Unlike the recent Super Bowl ads we’ve posted on this site – ones for big budget movies like Battleship, The Avengers, and John Carter – here’s one that, according to Deadspin, only aired in one random town in Nebraska during the big game. Check out Will Ferrell’s latest commercial for Old Milwaukee beer after the jump.

(Update: YouTube has removed the video, but Deadspin has it in un-embeddable HD at their site.)

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The second trailer has been released for Will Ferrell’s Casa De Mi Padre (which translates to House of My Father in English). The movie features Ferrell in an entirely Spanish speaking role, and co-stars Diego Luna, Efren Ramirez, Genesis Rodriguez, and Nick Offerman.

Watch below:

As Armando Alvarez’s (Ferrell) ranch encounters financial difficulties, Armando’s younger brother Raul, an international businessman, shows up with his new fiancé, Sonia. It seems the ranch’s troubles are over as Raul pledges to settle all debts his father has incurred. But when Armando falls for Sonia & Raul’s business dealings turn out to be less than legit, they find themselves in a war with Mexico’s most feared drug lord.

Matt Piedmont (Funny or Die videos) directed the movie, which is set to be released March 16, 2012.

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In what seems like a movie born from a possibly drunken (of the wouldn’t it be funny if… kind) conversation between Funny or Die veterans Adrew Steele (Writer), Matt Piedmont (Director) and Will Ferrell that snowballed into an actual movie, the trailer for Casa De Mi Padre (House of My Father) sneaks it’s way online with little fuss via Gordon and The Whale.

In case you’re not aware, it’s a send up of those Spanish language telenovelas, and although Ferrell carries off his entirely Spanish speaking role with some aplomb, it still smacks as a strange choice for a man whose powers are not what they were.

Here’s the synopsis from IMDb:

Armando Alvarez (Will Ferrell) has lived and worked on his father’s ranch in Mexico his entire life. As the ranch encounters financial difficulties, Armando’s younger brother Raul (Diego Luna), shows up with his new fiancé, Sonia (Genesis Rodriguez). It seems that Raul’s success as an international businessman means the ranch’s troubles are over as he pledges to settle all debts his father has incurred. But when Armando falls for Sonia, and Raul’s business dealings turn out to be less than legit, all hell breaks loose as they find themselves in a war with Mexico’s most feared drug lord, the mighty Onza (Gael Garcia Bernal).

Somebody greenlight Anchorman 2 soon.

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DreamWorks Animation has announced that the release date for Megamind on DVD and Blu-ray will be February 25th, and as well as the usual extras it will include a new adventure titled Megamind: The Button of Doom.

The movie featured the voices of Will Ferrell, Brad Pit and Tina Fey, and has earned $253.1 million worldwide. That amount won’t be enough for DreamWorks to greenlight a sequel (How to Train Your Dragon made them $500 million earlier in 2010) but it received positive reviews so it’s not all bad.

Here are the specifications:

Double DVD Pack

Disc 1: MEGAMIND

Plus:
- Meet the Cast of MEGAMIND
- Deleted Scene
- Filmmakers’ Commentary
- Previews
- World of DreamWorks Animation: Fun-filled looks into the worlds of Shrek, How To Train Your Dragon, Kung Fu Panda and Madagascar

Disc 2: MEGAMIND: THE BUTTON OF DOOM – The brand new adventure featuring members of the original voice cast

Plus:

- Inside Megamind’s Lair
- AnimatorMan
- You Can Draw Megamind
- Mega Rap
- The Reign of Megamind—Video Comic Book
- Spot The Difference
- Minion’s Zone (DVD Rom):
- Printables
- Links

DreamWorks Animation’s MEGAMIND Blu-ray/DVD Combo

Blu-ray: MEGAMIND

MEGAMIND: THE BUTTON OF DOOM – The brand new adventure featuring members of the original voice cast

Plus:
Exclusive Blu-ray Features:

- The Animators’ Corner
- Trivia Track
- Comic Creator
- Behind the Mind

Additional Bonus Features:

- Meet the Cast of MEGAMIND
- Deleted Scene
- Inside Megamind’s Lair
- AnimatorMan
- You Can Draw Megamind
- Mega Rap
- The Reign of Megamind—Video Comic Book
- Spot the Difference
- Filmmakers’ Commentary
- Previews
- World of DreamWorks Animation: Fun-filled looks into the worlds of Shrek, How To Train Your Dragon, Kung Fu Panda and Madagascar

DVD: MEGAMIND

- Meet the Cast of MEGAMIND
- Deleted Scene
- Filmmakers’ Commentary
- Previews
- World of DreamWorks Animation: Fun-filled looks into the worlds of Shrek, How To Train Your Dragon, Kung Fu Panda and Madagascar

DreamWorks Animation’s MEGAMIND DVD

Single-disc DVD

DVD: MEGAMIND

- Meet the Cast of MEGAMIND
- Deleted Scene
- Filmmakers’ Commentary
- Previews
- World of DreamWorks Animation: Fun-filled looks into the worlds of Shrek, How To Train Your Dragon, Kung Fu Panda and Madagascar

Megamind is now available to pre-order on DVD and Blu-ray.

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The Other Guys starring Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell will debut on DVD and Blu-ray on December 14th according to Sony. The “Unrated Other Edition” Blu-ray will include both the theatrical and extended film versions of the movie with “over 100 minutes” of bonus contents.

The Other Guys, which also starred Dwayne Johnson, Samuel L. Jackson, and Eva Mendes, could be considered Ferrel’s return to form after a few duds over recent such as Land of the Lost. His re-teaming with Talladega Nights director Adam McKay has taken $120 million at the worldwide box office, but as the budget was said to be around $100 million it could be seen as a disappointment.

The Other Guys is now available to pre-order on Amazon on:

DVD | Blu-ray | Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo

Check out the specs below:

Theatrical Cut DVD Bonus Material
* Deleted & Extended Scenes
* Bonus Featurettes:
o Crash and Burn!
o Bed Bath and Way Beyond

Unrated Edition DVD Bonus Material
* Both Theatrical and Unrated film versions
* Deleted & Extended Scenes
* Bonus Featurettes:
o Crash and Burn!
o Bed Bath and Way Beyond

Blu-ray Exclusive Bonus Material
* The “Mom”-mentary- Unrated Version
* Additional Deleted & Extended Scenes
* Line-O-Rama
* Gag reel
* “Pimps Don’t Cry” music video
* Alternate Action
* Bonus Featurettes:
o Extreme Close Up
o Everyone Hates The DVD Guy
o Wasn’t That???
o Why Are There Brits On This Movie?
o Rob Riggle Like To Party
o We Shouldn’t Kiss a Chicken
o Mark Walberg’s Eating Contest Entourage
o Lendl Global Commercial
* movieIQ®+sync and BD-Live connect you to real-time information on the cast, music, trivia and more while watching the movie

The Other Guys is now available to pre-order on Amazon on:

DVD | Blu-ray | Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo

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Despite Steve Carell and Paul Rudd agreeing to cut their salaries and director Adam McKay cutting down the budget, Paramount decided against making an Anchorman 2 earlier this year. Much to the internet’s dismay. However, the outcry on Twitter and across the blogosphere may have caused Paramount to take note.

Here is what Adam McKay had to say to Collider recently:

It made a difference. Paramount heard it. Adam Goodman, the President of Paramount, was on the first one so he loves it and when that outcry came, he was kind of excited because he knew it could maybe push it towards happening. That having been said, I’m clearly going into it like another movie so if it does happen it’s still two years away or a ways away. And I haven’t talked to anyone. There’s nothing happening right now but it helped, it helped.”

The first film only made $90 million worldwide, which is probably why Paramount passed in the first place. Here’s what McKay revealed about his plans for the sequel back in April:

“[The '80s angle is] more the frame of it. We have this other, bigger, crazier idea that’s really more what it’s about, which I can’t say. Our thinking was there’s just no way the second one is going to be as good as the first, because the first one is the first one. So our idea is if we’re going to do a second one, we better go for it and try some insane stuff and we’ll be enjoying it and that way it can’t be half bad.”

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When Adam McKay and Will Ferrell release a film, it’s pretty clear what the audience can expect. But I am always pleasantly surprised with how high their movies rise above gimmicky plot descriptions and provide something a bit more than simply what’s on the surface. Ferrell himself has become something of a joke over the past few years, alternatively starring in muck like Semi-Pro, head-scratchers like Land of the Lost, and throwing the occasional dramatic curveball in the mix with a film like Stranger Than Fiction. But it’s his work with McKay that has already come to shape comedy in this millennium, with Talladega Nights, Step Brothers, and – most importantly – Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgandy becoming instant classics in the process. Now, The Other Guys can confidently be added to that list – not as a blemish on an otherwise-impressive track record, but as another exuberant entry into their body of work.

In the wake of two New York City supercops (Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne Johnson), Detectives Allen Gamble (Ferrell) and Terry Hoitz (Wahlberg) are “the other guys”: desk cops who do all of the paperwork while the supercops take all the fame and glory. Gamble is content with his position, but Hoitz – a former up-and-comer who can’t live down a certain traumatic event in his past – yearns for the opportunity to take to the streets and be a “real” police officer. When the deskcop duo take matters into their own hands, things begin to heat up very quickly.

Like Edgar Wright’s Hot Fuzz before it, The Other Guys examines the psyche of a few regular guys in a profession constantly romanticized by the media. (How many police procedurals are on television these days?) The film comments on that idolization directly through the performances of Jackson and Johnson, who embrace their power-hungry nature while dodging questions about causing twelve million dollars in city property damage to nab a bad guy committing a crime considered a misdemeanor in some states. What if Lethal Weapon‘s Riggs and Murtaugh let their status go to their heads?, the movie asks.

I don’t have many problems with this movie, but I’ll raise my issues with it now. The inconsistency of the world slightly bothered me. Early on, the insane action moves of Jackson and Johnson seem to set us in a world where anything can happen, where cars always land right-side-up and where the good guys can never get hurt. Within the first few minutes of the film, that notion is shattered (in comedic fashion, of course), and the world seems to revert to a “real” place, where gravity exists in its proper form and everything functions as it should.

I would have been fine if this shift in tone was the only one to occur in the movie, but McKay and co-writer Chris Henchy decided to add another shift near the end of the film, in which slow motion gun battles look really cool but the reality they spent the entire movie crafting is destroyed. There’s even a sequence (seen in the trailers) in which Ferrell and Wahlberg react “realistically” to an exploding building, calling out action filmmakers everywhere for the whole “Cool Guys Don’t Look At Explosions” trend. But I can’t take these criticisms seriously when the film itself breaks its own rules so blatantly. Hot Fuzz avoids this problem and has a much more fun conclusion because it doesn’t spend so much time establishing their world as a “real” place, so we can enjoy watching things get exponentially more ridiculous as that film progresses. With The Other Guys, the conclusion didn’t play as well for me because it just didn’t make sense with what had come before.

That I haven’t yet mentioned how funny the film is should be a testament to its quality. Comedy, as we all know, is extremely subjective. I can’t possibly tell you if you’re going to think this movie is funny (I won’t pretend to be able to read your mind), but I can tell you that I thought it was incredibly comical. The first two thirds of this film had me cracking up – a highlight includes a speech regarding a lion in the ocean – even if the humor in the final act suffered a bit in favor of wrapping up plot points. Wahlberg and Ferrell have a natural chemistry that is hard to capture on the big screen, but just as I picture the Channel 4 News Team from Anchorman working together for years before the events of that film, I can easily see Allen and Terry before we catch up to them when The Other Guys begins. The laughs are consistent throughout the film, a refreshing change from Get Him To The Greek and Hot Tub Time Machine (the other two mainstream comedies I’ve seen this year), and are enough for me to say The Other Guys is easily the funniest movie I’ve seen this year.

I’ve already hinted that this film works on multiple levels, and there is far more going on here than can be gleaned from the premise alone. One particular aspect I’d like to bring up is the relationship between Ferrell’s Allen Gamble and his wife Sheila, played by Eva Mendes (who was effective and humorous). Allen constantly downplays Sheila’s beauty, and at some points gets downright mean, talking about how bad she looks as they sit around the dinner table with Wahlberg’s Terry Hoitz. These scenes are played for comedy and are actually very funny (because, obviously, Eva Mendes is gorgeous), but a lesser movie would have left it at that and moved on. The Other Guys once again elevates above similar movies in the genre because it actually addresses this aspect head on: late in the film, Allen apologizes to Sheila for his behavior and admits that he talks down to her because he’s afraid if he acknowledges her beauty, she’d leave him. This glimmer of seriousness gives us a glimpse into some actual truth – I’m sure this type of relationship (and the reasoning behind it) is happening on a daily basis in the real world. By directly engaging this part of the film instead of breezing over it, the film earned more respect from me and provides us with something more to chew on than simply the comedy it provides.

I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention the performances of the other supporting actors. Michael Keaton, an underrated and highly underused actor, was highly entertaining as the TLC-quoting police captain. Steve Coogan (who appeared very briefly in Hot Fuzz, actually) was adequate as the villain, but didn’t break any new ground. Rob Riggle, Damon Wayans Jr., Ray Stevenson, Andy Buckley, Rob Huebel, and personal UCB favorite Ben Schwartz all appeared briefly and added to the impressive supporting cast. Even director Adam McKay made a cameo appearance as Dirty Mike, a character you won’t soon forget if you’ve seen the film.

The Other Guys is a great comedy, and easily one of Will Ferrell’s best films in the past five years. The comedy and drama work well, and there’s enough story to separate the film from its gimmicky Ferrell contemporaries. The movie is also a pretty fantastic addition to the buddy cop genre, touching on the standard conventions but never delving into eye-rolling territory by consenting to them. If you’re looking for laughs, I think this is the best 2010 has to offer. Until next time…

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Earlier this week we heard from Anchorman director Adam McKay on his plans for Anchorman 2. He said that Steve Carell and Paul Rudd had agreed to cut their price, and they were now “talking to Paramount and trying to get the money to do it.” Well it seems McKay and Paramount have done some talking, but it didn’t go particularly well.

From McKay’s Twitter:

So bummed. Paramount basically passed on Anchorman 2. Even after we cut our budget down. We tried.

So Anchorman 2 won’t be happening. That sucks.

The first film only made $90 million worldwide, which is probably why Paramount passed. Here’s what McKay had planned for the sequel:

“[The '80s angle is] more the frame of it. We have this other, bigger, crazier idea that’s really more what it’s about, which I can’t say. Our thinking was there’s just no way the second one is going to be as good as the first, because the first one is the first one. So our idea is if we’re going to do a second one, we better go for it and try some insane stuff and we’ll be enjoying it and that way it can’t be half bad.”

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Update: Paramount has decided against making an Anchorman 2.

There has been talk of a sequel to Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy for a few years now, however one of the main issues preventing one from moving forward was getting the cast back together.

Since the film was released back in 2004 both Paul Rudd and Steve Carell’s careers have soared and they are now headlining their own movies. Along with success comes higher salaries, and Paramount may have had second thoughts about paying millions to the main actors considering the first film only made $90 million at the box office. Although in a recent interview director Adam McKay spoke about the cast issue, and he revealed that it might not be much of an issue after all.

From MTV:

“It’s a tricky movie because everyone went and did really well after it, so everyone’s prices went up and everyone’s time got a little more valuable. But at the same time, graciously, Steve and Paul and everyone agreed to cut their price to come and do [the sequel], which you don’t see very often in Hollywood — and cut their price substantially. But even with that, it’s just a budgetary thing with Paramount in terms of how much they’ll give us to make it.”

“We had an idea and we contacted Steve and Paul and [David] Koechner and Christina [Applegate] and checked in with everyone and they were all game for it,” McKay said. “The stage we’re at now is talking to Paramount and trying to get the money to do it.”

McKay said that if all goes well then they can polish off the script later this year, and be ready to roll cameras by February 2011. He also hinted at the direction the sequel will be heading:

“[The '80s angle is] more the frame of it. We have this other, bigger, crazier idea that’s really more what it’s about, which I can’t say. Our thinking was there’s just no way the second one is going to be as good as the first, because the first one is the first one. So our idea is if we’re going to do a second one, we better go for it and try some insane stuff and we’ll be enjoying it and that way it can’t be half bad.”

Bigger, crazier, and more insane stuff sounds good to me. Do you want to see an Anchorman 2?

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The first trailer for The Other Guys has made its way online via Yahoo!, and it looks quite funny. I haven’t been much of a fan of Will Ferrell’s latest movies such as Semi-Pro and Land of the Lost (and from the box office numbers not many other people were either), but by the looks of this trailer The Other Guys might actually be a hit. Granted Ferrell is basically playing the character he always plays, but he made me laugh which he hasn’t done in years, so i’ll let him off.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc9sgX6cAG8

As you can probably tell from the trailer The Other Guys also stars Mark Wahlberg, Samuel L. Jackson, Dwayne Johnson (in a non-kid movie!?) and Eva Mendes. The film is directed by Adam McKay (Anchorman, Talladega Nights, Ferrell’s good movies) and will be released on August 6th.

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