Will Ferrell Joining Spanish Speaking Comedy

According to a press release from NALA Films via comingsoon Comedian and actor Will Ferrell is being extorted or blackmailed depending on who you ask into starring in a Spanish speaking comedy. When I first read the statement it sounded like a joke, and then I read the statement from producer Gary Sanchez. I don't know the extent of the lawsuit or their history together, but Sanchez sounds like a real asshole.

Opening this Friday you can see Will in The Other Guys, a comedy he wasn't forced into doing.

Below is the actual Press Release:

Emilio Diez Barroso and Darlene Caamano Loquet of NALA Films announced that they are teaming up with Will Farrell, Adam McKay, Kevin Messick and Jessica Elbaum of Gary Sanchez Productions to produce the Spanish-language comedy, Casa De Mi Padre ("House of My Father"), starring Will Ferrell. NALA Films is fully financing the project which is set to start shooting this September in California

Will Ferrell's participation in the project is not entirely based on his connection with the material. Rather, he was embroiled in a pending lawsuit against Gary Sanchez. Ferrell's participation is part of a closed-door settlement between both parties. Further details were not disclosed.

Gary Sanchez issued the following statement regarding the resolution with Ferrell, "What comes around, goes around, Will Ferrell."

According to producer Darlene Caamano Loquet, "NALA can't comment regarding the circumstances surrounding why Will is attached to the project. We are just thrilled he is on board and are moving full steam ahead since we have one month to teach him Spanish."