Will Ferrell‘s recollection concerning the Elf sequel that by no means fairly occurred is unlikely to make followers joyfully sing loud for all to listen to.
Throughout a canopy story for The Hollywood Reporter‘s comedy difficulty, the 54-year-old actor mentioned his choice to say no to a sequel to director Jon Favreau‘s beloved 2003 vacation movie that additionally starred James Caan and Zooey Deschanel.
In response to THR, a script had been written for the follow-up installment, and Will was provided a whopping $29 million to reprise his function as Buddy the Christmas elf. Nonetheless, the star in the end determined he would not really feel proud to make the second movie, because it appeared to him as if it was simply rehashing the unique magic.
“I’d have needed to promote the film from an trustworthy place, which might’ve been, like, ‘Oh no, it isn’t good. I simply could not flip down that a lot cash,'” he stated candidly. “And I believed, ‘Can I really say these phrases? I do not assume I can, so I assume I can not do the film.'”
