Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg proved their comic chemistry in The Other Guys, which saw them as mismatched buddy cops overcoming their differences to solve a big case. Daddy’s Home, on the other hand, pitches them as rival fathers warring over the same family. Have a look at the latest trailer below.
The film casts Ferrell as a mild-mannered radio executive who has comfortably settled into life as a step-dad with wife Linda Cardellini and her two kids. But his world is upended when the children’s dead-beat real pops Dusty Mayron (Wahlberg) appears back in their lives, bringing abs, gifts and the sort of powerful bond only a real father can apparently offer, even if he hasn’t exactly in the running for Dad Of The Year.
Ferrell, naturally threatened by this interloper, becomes competitive, and a war begins for the hearts of the kids and Cardellini that encompasses tree houses, ponies, motorbikes and even a dunk contest at a local basketball game. Suffice to say, it doesn’t seem to be going well for Ferrell. The pair once agains shows they spark well off each other, even if it looks like the comedy relies a lot of big silly set pieces.
With Horrible Bosses 2 duo Sean Anders and John Morris behind the camera and Brian Burns on script duty, Daddy’s Home also features Thomas Haden Church, Paul Scheer, Hannibal Buress and Alessandra Ambrosio. The comedy makes its way to our cinemas on December 26, ready for you to watch in a post-Christmas Day haze.