A humorous take on sir arthur conan doyles classic mysteries featuring sherlock holmes and. Reilly gained exposure through his supporting roles in days of thunder 1990, whats eating gilbert grape 1993, and the river wild 1994. Reillys partnership, yet there are intermittent laughs to be found in the film. Reilly reuniting, this time in victorian london, as the legendary sleuth sherlock holmes and his esteemed companion, dr. Talladega nights in 2006, and step brothers in 2008.
Reilly film spoof movie holmes and watson on location at hampton court palace. After faring so well together in talladega nights and step brothers, will ferrell and john c. Reilly, ricky must kick some serious asphalt if hes to get his career back on the track, beat girard and reclaim. Ferrell and reilly were joined by such talented supporting. Reilly l and will ferrell are shown in a scene from their film step brothers in this undated publicity photo released to reuters july 23, 2008. Will ferrell and john c reilly to reunite for holmes and. The ballad of ricky bobby 2006 and step brothers 2008. Holmes and watson official trailer 2018 will ferrell. Will ferrell and john c reilly star together in holmes and watson. Manchildren are something of a specialty for both will ferrell and john c. Reilly are reteaming in another sony pictures comedy. Reilly, rebecca hall, lauren lapkus, kelly macdonald, rob brydon, ralph fiennes, pam ferris.
Reilly appeared on jimmy kimmel live together to discuss their friendship and promote their upcoming comedy. The sony film which unites step brothers stars will ferrell and john c reilly was released on christmas day having not been screened to critics in advance. It has been 10 years since will ferrell and john c. As superdetective sherlock holmes, will ferrell is just like daffy, the overconfident hero, blustering his way into trouble. Will ferrell and john c reilly reunite for sherlock and. Reillys hilarious teamup in 2008s step brothers, a film that remains loved and gutbusting to this day. Wednesday night and talked about reuniting for the film after. Reilly is an american actor, comedian, singer, screenwriter, and producer. In step brothers, a new comedy in which ferrell reunites with is talladega nights costar john c. Reilly team up and try their hands at our cartooncaption contest. Reilly will star in their third film together, holmes and watson, a comedic version of sherlock holmes. Reilly, a popular supporting actor and comedic foil, played ricky bobbys best friend, fellow race car driver cal naughton, jr.
In other words, its pretty much exactly what youd expect from a will ferrelljohn c. Reilly enjoy one of hollywoods most enduring friendships in 2018, the actors opened up about their relationship while sitting down together for an interview on jimmy. Reilly movie hd subscribe to rapid trailer for all the latest movie trailers. Reilly are teaming up to play comedic versions of sherlock holmes and doctor watson for sonys holmes and watson.
The ballad of ricky bobby, starring will ferrell and john c. Reilly, who previously joined forces for the comedy favorites step brothers and. Reilly, who also costarred together in 2008s step brothers. According to a public service announcement spoof from comedians will ferrell and john c. Reillys characters in the 2008 adam mckay comedy step brothers took the stage to perform the rap song boats and hoes, no one could have predicted where it. The plot follows the famed detective duo as they set out to find the culprit behind a threat at buckingham.
Reilly, who have perfected the art of playing oafish yet lovable duos in films like step brothers and. The film sees step brothers costars will ferrell and john c. Ferrell, reilly adlib way through step brothers reuters. Reillys third collaboration, but how do they feel when one makes a buddy movie without the. Will ferrell refused to make step brothers unless john c. Losing his wife and job to best bud and fellow fool, cal naughton, jr. Reilly previously worked together in talladega nights. That film is considered one of the most successful films of ferrells career, along with movies like elf and the anchorman. Columbia pictures it marks a reunion for ferrell and reilly, who made a. Holmes and watson official trailer 2018 will ferrell, john c. The movie is 89 minutes of inertia and pure, undiluted flopsweat, with a couple of uncharacteristically unfunny and painfully awkward lead performances from will ferrell as holmes and john c. Reilly as the eponymous characters sherlock holmes and dr.
Will ferrell was exclusively a comedian, whereas john c. Reilly made some pretty serious films, playing some very hardhitting roles. Reilly reunite for a spoof that offers fewer laughs in its entirety than step brothers does in its deleted scenes. Reilly, who have perfected the art of playing oafish yet lovable duos in films like step brothers and talladega. The distributor deepsixed this chapter in will ferrell and john c. The lead actors don comedy british accents for the film and reilly said he. Reilly provide answers to some of films greatest mysteries. Some friendships are just fun to watch on screenlike that of stephen colbert and jon stewart, or jim carrey and jeff daniels. The film s closing moments see him drop the stutter and reveal his guilt as his attorney looks on, disturbed. The two actors are comedy heavyweights in their own rights, but as a duo theyre pure magic. John c reilly recalls how he felt the first time he met will ferrell. Reilly it was so much fun that we thought wed like to do another one, smiles ferrell, theres balls a plenty albeit prosthetic ones. August 4th, 2016 marked the 10th anniversary of the release of talladega nights.
But this powerhouse comedy couple has only done two films together. However, the two actors careers converged in the film talladega nights. Reilly are holmies in the holmes and watson firstlook poster. Hilarious interview segment from movie talladega nights. I know the movie earned a specific type of reputation when it opened in. The holmes and watson stars appeared on jimmy kimmel live. The first holmes and watson trailer has arrived, finally showing us what its like when will ferrell and john c. On november 14, 2016, lauren lapkus was cast in the film to play millie, with whom sherlock is obsessed. With an astonishing range of roles already under his belt, john c. Reilly, the benefits of growing a mustache include the ability to commune with catswho will mistake your.
The first movie that reilly and ferrell made together was 2006s hit comedy talladega nights. Reilly movie in one guide, ranked by tomatometer, for the next time you want to see a guy go from serious, wrenching drama to broad, dumb comedy withouth breaking a curlyheaded sweat. Over the last eight years, ferrell and reilly have considered other projects to be their third movie together including the possibility of a step brothers sequel, but none of them have come. Two aimless middleaged losers still living at home are forced against their will to become roommates when their parents marry. In their first big film together since 2009s step brothers, will ferrell and john c. Watson, with rebecca hall, rob brydon, steve coogan, and ralph fiennes in supporting roles. I used to be a dramatic actor, then i met will ferrell. Reilly are such a perfect team, it seems like theyve done a lot more work together than they actually have. Character actor, dramatic leading man, or hilarious comic foil. Will ferrell and john c reilly in talladega nights.
Arthur conan doyles classic mysteries are getting a humorous reboot in etan cohens upcoming flick holmes and watson, starring will ferrell and john c. On august 17, 2016, it was reported that ferrell and john c. Reilly starred with will ferrell in the adam mckaydirected comedies talladega nights 2006 and step brothers 2008. Theyve teamed up for movies like step brothers, talladega nights. If theres anything will ferrells latest movies have lacked, its balls.
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