--- description: Ferrell said the comedic duo were "deeply disappointed" title: Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig Scrap Movie After Online Leak image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4ce3775e2154918b/698786895f570f4cdcb16136/159438552.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig Scrap Secret Project After Plans Leak Online by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 3, 2015 3:01 AM CUT  In this handout photo provided by NBCUniversal, Kristen Wiig and Will Ferrell on stage to present the Best Actress - Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical award during the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel International Ballroom on January 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. In this handout photo provided by NBCUniversal, Kristen Wiig and Will Ferrell on stage to present the Best Actress - Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical award during the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel International Ballroom on January 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California.Handout—2013 NBCUniversal/Getty Images by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 3, 2015 3:01 AM CUT Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig [won’t be making](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/04/02/will-ferrell-kristen-wiig-scrap-lifetime-movie "undefined") 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. 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