Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig Scrap Secret Project After Plans Leak Online

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 13: 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. (Photo by Paul Drinkwater/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)
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

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.

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