
Think of male figure skaters. Come on, do it. They're all tiny, skinny
men, right? Now think of
Will Ferrell in one of those soldier outfits
that Brian Boitano used to wear. You're laughing, aren't you? I'm
guessing this train of thought is pretty much all it took for
Blades of
Glory to be created. In it, Ferrell and
Jon Heder could play "world-class
men's figure skaters who are banned from the sport after [a]
disgraceful brawl." (Clearly there's a lot of suspension of disbelief
going on here - but remember, we bought Ferrell as an elf!)
After a few years in the murky outskirts of the figure skating circuit,
the two, not surprisingly, come together and "exploit a loophole in the
terms of their
suspension, partnering to compete in the only category open to
them - pairs figure skating." I admit it: just reading that makes me
laugh.
At the moment, Ferrell and Heder are only in "serious talks" to star in
the film - as are married funny people
Will Arnett and
Amy Poehler, who would play their
rivals. I know it's too much to ask and all, but if Dreamworks
fails to land this outrageously great potential cast, they just need to
bin the movie. And then fire whoever leaked this info - like anyone else
could possibly match the (potential) hilarity of these people
pretending to ice skate. Come on!