AP - Will Ferrell as a NASCAR driver. That was the simple pitch for "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" that won over executives in boardrooms stretching from NASCAR's Florida headquarters all the way to Hollywood.

Reuters - It's no news flash that Will Ferrell has an uncanny talent for making his eyes go all dumb, and in "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" he meets his match in John C. Reilly.

AP - Will Ferrell and his wife, Viveca Paulin, are expecting. "My wife is pregnant again," Ferrell told Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show" on Thursday. Asked by Leno if he is indeed the baby's father, Ferrell joked: "I'm not the father. Chuck Norris is the dad."

Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily - New York - Will Ferrell was greeted by screaming fans and flashing cameras as he strolled down the red carpet during the Los Angeles film premiere of "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" on Wednesday, July 26.

Reuters - Will Ferrell and writer-director-acto­r Adam McKay have signed a two-year, first-look producing deal with Paramount Vantage, the specialty division of Paramount Pictures, to make low-budget, high-concept comedies in the $10 million-$20 million range.

Irish actor and Hollywood bad boy Colin Farrell will be a presenter at this year’s MTV Movie Awards. The ‘Alexander’­; actor will join Jessica Simpson, Justin Timberlake, Jamie Foxx, Samuel L Jackson, Will Ferrell,...

E! Online - Will Ferrell is not a graduate of the "University of California." He is not the "sonn" of Hubert and Mary Ferrell. He was not born in July 1968, and if he had been, he wouldn't be 36 years old.