Will Ferrell is said to have been forced to pause filming on his upcoming Netflix comedy series after suffering a minor injury.
According to reports, the Step Brothers actor, 58, sustained an injury off set that has now put him ‘on the sidelines’.
While it is understood that the incident was not serious, TMZ claimed that it was enough to prevent him from shooting the scenes he was scheduled for this week in Los Angeles.
According to the publication, it is unclear exactly how or where Ferrell got hurt, but the issue ‘made it impossible for him to shoot the planned material safely or comfortably’.
The Daily Mail has contacted Ferrell for comment.
Ferrell is set to take center stage as a fictional golf legend in is the upcoming series, which will mark his debut TV comedy role.
The as-yet-untitled ten-episode show follows Lonnie ‘The Hawk’ Hawkins (Ferrell), a fictional golf legend
No Good Deed and Horizon actor Luke Wilson has also joined the cast to play a rival pro golfer, who has beaten Ferrell’s character for the tour championship twice before.
Will Ferrell has been forced to pause filming on his Netflix series due to injury
The actor reportedly hurt himself off set and has been unable to film comfortably as a result
Wilson and Ferrell have starred together in numerous movies, including Old School (2003), Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie (2004), Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy (2004) and others.
Previously announced stars include Jimmy Tatro as Ferrell’s on-screen son, Lance, who is said to be an incredible pro golfer in his own right, and Fortune Feimster as Sam, a new caddie and possible good luck charm.
Saturday Night Live alum Chris Parnell will play Anton, a PGA Tour board member and all-around jerk while Katelyn Tarver will join as Natalie, a social media influencer and the extremely supportive fiancée of Tatro’s Lance.
It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia’s David Hornsby will play Radford, a rich Southern man who’s dating actress Molly Shannon’s Stacy.
Ferrell serves as a co-executive producer on the project.
So far, reception to the series has been lukewarm.
On Reddit, one asked Top of Form: ‘Is this just an excuse for these guys to get paid to play golf a la Adam Sandler’s vacation movies?’
Another commented: ‘Unless you’re making fun of golf’s inherent elitism, it’s not going to be funny. That’s where Caddyshack and Happy Gilmore found their comedy.’
Luke Wilson stars in Ferrell’s series as his rival and fellow pro golfer
‘This generation of comedic actors are all in the retirement golf stage of life,’ observed another.
Last week, on November 8, Ferrell and his wife of 25 years, Viveca Paulin, attended the 2025 Baby2Baby Gala presented by Paul Mitchell at Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles.
At the star-studded event, the Daddy’s Home actor debuted a goofy blond hairdo, which appears to be for the golf series.
Ferrell and Paulin met in 1995 and wed five years later. Together, they have three sons: Magnus, 21, Mattias, 18 and Axel, 15.
