Will Ferrell in TWO FACE.

[thehefner]

Y'know, I don't actively dislike Will Ferrell like many do. I don't get the appeal of ANCHORMAN beyond a mild amusement with the occasional spatters of brilliance (the street fight and Afternoon Delight), but I do think much of his SNL work coupled with STRANGER THAN FICTION has earned him a lot of mileage in my book.

Also, in what might seem a random tangent, I'm rather fond of the work of Vince Gilligan. The dude wrote the funniest (and therefore, some of the greatest) X-FILES episodes ever, plus is the guy behind BREAKING BAD, which has been six episodes of utter greatness before the writer's strike put it on hiatus.

And yet, when I read this story from aintitcool.com today:

Before Will Ferrell plays John Watson in Judd Apatow's untitled Sherlock Holmes comedy, he hopes to star in “Two Face,” written by Vince Gilligan (“The X-Files,” “Breaking Bad,” “Hancock”).

Variety offers the logline:

Ferrell is attached to play the title character, a racist who, after a prank gone awry, develops a split personality.

I guessed one of the personalities is still racist, while the other is really, really racist -- but the Hollywood Reporter reports the new personality is a bleeding-heart liberal.

... I just...

... I've got nothin'.

Comments

[sabine42.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I actually like him pretty good, at least in Stranger than Fiction, but...huh?

besides, what's the point if they're developing Two-Face in the Nolan movies?

[civilbloodshed.livejournal.com]

There is no emoticon in existence to adequately express my horror.

"A Shiny New Australia"

[adaptor.livejournal.com]

I've been waiting to hear your take on Dr. Horrible. Have you seen it yet?

[metalcrowe.livejournal.com]

The Will Ferrell thing has nothing to do with Batman; it's just tacky publicity coattails-riding.