Will Ferrell in talks to play Russ Meyer in upcoming Meyer/Ebert biopic
In a delightful development for fans of Will Ferrell and/or boobs, Deadline reports that Ferrell is in talks to play America’s poet laureate of pneumatic protuberances Russ Meyer. Ol’ Uncle Russ is considered the godfather of nudie movies, having basically invented the genre with 1959’s The Immoral Mr. Teas. He was also a great friend of Roger Ebert, who wrote the screenplay for Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls as a fledgling young film critic and went on to pen three more movies for Meyer (as well as win a bunch of Pulitzer Prizes and stuff).