Will Ferrell to Star in Comedy Movie for 20th Century

Will Ferrell is hitting the streets for a brand new comedy function from twentieth Century Studios.

The performer is hooked up to supply and star in Road Justice for director Peter Atencio. Dave Callaham is writing the script for the undertaking that can heart on a personality who decides to ship his personal model of justice.

Ferrell and Jessica Elbaum of Gloria Sanchez function producers alongside David Koplan. Callaham is an government producer.

Atencio has helmed the options Keanu (2016) and The Machine (2023) and is thought for tv work on such tasks as Key & Peele, The Final Man on Earth and The Afterparty.

Ferrell and fellow Saturday Evening Reside alum Harper Steele had been featured on this yr’s Netflix documentary movie Will & Harper. Different current film credit for Ferrell embody Quiz Woman, Barbie and Spirited, together with voice roles in Strays and Despicable Me 4.

He shall be quickly be seen in subsequent yr’s Amazon wedding-focused function You’re Cordially Invited reverse Reese Witherspoon and on the Netflix collection Golf that co-stars Ramy Youssef.

Callaham has writing credit on such tasks as Surprise Girl 1984, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and Spider-Man: Throughout the Spider-Verse. He additionally labored on the script for the upcoming live-action film Masters of the Universe from director Travis Knight that stars Nicholas Galitzine, Camila Mendes and Alison Brie.

Ferrell is represented by UTA, Mosaic and Jackoway Austen Tyerman. Atencio is repped by UTA and Artists First. Callaham is repped by UTA, Kaplan/Perrone and Hansen Jacobson.

Deadline was first to report the information.