Will Ferrell Talks Land of the Lost

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While visiting the set of Adam McKay's new film Step Brothers, which stars Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly, we got a chance to chat with Will about the upcoming big screen adaptation of the classic Sid & Marty Krofft Saturday morning television series Land of the Lost.

Here's what he had to say about the film:

You said that you had an idea for Anchorman 2, where the gang goes abroad and becomes foreign correspondents. Is that going to become a reality?

Will Ferrell: No. Not as of yet. We wont be doing that. I don't think.

Did Land of the Lost come about because of your character's name in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back?

Will Ferrell: That was just a random thing. Completely. I just happened to work with the same management that has the rights to Sid & Marty Krofft's project.

What is your approach going to be on that film?

Will Ferrell: It's going to be very serious. Its going to be kind of in the same tone as The English Patient. But with dinosaurs. Horribly, frighteningly realistic dinosaurs. In fact, we only survive for twelve minutes in the movie. The rest is just action shots of dinosaurs. And communicating with Sleestaks. It's going to be more like a nature documentary. No. Its going to be like Jurassic Park in terms of quality. It's going to be as real as possible, while still being funny.

Step Brothers opens July 25th, 2008.

Land of the Lost was released June 5th, 2009 and stars Will Ferrell, Anna Friel, Danny McBride, Jorma Taccone, John Boylan, Matt Lauer, Bobb'e J. Thompson, Sierra McCormick. The film is directed by Brad Silberling.


Sources: B. Alan Orange

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Comments (8)

  1. desperate hot guy10

    poster looks retared but will ferrel is in it so its not gonna be that stupid

    4 years agoby @kevinbacon34Flag

  2. Jellicle_Ice_Kat

    Personally I'm not holding out too much hope for this movie to be anything special. When I first heard about it I was excited, but then as I started reading about it and remembering what the brothers Krofft did to Electra Woman and Dyna Girl and how they tried to "update it" and it sent shivers down my spine. (If you don't know about that you can find it on youtube, Markie Post is the star and it is TRULY HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!) And you will hopefully see my ranting on there as well; I was so pissed off that I had to post a reply to myself just to fit it all in.

    As to Farrell, well let's just say it here and now, he's a bit like William Shatner, a one dimensional actor, not a bad guy just, flat, w/o flair. And the fact that this Rick Marshall will have a "love interest" sickens me; and not to mention there has beens NO MENTION of "Will and Holly" unless of course that's the name of his "love interest."

    *goes off babbling...they are gonna to ruin this movie...I just know it...* Ferrell has NO CLUE what this show is all about or how to play this character!!! In fact it looks like the only people this movie is going to appeal too are those 90s kids who don't have a clue as to what GOOD television was like in the late 70s though the end of the 80s!!!

    4 years agoby @jellicle-ice-katFlag

  3. SAGR8-ONE

    will ferrell is comedy!

    5 years agoby @moviespace1Flag

  4. SpaceCowboy

    Will Ferrell's alright. I'll see this.

    5 years agoby @SpaceCowboyFlag

  5. CUPID

    Big Will Ferrell love his movies cant wait.

    5 years agoby @cupidFlag

  6. TheEdge76

    Nice, I love Will Ferrell! He is the BEST! Good concept for this film too!

    5 years agoby @cwalkenisthemanFlag

  7. The Kwisatz Haderach

    Hell yeah! Thats awesome! that show was so cool when I was little, hehehe.

    5 years agoby @the-kwisatz-haderachFlag

  8. Tronticon

    OMG.. I loved watching this show when I was little!!!! I wanna know who's gonna be Chaka

    5 years agoby @tronticonFlag

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