Daniel Tay and Will Ferrell inElf(2003).Photo:New Line/ Everett
New Line/ Everett
There’s noElfremake or sequel on the table at the moment — but Susie Farris can dream!
The casting director on the 2003Christmascomedy (which recentlycelebrated its 20th anniversary) tells PEOPLE that she would “live to” work on a remake, if one ever came to fruition.
“I just think that he’s quirky and endearing and yeah, I’d like to see Bill Hader,” she adds.
Like Ferrell, 56, Hader, 45, is a formerSaturday Night Livecast member and has starred in his fair share of comedy films — even in the holiday genre with 2019’sNoelle, oppositeAnna Kendrick.
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Will Ferrell inElf(2003); Bill Hader.New Line/courtesy Everett; Amanda Edwards/FilmMagic
New Line/courtesy Everett; Amanda Edwards/FilmMagic
Ferrell has declined starring in a sequel in the past, and Farris says now, “I’ve read that Will felt like he gave this character all that he could give it.”
“I think if Will wanted to do a sequel, there would be a sequel,” she adds. “Creatively, I hope that he is very fulfilled in life, but I’d like him to do this.”
As for what a follow-up could possibly entail, “I want to see Buddy as a dad,” Farris says.
“I loveElle Fanning. I also really loveMckenna Grace,” Farris says when asked whom she could envision playing Susie as a teenager or young adult.
Mckenna Grace; Elle Fanning.Karwai Tang/WireImage; Araya Doheny/Getty
Karwai Tang/WireImage; Araya Doheny/Getty
While Farris didn’t spend much time on the set ofElf, she does recall a sweet moment she shared with Ferrell during the premiere, which took place on the ice-skating rink at Rockefeller Center in New York City — an important setting in the film, where Buddy and Jovie share their first kiss.
“I had never even met him, and I was introduced to him, or I said, ‘Hi, Icast the movie,’ " Farris tells PEOPLE. “And he said, ‘Oh, hi Susie.’ "
“He knows everybody’s name, and the kindness and generosity of No. 1 on your call sheet goes a really long way,” Farris adds.
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source: people.com
