Adam McKay News

April 27, 2012
Adam McKay in Talks to Direct Uptown Saturday Night Remake
Will Smith and Denzel Washington are already attached to star. More...

May 20, 2011
Adam McKay Talks Ferrell/Wahlberg Football Comedy
Adam McKay opened up to EW about the Thanksgiving football comedy that will reunite Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg. More...

May 4, 2011
Will Ferrell Plans a Bachelorette Party
Will Ferrell and Adam McKay are producing "Bachelorette," a wedding comedy starring Kirsten Dunst, Adam Scott, Casey Wilson, and Lizzy Caplan. More...

July 19, 2010
Adam McKay Talks The Boys
Turns out those reports of Adam McKay getting ready to direct a hard R adaptation of the Garth Ennis comic "The Boys" were true. More...

June 21, 2010
Adam McKay Close to Signing for The Boys
According to multiple sources, Adam McKay ("Step Brothers") is close to a deal to direct Sony's adaptation of the Garth Ennis comic series "The Boys." More...

April 27, 2010
Adam McKay to Adapt Garth Ennis' The Boys?
Garth Ennis' comic series "The Boys," about a superpowered CIA squad, is heading for Hollywood -- and according to "Nightmare on Elm Street" reboot director Samuel Bayer, the leading candidate to helm it is Adam McKay. More...

April 30, 2009
Tommy Wirkola Recruits Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters
For Tommy Wirkola's follow-up to "Dead Snow," the writer/director is teaming up with Adam McKay and Will Ferrell's Gary Sanchez Productions for "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters," a comedy about the violent grown-up exploits of the fairy tale characters. More...

July 24, 2008
Box Office Guru Preview: Step Brothers and X-Files Hope For the Best
Batman faces two new villains each trying to grab some share of business in a marketplace dominated by The Dark Knight. Will Ferrell is back with his latest comedy Step Brothers from Sony while Fox counters with the thriller The X-Files: I Want to Believe. More...

June 6, 2008
Steve Carell Would Totally Make Anchorman 2
Steve Carell has told MTV that he has "some inklings" about what Adam McKay has in mind for Anchorman 2, and he's "absolutely" interested in coming back for the sequel. More...

May 5, 2008
Ron Burgundy: Still Kind of a Big Deal
Hope you're still staying classy, San Diego -- director Adam McKay says Anchorman 2 is happening "for sure." More...

April 18, 2008
Happy Birthday to FunnyOrDie.com
FunnyOrDie.com is celebrating its first birthday -- and Pearl showed up for the party. More...

February 29, 2008
Trailer(s) Bulletin: Step Brothers, The Love Guru...and Iron Man
Hey, hey, it's the end of the work week! What better time for sitting around looking at the latest trailers? More...

December 29, 2006
The Weekly Ketchup: Talia Shire Talks "Rocky," Teasers Galore, And More!
In this week's Ketchup, Talia Shire gives her views on Adrian's absence from "Rocky Balboa," and we've got all sorts of trailers and teasers, from "The Fantastic Four 2," "Grind House" and "Ocean's 13." More...

November 17, 2006
The Weekly Ketchup: "Spider-Man 3" Sneak Peek, Keira Knightley Jumping Ship, MGM Hedging Its Bets, And More!
In this week's Ketchup, we snuck a peek at the "Spider-Man 3" trailer, Keira Knightley may jump ship before the "Pirates" franchise walks the plank, and MGM seems to be putting all its eggs in a few baskets. More...

October 27, 2006
The Weekly Ketchup: "Casino Royale" Goodies, "The Dark Knight" Heads East, No Governator In "Terminator 4," And More!
In this week's Ketchup, we get the latest scoop on "Casino Royale," "The Dark Knight" has a possible new filming location, and because he has other obligations, Arnold Schwarzenegger won't be able to star in "Terminator 4." More...

August 8, 2006
"Talladega" Duo to Become "Step Brothers"
If you enjoyed the comedic partnership of Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly in "Talladega Nights," then you'll be pleased to learn that Sony has signed both goofballs to co-star in "Step Brothers," which will be co-written by Adam McKay, Ferrell's partner on "Anchorman" and "Ricky Bobby." More...

August 3, 2006
Critical Consensus: "Descent" and "Talledega" Leave "Listener" and "Barnyard" in the Dust
This week in movies, we've got tough chicks fighting for their lives ("The Descent"), a redneck racing saga ("Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby"), a psychological thriller starring Mork from Ork ("The Night Listener"), and farm animals who just wanna have fun ("Barnyard: The Original Party Animals"). Which flicks will get the critical seal of approval? More...

February 13, 2006
Trailer Bulletin: Talladega Nights
For those of us who loved "Anchorman" and semi-suffered through "Kicking & Screaming," "Bewitched," and "The Producers" while waiting for the Will Ferrell we know and love, well, here comes a movie (and the trailer) you'll want to keep an eye out for. It's "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby," and it hits theaters on August 4th. More...

August 12, 2005
Four Funny Guys Join Ferrell's Race Comedy
The Hollywood Reporter reports that Will Ferrell's next big comedy will co-star John C. Reilly, Michael Clarke Duncan, Gary Cole, and Sacha Baron ("Ali G") Cohen. The project is a Nascar comedy that's presently untitled, but used to be known as "Talladega Nights." More...

April 25, 2005
Will Ferrell to Get "Lost" in Another TV-to-Movie Adaptation
A few years back funnyman Will Ferrell played a character called "Marshall Willenholly" in Kevin Smith's "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back," but who knew Kevin Smith was psychic? Yes, Will Ferrell has signed on to play the lead role in a big-screen version of the cult-classic kid's series "Land of the Lost." More...