike, they're using John C. Reilly. It looks like Reilly's part in the film may be a small one, as the stand-in [...]

Late Night

Will Ferrell's Company Is Developing a Late Night Talk Show for USA

by | January 16th, 2013

Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's production company Gary Sanchez is developing a new late night talk show for the USA Network, TV Guide reports, and the series sounds like it'll be pretty different from anything else on the late night dial. Created by Rob Cohen (Life and Times of Tim, Big Bang Theory)  and Owen Burke (who runs Gary Sanchez's TV division), the untitled project will be a morning show airing at 12:01 am, which is technically the morning. The show will be modeled after Live With Kelly and Michael and the fourth hour of Today hosted by Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb, and producers are [...]

Podcasts

Earwolf Launches New Shows from Brian Posehn, Adam McKay, Funny or Die

by | November 29th, 2012

The Earwolf podcast network is debuting two new shows this week, one from Mr. Show alum Brian Posehn and one from Funny or Die that stars the comedy website's bosses Adam McKay and Owen Burke. Posehn, who wrote for Mr. Show alongside Earwolf founder Scott Aukerman, hosts Nerd Poker, a podcast that brings you along for a weekly Dungeons & Dragons game between Posehn and his friends. McKay and Burke's show, Owen & TJ Read the News,  is a monthly podcast in which McKay plays an aspiring rapper/cell phone case salesman named TJ who reports the latest news alongside Owen Burke (playing himself). It's the first new podcast to result from [...]

Trailers

Check Out the Trailers for the Zombie Rom-Com 'Warm Bodies' and Adam McKay's 'Fully Loaded'

by | November 8th, 2012

Two new comedy trailers dropped today. Here's the first, for Warm Bodies, a romantic comedy about a zombie that's due out February 1st. Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, Rob Corddry, Dave Franco, and John Malkovich star in the movie, which is co-written/directed by Jonathan Levine (The Wackness, 50/50). Hit the jump for the other new comedy trailer of the day, for Fully Loaded. The movie is produced by Adam McKay and Jeremy Piven and comes out Tuesday, November 13th, online and on demand. It was a big hit at some notable film festivals and stars Paula Killen and Lisa Orkin as two single moms in L.A. trying to get laid, [...]

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