James Caan wasn’t a fan of what Will Ferrell was doing in Elf, even telling him that he didn’t perceive why individuals thought he was funny.

In the years since its launch, Elf has develop into a Christmas basic, with many households making it part of their annual vacation traditions. However, James Caan wasn’t certain Elf would work as he didn’t discover Will Ferrell to be all that funny, a minimum of at first.

While talking on the Messy podcast (through IndieWire), Will Ferrell stated the late James Caan wasn’t a fan of his efficiency in Elf through the manufacturing. “James Caan, may he rest in peace, we had such a good time working on that movie,” Ferrell stated. “He would tease me. Christina, you know: I like to do bits but I’m not like ‘on’ all the time. In between set ups, [Caan] would be like, ‘I don’t get you. You’re not funny.’ And I’m like, ‘I know. I’m not Robin Williams.’ And he was like, ‘People ask me: ‘Is he funny?’ And I’m like, ‘No, he’s not funny.’” It was all with love however on the identical time….“

It wasn’t till Caan noticed the completed film that he realized what Ferrell was doing. “And then we were walking out of the theater at the premiere, and we walk out together and I take it as the best compliment because it’s coming from James Caan,” Ferrell defined. “He was like, ‘I’ve acquired to let you know: I believed every little thing you had been doing whereas we had been filming was manner too excessive. Now that I see it in the film, it’s good.’ But I really like that the entire time, he’s not performing. He’s actually irritated with me. He’s like, ‘Can this guy shut the fuck up? Jesus.’ I actually drove him loopy in that film, simply performing like that child. But that was the funniest factor, him strolling out of the theater and shaking his head and going ‘it’s good.’“

As Elf was an enormous success, there was clearly discuss of a sequel, however Ferrell has beforehand stated that he turned down a $29 million supply to star in Elf 2 as he didn’t imagine in the rehashed script. “I would have had to promote the movie from an honest place, which would’ve been, like, ‘Oh no, it’s not good. I just couldn’t turn down that much money,’” Ferrell stated. “And I believed, ‘Can I actually say those words? I don’t think I can, so I assume I can’t do the film.’“