Love it or hate it, Ted was one of the biggest hits of 2012. One a budget of $50 million, Seth MacFarlane’s directorial debut pulled in almost $546 million worldwide. A sequel is already in the works, but Ted 2 will not be MacFarlane’s sophomore effort. Before he lenses his next vulgar teddy bear adventure this fall, Seth will be directing, writing, and starring in A Million Ways To Die In The West. Co-written with his cohorts Alex Sulkin and Wellesley Wild, the plot of this western comedy is as follows…
Albert (MacFarlane), an incompetent farmer, is dumped by his girlfriend (Amanda Seyfried) when he runs away from a gunfight. In an effort to win back his lady love, he enlists the wife (Charlize Theron) of a notorious outlaw to teach him how to be a badass. As Albert begins to develop feelings for the woman, her murderous husband (Liam Neeson) returns to town, causing Albert to finally stand up for himself. He is aided by his best friend Edward (Giovanni Ribisi), a shoe repairman whose prostitute fiance (Sarah Silverman) will sleep with anyone in the town but Edward himself due to her religious views. *canned laughter*
Scott Stuber and Jason Clark are producing, with Universal expected to distribute. Production is expected to begin next month, so expect a gaggle of supporting roles and cameos to be filled out by MacFarlane regulars and cult figures. It’s looking like 2014 will offer up a double-dose of MacFarlane and his particularly brand of comedy, so prepare to either rejoice or brace yourself for impact depending on your opinion of the man’s work.
Source | THR
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I usually try not to be a downer, and i even enjoy watching Family Guy, but this just sounds fucking stupid. And he’s starring in it? Whose idea was that?
Actually the only thing that throws me off about all of this is that McFarlain himself is the star. But I mean I can’t help but be happy that a western of ANY nature is making it’s way to the screen. and maybe his followers will be opened up to the western genre, which lets face it, is all but dead
Another bonus: The speed with which this is coming together has killed Adam Sandler’s own western comedy.
The bonus of killing Sandlers western is a plus, but this sounds like a cheap period comedy…like one of the varied cheesy, slapstick western/ 40’s comedies from the 80’s and 90’s…Wagons East,A Man Called Sarge, the list goes on…I hate MacFarlane and his cheap comedy, people deserve more- why do people hate Tyler Perry but like Macfarlane? Both make populist nonsense…
I really can’t stand this guy, which is unfortunate, because I was one of those fans who were up in arms when Family Guy was cancelled the first time around. Suffice to say, myself and legions of his fans have really created a monster But his schtick gets very very old very very quickly (as evidenced by the Oscars) The best thing he has ever done was Hellboy 2, and that is saying something.
If Sam Jones is in it, I’ll see it. Could make a good double feature with Dirty Dingus McGee. Because I still can’t hate McFarlane, or like him.
Interesting, because I can’t stand you either.
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