Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig won’t be making that secret Lifetime movie they didn’t tell you they were making, because someone told the Internet they were making it.
News of the under-the-radar film leaked online on Wednesday, Entertainment Weekly reports, prompting the two comics to abandon the project.
Ferrell said in a statement to EW that he was “deeply disappointed” at the leak. “Kristen and I have decided it is in the best interest for everyone to forego the project entirely, and we thank Lifetime and all the people who were ready to help us make this film,” he said.
Read more at Entertainment Weekly
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