Kanye West working with Will Ferrell on biopic
Kanye West working with Will Ferrell on biopic, meanwhile he has been in contact with the comedian to discuss plot ideas for a biopic about his rise to fame. The 39-year-old hip hop artist – who is married to Kim Kardashian West plans to turn the rapper’s life story into a film.
According to website Dish Nation, the pair have exchanged numerous emails about the film, which Kanye wants to be a comedy movie filled with lots of funny one-liners and slapstick gags rather than be a rags-to-riches tale about his ascent to the top of the music business.
A source said: “Kanye has been thinking about this for a long, long time and he has been trading ideas and discussions with Will to make a funny comedy about his life. But rather than take himself too seriously, he really feels it has to be a comedy and not a preachy film. He wants it to be an easy watch, filled with laughter just like the movies he loves.”
The ‘Fade’ hitmaker has also been discussing his ideas with Ferrell’s long-time collaborator Adam McKay as he is such a huge fan of the pair’s movies which include ‘Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy’, ‘Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby’ and ‘Step Brothers’. The award-winning rapper and fashion designer has made no secret of his admiration of Will and after seeing his movie ‘Zoolander 2’ this year he posted on Twitter that the 49-year-old actor is a “living breathing god” and called his “existence a blessing”.
The rap superstar previously said: “He is one of my personal gods. I would like Will Ferrell to play me in ‘The Kanye West Story’. Can you make that happen?”
