Will Ferrell May Play Obsessed Father of College Bound Student in ‘Crazy U’

It may not be an “Old School” sequel, but it may be close enough for Will Ferrell.

New Line Cinema is acquiring the adaptation rights to Andrew Ferguson’s book “Crazy U. One Dad’s Crash Course in Getting His Kid Into College.”

Deadline reported that it is a potential starring vehicle for Ferrell. Ferrell would play a father obsessed with getting his son into the perfect college.

Here’s the overview to Ferguson’s book:

Getting into college drives students to the brink of madness—and pushes their parents over the edge. Pummeled by peers, crazed by counselors, and addled by advice books, beloved writer Andrew Ferguson had come to believe that a single misstep in the race to college could wreck his son’s future. “Crazy U” is his disarmingly candid and hilariously subversive chronicle of their family’s journey through the admissions game, from the first color brochures landing in the mailbox to the waiting, waiting, waiting for a big envelope with the verdict. In this rollicking ride from the man Christopher Buckley has called “my all-time favorite writer,” Ferguson provides a pocket history of higher education in America, recounts the college ranking wars, and passes on the valuable tips he’s picked up during his crash course. (Number 36: Don’t apply for financial aid after midnight.) He also dares to ask: Why on earth does it all cost so much? Along the way, Ferguson’s relationship with his son grows, built from humor, loyalty, and more than a little shared anxiety. In launching his son into the world, this father may find a new place in it for himself.

Kevin Misher of Misher Films and Gary Sanchez’s Ferrell, Adam McKay and Jessica Elbaum will produce the project.

Ferrell’s Spanish-language comedy “Case De Mi Padre” is currently in theaters. He will be appearing the political campaign comedy “The Campaign” later this year.

Source: Deadline

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