Will Ferrell discovered the pen was truly mightier than the sword in 2006's Stranger Than Fiction, where he played humble taxman Crick. Driven to mental liquidation by a voice in his head, he started digging and got an unexpected return on his investment when Emma Thompson's author revealed herself as the source of his woes. Crick then faced the intriguing yet dangerous situation of talking to the woman who quite literally held his fate in her hands. Thankfully there was an attractive baker (Maggie Gyllenhaal) to take his mind off the whole affair. She'd cooked her books and if Thompson had her way Ferrell's goose would have gone in the oven after it. Ferrell became the author of his own destiny in selecting this project from writer Zach Helm and director Marc Forster. It turned a page on his career, enabling him to be the straight guy in films like Everything Must Go.
I am a journalist and comedian who enjoys American movies of the 70s, Amicus horror compendiums, Doctor Who, Twin Peaks, Naomi Watts and sitting down. My short fiction has been published as part of the Iris Wildthyme range from Obverse Books.
