Adam McKay’s recent Vanity Fair profile revealed new details about his professional split from longtime comedy partner Will Ferrell. McKay and Ferrell announced in April 2019 they were ending their partnership, which started at “Saturday Night Live” and extended to comedies such as “Anchorman” and “Step Brothers” and the founding of their Gary Sanchez production company. McKay said that his decision to cast John C. Reilly over Ferrell in his upcoming HBO series about the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers was the final blow to his relationship with Ferrell, although by then the two were already not in agreement on increasing their producing responsibilities.
“It’s kind of crazy to see how much has been reported on this,” McKay told The Hollywood Reporter about the reaction to his Vanity Fair profile. “We made ‘Don’t Look Up’ to hopefully get people talking about the climate crisis — literally the biggest threat to life...
“It’s kind of crazy to see how much has been reported on this,” McKay told The Hollywood Reporter about the reaction to his Vanity Fair profile. “We made ‘Don’t Look Up’ to hopefully get people talking about the climate crisis — literally the biggest threat to life...
- 12/8/2021
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