You either love or hate Will Ferrell, there’s no in between. The man whose shouting and screaming has left many of us gasping for air has been a comedic icon for most millenial movie goers, and now he’s set to play, in my opinion, his most important role of all time. Legendary Entertainment, the studio that brought us Inception and the Warcraft Movie is now setting its sights on eSports with Will Ferrell set to play the lead role. What can we expect from Ferrell? Think Talladega Nights, only eSportsy.
Will Ferrell is best known for his runs on Saturday Night Live playing a host of characters, but most famous for his George W. Bush impersonations. In his film career we’ve seen him move from Mugatu to Ron Burgundy in Anchorman, also joined by an entourage of fantastic actors backing up his performances. These include Paul Rudd, John C. Reily, and more (who I’m praying will feature in the film). Not much is known about the story, actors, or plot, but there are reports that both Evil Genius and Fnatic will feature according to Dot Esports. Reports also revealed that the script is being written by the same writers who brought Spongebob Squarepants 3 to life and Ferrell’s character will be similar to Ricky Bobby from Talladega Nights. Haven’t seen Talladega Nights? Here’s the best scene.
Whether or not the comedy will be well received by the community is still up for discussion as Ferrell’s films usually tend to poke fun, like at the Nascar crazy American culture. Needless to say I’m excited, and up till now all we’ve seen are heartfelt documentaries regarding eSports so the change of pace is definitely welcomed in my opinion.
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Last Updated: December 7, 2016
Kromas Ryder
December 7, 2016 at 14:01
I would rather wanna see Andy Samberg in a e-sports comedy.
He could actually pull it off. Will Ferrell at best gets maybe a chuckle.
Edit:Well except for the Lego Movie.He was awesome like everything in that movie
Original Heretic
December 7, 2016 at 14:24
Don’t forget about Stranger than Fiction. That movie was amazing.
Lu
December 7, 2016 at 14:49
Well e-sports is a team scene….why not both?
Kromas Ryder
December 7, 2016 at 15:03
Why not Zoidberg?
Lu
December 7, 2016 at 15:24
Hahaha why the hell not?
GooseZA
December 7, 2016 at 15:24
Agreed. Busy watching Brooklyn Nine-Nine at the moment and Andy Samberg would be perfect for this.
Kromas Ryder
December 7, 2016 at 15:39
NINE NINE!
I_am_Duffman!
December 8, 2016 at 09:01
I watched the 1st part of Popstar: Never Stop Stopping last night. It is amazing in it’s stupidity.
Alien Emperor Trevor
December 7, 2016 at 14:04
This is a complete win/win for me. If it’s good I get to enjoy a good comedy, and if it’s bad I get to enjoy the sweet yet salty nectar of sensitive gamer tears.
Kromas Ryder
December 7, 2016 at 14:09
Bad news buddy. Gamers are so desensitized from an overload of terribad or at the very best mediocre game films that you ain’t getting no tears.
Ottokie
December 7, 2016 at 14:13
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Viper_ZA
December 7, 2016 at 15:14
Named my dog Baxter https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b8e20f2ce2593f533b5c261e5886a2cbf1df49e2fb73ea0def6ffc692ced1ef6.gif …enough said 😛
Alien Emperor Trevor
December 7, 2016 at 14:15
They take their esports so seriously they actually believe it is a sport. 😉
GooseZA
December 7, 2016 at 15:25
haha
RinceThis
December 8, 2016 at 13:34
lol
Original Heretic
December 7, 2016 at 14:25
Real gamers don’t cry. They bleed from their eyes.
Captain JJ
December 7, 2016 at 14:35
At least we have the FarCry movie XD
Kromas Ryder
December 7, 2016 at 15:04
Uwe Boll broke gaming cinema goers.
Lu
December 7, 2016 at 15:23
May you live in interesting times.
Captain JJ
December 7, 2016 at 15:28
Damn that movie was bad 😀 At least they tried though, I suppose.
Lu
December 7, 2016 at 15:31
I remember finding the damn thing on a lan pc back in the day. Thought “Ooh Farcry movie! How have I not heard of this?” Now I know.
Captain JJ
December 8, 2016 at 07:59
XD
Captain JJ
December 7, 2016 at 14:22
And they say you’re an old man. You’re nothing like an old man at all! 😛
Andre Fourie
December 7, 2016 at 14:14
*Looks around to see if Geoff is near.
LOL. I would love to see this. Ferrell is the man. A bit retarded, but still the man.
Nikola
December 7, 2016 at 14:33
Ferrell is the beeest!!
Viper_ZA
December 7, 2016 at 15:21
Still want to see a The Other Guys sequel xD
Captain JJ
December 7, 2016 at 14:23
Ready yourself for another movie that revolves around making fun of the main character.
Thats_How_I_Troll
December 7, 2016 at 16:03
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