Will Ferrell Set to Star in eSports Comedy for Legendary Pictures
For those of you who haven't been paying attention, eSports is exploding right now! It's one of the fastest growing sports, and there are no signs of it slowing down. Legendary Pictures is looking to cash in on the popularity of competitive gaming by developing a movie centered around it.
According to Deadline, Will Ferrell is attached to star in the comedy, and It's not hard to imagine how it's going to play out. According to the report, the story centers on Ferrell's character, who is a member of a professional eSports team. He's also "an anomaly in a sport where players usually retire in their 20s due to slowing hand-eye coordination."
Two of the worlds top eSports teams are also in talks to join the film production. Those teams are Evil Geniuses and Fnatic. If you're not that familiar with eSports, there are players as young as 15 years old, and there are teams that battle it out for millions of dollars of prize money.
Michael Kvamme and Jordan Dunn will write the script. They are both currently working on SpongeBob Squarepants 3.
I've been casually following eSports for a couple years now, and there are a lot of elements of it that will make for a great comedy. With Ferrell on board, I'm sure it's going to be full of fun laughs. You can watch the actor play video games below!