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Saturday
20Sep2008

Will Ferrell Hangs Up His Cleats

DateSaturday, September 20, 2008 at 9:09PM
The setting was ironic. While attending a charity golf tournament, Will Ferrell told USA Today that he was no longer going to make sports comedies.

The star of Talladega Nights, Blades of Glory, Kicking and Screaming, and Semi-Pro says, "You know, I think I filled my quota."

"I will no longer attempt to do any sports movie, anymore. Any sports," clarified the legendary Ron Burgundy. "I'm retired from sports-genre films."

With Step Brothers marking the third straight year and fourth time since 2003 that he's had a movie earn over $100 million, Ferrell is free to focus on other pursuits. He is currently only committed to next year's Land of the Lost adaptation, although there has been rampant speculation that we'll see a follow-up to Anchorman sooner than later.

In the meantime, he's golfing, wearing on Friday what was described as "loud black and white shorts, garish gold shoes, green socks and a white polo shirt that said 'Army Guy The Movie.'" The shoes, he claimed, were the coolest thing ever. "They're actually built for me from scientists at NASA, so I can actually levitate for 30 seconds, up to a height of 15 to 20 feet. I don't know how they'll help me with my golf game, but it's a cool trick."

Since we're on the subject, let's take a moment to reflect on the best scene from any of Ferrell's sports movies. Now, let's bow our heads and thank the baby Jesus...

I'm glad he's figured out to leave the sports genre behind. I'd be down for a Step Brothers sequel, can't wait for the next installment of the Ron Burgundy life story, and I'm sure there are plenty of other obnoxious man children he can come up with.

AuthorColin Boyd | | in , | Print ArticlePrint Article | | Comment1 Comment |

Reader Comments (1)

It's about damn time. I've grown sick of Will Ferrell in these kind of cheap humor flix. He has more talent than that, although you rarely see it.

Monday, September 22, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterhatton

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