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Hollywood of the South will remain Will Ferrell’s home for a while longer! The filming of Nicholas Stoller’s comedy-drama film ‘Judgment Day’ will start on April 14 in Atlanta, Georgia. Zac Efron is also part of the cast. Stoller wrote the original screenplay, which centers on a young convict out of prison who takes a reality TV courtroom hostage, blaming the megalomaniac TV judge (Ferrell) for a past ruling that the convict believes ruined his life.
Ferrell’s latest credits include Maxime (voice) in ‘Despicable Me 4,’ Terry McTeer in Jessica Yu’s comedy ‘Quiz Lady,’ starring Awkwafina and Sandra Oh, Reggie (voice) in Josh Greenbaum’s live-action/CGI dog movie ‘Strays,’ and the CEO of Mattel in Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie.’ He is also featured in the documentary film ‘Will & Harper,’ in which he and his long-time friend, former SNL writer Harper Steele, go on a road trip to explore a new chapter in their friendship after the latter came out as a trans woman. We will next see him in Stoller’s upcoming wedding comedy ‘You’re Cordially Invited,’ opposite Reese Witherspoon, which will drop on Prime Video on January 30 this year.
Stoller recently helmed the queer rom-com ‘Bros,’ starring Billy Eichner and Luke Macfarlane. It was one of the first major studio (Universal Pictures) films to feature an entirely open LGBTQ+ principal cast. He also co-created the Apple TV+ comedy series ‘Platonic,’ starring Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne, and Netflix’s comedy series ‘Friends from College,’ featuring Keegan-Michael Key, Cobie Smulders, Annie Parisse, and Billy Eichner. Among Stoller’s other notable credits are the animated bird comedy film ‘Storks’ and the R-rated comedy movie ‘Neighbors,’ starring Rogen and Zac Efron.
Atlanta served as the principal filming location for ‘You’re Cordially Invited.’ Other high-profile projects shot in the city include Netflix’s drama series ‘Beauty in Black,’ Disney+’s ‘Agatha All Along,’ and the crime comedy movie ‘Brothers,’ starring Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage.
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