Funnyman Will Ferrell is laughing all the way to the bank – he’s Hollywood’s Most Overpaid Star, according to a new Forbes magazine list.
The Elf star’s recent box office bombs have put him at the top of the annual list, with Forbes researchers estimating his films earn just $3.29 for every dollar he takes home.
Ewan McGregor is second on the new countdown – his films earn $3.75 for every dollar in his pocket.
Billy Bob Thornton, Eddie Murphy and Ice Cube round out the top five overpaid stars, while Tom Cruise, Drew Barrymore, Leonardo DiCaprio, Samuel L. Jackson and Jim Carrey are name checked in the top 10.
On the other end of the scale, Shia LaBeouf has been named Forbes’ Best Actor for the Buck – for every dollar he pockets for a film, his movies earn an average of $160.
New York Yankees player Derek Jeter films a cameo in the comedy “The Other Guys” starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg at the Nathan’s hot dog stand in Coney Island.
Shooting of the movie began this week and is being directed by Adam McKay (”Step Brothers” and “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby”). Also included in the cast, Samuel L. Jackson and former WWE wrestler Dewayne “The Rock” Johnson, as they will play a couple of elite cocky cops, whose exploits are the envy of the department.
I really don’t like Mark Wahlberg in comedies – so hopefully this movie doesn’t suck.
Will Ferrell is close to sealing a deal to revive his comedy newsreader character Ron Burgandy in a sequel to his hit 2004 Anchorman movie.
The funnyman is desperate to film a follow-up to Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and admits he has been in talks with movie bosses to bring the character back for a second run. And Ferrell is convinced he is close to getting a green light for the project.
He says, “The odds are good. We’re going to talk to all the guys next week – Steve Carrell, Paul Rudd and everybody else – to see if it’s feasible to do it, because everybody’s at different places right now, with totally different schedules. Hopefully we can start filming in a couple of years.”
The stars of the new movie Land of the Lost came out for the premiere at Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood on Saturday night, including Anna Friel, Amy Brenneman and Brooke Shields
An Anchorman sequel might finally be moving forward.
Last year, Will Ferrell told EW.com that he and Anchorman director Adam McKay were working on a followup that would bring classy 1970s newsman Ron Burgandy into the 1980s.
On Monday, Ferrell, in Australia promoting Land of the Lost, told Aussie radio hosts Jono & Dano that he expected to meet with Paul Rudd and Steve Carell “next week” to discuss ideas…and salaries: “[Because] believe me, I’m not taking a pay-cut. No way!”
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