They played buddy cops in the 2010 comedy The Other Guys, but Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell‘s next collaboration will see them in clashing roles as warring father and stepfather in Daddy’s Home.
The plot follows Ferrell as a new and somewhat uptight stepfather. His new family situation gets a lot more complicated when his stepchildren’s freeloading and fun-loving biological father (Wahlberg) comes back into the picture to wreak havoc. The two find themselves in an unofficial and out-of-control World’s Best Dad competition.
The film also stars Linda Cardellini (Netflix’s Bloodline), Thomas Hayden Church (Sideways), Hannibal Buress (Neighbors), and model Alessandra Ambrosio. Horrible Bosses 2 filmmakers Sean Anders and John Morris directed the film, working from a script by Brian Burns (HBO’s Entourage).
Wahlberg probably didn’t have to research his cool-guy role too extensively. On the other hand, Ferrell, typically known for his outrageous goofball characters, will be showing audiences a tightly-wound side rarely seen in his films – his last similar role likely being 2005’s Kicking and Screaming.
Daddy’s Home will be coming to theaters Christmas Day.
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