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Adam McKay was in the early steps of doing a Will Farrell comedy about Reagan's time with Alzheimer’s dementia, the concept being he was too far gone so his advisers told him he was playing the President as a role... the outrage machine got summoned and it got binned, but CANCEL CULTURE only applies to other things I guess.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/big-short-director-adam-mckay-892495/
Most Will Ferrell movies would have been much better without Will Ferrell.
He was alright in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
I'm not the biggest Farrell fan but Old School or Step Brothers wouldn't have been the same without him, just perfect roles. I also liked him in the latest season of The Boys, as a
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Hollywood stooge chasing an Oscar in a BS white saviour narrative