EXCLUSIVE: Following the release of his acclaimed Netflix documentary Will & Harper, examining his close relationship with transgender former SNL writer Harper Steele, Will Ferrell has found a new project in Street Justice, an original comedy that he’ll produce and star in for 20th Century Studios.
In the film from Peter Atencio, director of Legendary’s forthcoming live-action/animation hybrid Animal Friends, Ferrell plays a Dirty Harry type who goes about taking justice into his own hands, according to our sources.
Dave Callaham, the writer behind Shang-Chi and the Oscar-nominated Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, penned the script and will serve as executive producer.
Ferrell and Jessica Elbaum will produce for Gloria Sanchez Productions, with David Koplan also aboard to produce. The project reunites Callaham and Atencio following their work together on Jean-Claude Van Johnson, the action comedy series for Prime Video starring Jean-Claude Van Damme as a version of himself.
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