Behind the scenes at a competitive, ego-driven Shakespearean theatre company mind sound like the seeds for a slightly niche comedy, though it did once provide three seasons’ worth of comedy drama for Canadian TV series Slings And Arrows. Sony will be hoping for slightly more mainstream appeal with a new, untitled pitch that has Will Ferrell interested.
Production company Mosaic has spawned the idea for a comedy that focuses on the intense, maddening world that lies behind the scenes of a top Shakespearean company. No other details have been released, but according to Variety, writers David Guion and Michael Handelman have been tasked with turning the concept into a script for Ferrell to star in.
They’ve written on the likes of** The Internship** (which featured a brief cameo from the actor), **Men In Black III **and the upcoming Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb, so while their track record might not be 100 per cent guaranteed hilarity, they have some experience with high concept films.
It’s still early days for Ferrell’s involvement, and it will have to join the list of projects he’s developing with the studio, including Devil’s Night and** Border Guards**. In more concrete film matters, he’ll next be seen in prison comedy Get Hard alongside Kevin Hart, which arrives here on March 27, and is shooting Daddy’s Home with his Other Guys co-star Mark Wahlberg.