Elf because he didn’t believe in its story.The actor described the premise of the sequel to the 2003 film, which took over $222 million at the box office, as being too similar to the original.“I would have had to promote the movie from an honest place, which would’ve been, like, ‘Oh no, it’s not good.
I just couldn’t turn down that much money,’” he told The Hollywood Reporter.“I thought, ‘Can I actually say those words? I don’t think I can, so I guess I can’t do the movie.’”Ferrell has spoken out in the past about how he feared the Elf could ruin his career.
As he appeared on The Late Late Show, Corden told Ferrell that it was a “brilliant film”, before asking if he had initial reservations. “Yeah there were moments,” replied Ferrell.
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