Buddy’s instantly iconic green suit helped Ferrell get into character, he toldBlackFilm.
“It was kind of a perfect visual.”
The film was released in 2003, meaning it celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2023.
“She added, “Since then, I’ve seen that that’s a good sign.”
Deschanel is currentlyin a relationship with Jonathan Scott, one of the Property Brothers of HGTV fame.
They got engaged in August 2023, both sharing a photo onInstagramof Deschanel showing off an engagement ring.
“Forever starts now,” they wrote.
Why did you do that one about the elf?'”
Thankfully, Ferrell noted, “The stars aligned.”
He toldThe Hollywood Reporterthat the script just wasn’t good.
In 2023, Ferrell starred as the CEO of Mattel in Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie.”
Audiences agreed; “Barbie” is, by a considerable margin, Ferrell’s most successful film.
“I said, ‘Can’t do it,'” he recalled.
“I’ll do a picture called ‘Elk,’ but I won’t do ‘Elf.'”
Thankfully, he changed his mind, and “Elf” became one of Caan’s most celebrated roles.
The movie star found acting on television to be much more difficult than he expected it to be.
“It’s mind boggling.
But sometimes it’s 16 hours a day.
I’ve never worked so hard.”
Caan died in 2022, at the age of 82.
“I will always treasure my time spent on and off camera with James Caan,” he said.
“He always had great stories and advice.”
Zooey Deschanel alsotweetedher tribute to her former castmate.
“I was so honored to have worked with him,” she wrote.
He loved playing the jolly old character, and the role followed him for years.
In 2009, Asner voiced Carl, the main character in Pixar’s “Up.”
In particular, he called out the film’s much-lauded prologue, which details Carl’s romance with Ellie.
“My God, that four-minute passage in there detailing their life together…” he reflected.
“We all wish that our lives could be displayed as beautifully as that one is.”
Unfortunately, Asner died in 2021 at the age of 91.
Zooey Deschanel honored her former co-star onInstagram, sharing a photo of Asner in costume as Kris Kringle.
“Rest In Peace my favorite Santa Claus,” she wrote.
“You will be so missed.”
“People need that charming, wonderful thing about the Christmas spirit,” he said.
“It was like going back in time,” he toldThe Hollywood Reporter.
Fittingly, Newhart got a standing ovation when his name was announced at the award ceremony.
“I just love this,“he said.
“Thank you very much.”
She later re-teamed with Will Ferrell in “Step Brothers.”
On an episode of “Watch What Happens Live: The After Show” (viaYahoo!)
in 2023, Steenburgen said that she’d love both stories to continue.
Steenburgen’s life and careertook an interesting turn in 2009 after she had surgery on her arm.
When she woke up from anesthesia, she realized something was different.
All of my thoughts became musical,” she told Indiewire.
But there’s so much more capability in our brains than we probably realize.”
It’s true; Steenburgen is still a prolific actor.
“I feel like I know her throughout time,” she said.
“We just sat around talking a lot.
Everybody was always in a good mood; the energy was up,” she recalled.
“My time on set was just a blast.”
She and co-star Pedro Pascal even bonded over the silly dialogue.
In 2023, she starred in “Theater Camp” despite never having attended one herself.
“I remember the acting teacher saying that I was really good at making faces.
That stuck with me because all my muscles are in my face.
I’m a mugger!”
Comedian Faizon Love played the store manager.
“What’s wrong with a Black elf?”
Love joked, cracking himself up.
“I think America’s ready for a Black elf.
He toldTaji Magthat the cast which included Tiffany Haddish and Wesley Snipes got along great on set.
“All we did was laugh,” he recalled.
“Really, bond even more.
Like, we know each other, but it was really like camp.”
They enlist the help of Miles Finch, a children’s book author.
Finch was played by Peter Dinklage, an actor with achondroplasia.
Dinklage toldEntertainment Weeklythat he especially enjoyed working with “The Godfather” star James Caan.
“Anybody who was in ‘The Godfather’ is a tough guy,” he said.
“He loves telling stories from the good ol’ days.
I eat that stuff up.”
“You feel this void, but then you also go, ‘Oh, wow.
I don’t have to do that, so what am I going to do next?'”
“That’s the exciting thing.”
One thing that came next: More fantasy.
It’s an honor.”
“Whereas James Caan was just everything you’d want a James Caan to be.”
“Conan” went off the air in 2021, but they still are a team.
O’Brien even officiated Richter’s 2023 wedding, according toPage Six.
“I knew he had done it [before] because he married our wardrobe designer on our show.
So I asked him to do it and he did it!”
Moreover, Favreau shows up not once but twice!
Favreau reportedly butted heads with “Elf” star Will Ferrell, according to James Caan.
Accordingly, no “Elf” follow-up ever materialized.
He toldIGNthat he appreciates how his role lets him bring on a number of filmmakers to help shape stories.
