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Geek Tyrant
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
Ryan Gosling and Will Ferrell to Star in Action Comedy TOUGH GUYS for Amazon MGM Studios — GeekTyrant
Ryan Gosling and Will Ferrell are reuniting to star in Tough Guys , a new action comedy for Amazon MGM Studios. The pair previously appeared in Barbie together in 2023. Tough Guys originated as a spec from writer Daniel Gold ( Workin' Moms ), and the story follows two henchmen who are tired of being disposable and break free from the criminal underworld, rewriting the rules as they build a new life on their own terms. Gosling and Jessie Henderson are in talks produce through Open Invite Entertainment, which has a first-look deal with Amazon MGM Studios. Ferrell and Jessica Elbaum are in talks to produce for Gloria Sanchez Productions, with Trevor Engelson and Aaron Folbe in talks to exec produce for Underground. There is no word yet on who's directing. Next to be seen in Amazon MGM's Project Hail Mary , Gosling also has Star Wars: Starfighter coming up. Coming off You're Cordially Invited at Amazon MGM, Ferrrell's upcoming slate includes Judgment Day at Amazon MGM, Street Justice for 20th and the TV series Golf at Netflix, among other projects. via: Deadline
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ryan Gosling and Will Ferrell starring in Tough Guys
Ryan Gosling and Will Ferrell are to star in Tough Guys. The pair are in talks to join the cast and produce the action-comedy that is in development at Amazon MGM Studios. A synopsis for the film reads: "Fed up with being 'disposable', two henchmen break free from the criminal underworld and rewrite the rules as they abandon their ruthless boss and dodge the elite assassin on their trail." Gosling, 44, is said to have helped bring Ferrell on board for the flick after he was won over by the script, which has been written by Daniel Gold. The two actors have existing relationships with Amazon MGM and Ryan will star in the studio's sci-fi movie Project Hail Mary next year. Will, 58, is also a regular in the studio's projects and featured in the rom-com You're Cordially Invited earlier this year. Gosling is in talks to serve as a producer on Tough Guys alongside Jessie Henderson through their General Admission banner while Ferrell is also in negotiations to produce with Jessica Elbaum through Gloria Sanchez Productions. Meanwhile, Ryan is set to star in the upcoming Star Wars movie Star Wars: Starfighter and director Shawn Levy has backed the Barbie star to bring a "uniquely cool ethos" to the long-running sci-fi franchise. The Deadpool and Wolverine filmmaker said: "If you can have Ryan Gosling in anything you make, do that, because that's going to make the thing so much better and cooler." Levy is convinced that the Hollywood heartthrob and Star Wars will be a match made in heaven. The 56-year-old director said: "I haven't seen that pairing, and that gets me really excited." Gosling's starring role was confirmed at a Star Wars Celebration event in Tokyo in April and Shawn said during the announcement that collaborating with the La La Land actor was a "dream come true". He said: "I had heard at one point that my movie was going to star Ryan Gosling and, believe me, that would be a dream come true for me. So today, I just wanted to tell you here in this room that that rumour is 100 per cent true." The Night at the Museum helmer is determined to tell a "new and original" Star Wars story. He explained: "[There are] so many opportunities to tell a Star Wars story that has all the heart and action and fun of Star Wars, but to do it in ways that are new and original." Ryan explained that the movie is a true passion project as he has loved the franchise since he was a child – with pictures of his Star Wars bedsheets shown to the audience at the event. He said: "The reality is that this script is just so good. It has such a great story with great and original characters. "It's filled with so much heart and adventure, and there just really is not a more perfect filmmaker for this particular story than Shawn. "You can see from the picture, I guess I was probably dreaming about Star Wars before I even saw the film. "And it's probably framed my idea of what a movie even was."
Perth Now
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Heidi Gardner and Bobby Ray join Will Ferrell and Zac Efron in new movie
Heidi Gardner and Bobby Ray have joined the cast of Will Ferrell and Zac Efron's new movie. The 'Saturday Night Live' star and the pro golfer will join an ensemble cast including Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Jimmy Tatro, Michael Peña and Fortune Feimster in the comedy feature 'Judgment Day' from director Nicholas Stoller, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Bill Camp, Billy Eichner, Tyler Lofton, Rachel Hilson, Rory Scovel, Bobby Cannavale and Regina Hall will also co-star. The new comedy from Amazon MGM Studios tells the story of a young convict (Efron) fresh out of prison as he takes a reality TV courtroom hostage because he blames the megalomaniac judge (Ferrell) for a past ruling that he believes has ruined his life. No details of Gardner's or Ray's roles have been released. The movie will reunite Ferrell with Stoller, after they previously worked together on 'You're Cordially Invited' with Reese Witherspoon. Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum and Alex Brown will produce for Gloria Sanchez Productions and Stoller will produce for Stoller Global Solutions. Stoller recently spoke about the upcoming film, calling it a 'crazy movie'. He told Collider: ''Judgment Day' is about a TV judge, played by Will Ferrell. I don't know if we're allowed to talk about who the other guy is, but we're pretty close to knowing who the other guys are. Basically, he's a TV judge—kind of a blowhard, kind of a jerk. You find all this out over the course of the movie, but the backstory is he ruled against this guy years ago, and it caused this guy's life to spiral, and he ended up in jail. He gets out of jail, and he takes the judge's show hostage live on air in order to put the judge on the stand, is basically what it's about. It's a crazy movie. 'I'm kind of just like, 'I hope I can pull it off.' But it's a bit like with 'You're Cordially Invited'; I think Will Ferrell is this amazing actor, in addition to being a great comedian. Doing comedy is acting, but doing an earnest, emotional scene, he hasn't … And in this movie, he has a bunch of pretty earnest, emotional scenes that really pull my heartstrings. He has all these other gears that he's done stuff in, but it's been fun to do that in this one, too. I want it to be a tense kind of action movie, but it'll be like all my movies. With 'You're Cordially Invited', people are like, 'It's a rom-com,' and I'm like, 'Well, it's more of a com-rom.' It's more comedic than rom-com-y."
India Today
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- India Today
Heidi Gardner and Bobby Ray join star-packed cast of Ferrell's ‘Judgment Day'
Amazon MGM Studios continues to build excitement for its upcoming comedy feature Judgment Day, with Saturday Night Live star Heidi Gardner and professional golfer Bobby Ray the latest to join the ensemble film, directed by Nicholas Stoller, will star Will Ferrell as a narcissistic judge and Zac Efron as a former convict who blames the judge for ruining his life. The story takes a wild turn when the ex-convict takes over an unscripted TV courtroom in a quest for justice or announced cast members include Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Jimmy Tatro, Michael Pea, Fortune Feimster, Bill Camp, Billy Eichner, Tyler Lofton, Rachel Hilson, Rory Scovel, Bobby Cannavale, and Regina Hall. Specific details about Gardner and Ray's roles remain under wraps. As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, director Nicholas Stoller reunites with Amazon MGM Studios after working with Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon on You're Cordially Invited, which premiered earlier this year. The new film is being produced by Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum, and Alex Brown under the Gloria Sanchez Productions banner, along with Stoller for Stoller Global to Hollywood Reporter, Heidi Gardner is wrapping up her eighth season on Saturday Night Live and has also appeared in Netflix's You, Apple TV+'s Shrinking, and films like Otherhood and Hustle. She's also known for her voice work in animated titles like Leo and Puss in Boots: The Last Ray, currently ranked 10th in the world for long-drive golf, gained popularity through his YouTube golf content and previously appeared on reality TV, winning Fox's Paradise Hotel in a release date for Judgment Day has not yet been confirmed, the growing list of high-profile talent is generating buzz for the project. Gardner is represented by CAA, OPE, and Melissa Fox at Hansen Read: Gal Gadot and Matthias Schoenaerts to star in WW II thriller 'Ruin' from Niki Caro
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Ant-Man Star Join Will Ferrell & Zac Efron Comedy Movie
Amazon MGM Studios has welcomed two more cast members to join its upcoming Will Ferrell and Zac Efron comedy movie. The untitled project will see Ferrell playing a TV judge, while Efron portrays a young ex-convict. This marks Efron's latest project with Amazon MGM Studios after starring in last year's Ricky Stanicky with John Cena. 'The story follows a young convict fresh out of prison who takes a reality TV courtroom hostage blaming the megalomaniac TV judge for a past ruling that the convict feels ruined his life,' reads the synopsis. Priyanka Chopra Jonas (Baywatch, Citadel) and Michael Peña (Ant-Man) have been tapped to join the upcoming comedy, which will also star previously announced cast members Regina Hall (Scary Movie, Girls Trip) and Jimmy Tatro (American Vandal). Further details about their characters are still under wraps. The untitled movie will be written and directed by Forgetting Sarah Marshall filmmaker Nicholas Stoller, who has already collaborated with Ferrell and Efron in the You're Cordially Invited movie and Neighbors film franchise, respectively. It will also be produced by Stoller for Stoller Global Solutions and Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum, and Alex Brown for Gloria Sanchez Productions. Besides the Ferrell and Efron movie, Chopra Jonas has two more collaborations with Amazon MGM Studios. She is still set to reprise her role as Nadia Sinh in the upcoming next installment of the spy series Citadel. In addition, she will also star alongside Jack Quaid, Carla Gugino, and Idris Elba in the studio's upcoming action thriller Heads of State. As for Peña, he was most recently seen in Jason Statham's newest action movie A Working Man. He will next be seen in the sci-fi adventure drama Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die with Sam Rockwell and Juno Temple. (Source: THR) The post Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Ant-Man Star Join Will Ferrell & Zac Efron Comedy Movie appeared first on - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.
