Will Ferrell

By Matt Bach(mbach@flintjournal.com) More 'Semi-Pro' coverage • This is not a family film • Search is on for tickets • 'Semi-Pro' blog: Submit your stories • Ferrell on Flint: Hardworking town • A breakdown of the 'Semi-Pro' cast • What Flint scenes made the cut? How would the Flint Tropics do if they were playing today in the NBA...

By Julie Morrison(jmorrison@flintjournal.com) FLINT -- At the end of a two-hour shooting session in Brush Alley on Wednesday, Will Ferrell and Woody Harrelson didn't disappoint fans who waited and watched them perform a scene from "Semi-Pro." The two actors walked to the south end of the alley where about 100 people got an upclose look a...

By Chad Swiatecki | The Flint Journal Photo courtesy of Madison HeckmanMadison Heckman, 20, stood around for many hours to land this photo with "Semi-Pro" star Will Ferrell. There are garden-variety Will Ferrell fans, and then there are folks such as Madison Heckman. • "Semi-Pro" blog The difference? When her favorite film...

By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES -- Flint and Will Ferrell's 'Semi-Pro" are No. 1. Will Ferrell's Flint-set basketball comedy "Semi-Pro" scored at the top of the weekend box office, although it fell short of his previous blockbuster openings in the sports spoof genre, according to studio estimates Sunday. Pa...

By Matt Bach | The Flint Journal Matt Sayles | The Associated PressWill Ferrell points at fans at the premier of "Semi-Pro" in Los Angeles Tuesday, Feb. 19.Flint Journal extras • Our 'Semi-Pro' Web site • 'Semi-Pro helps launch Flint natives Hollywood rolled out the red carpet and the stars Tuesday night for the world pre...

By Chad Swiatecki | The Flint Journal New Line CinemaWill Ferrell wrestles a bear during "Semi-Pro." • "Semi-Pro" blog As a basketball player, Jackie Moon is a heck of a promoter.... New Line CinemaWill Ferrell wrestles a bear during "Semi-Pro." • "Semi-Pro" blog As a basketball player, Jackie Moon is a heck of a promoter....

By Matt Bach | The Flint Journal The Will Ferrell comedy "Semi-Pro" has been rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America, according to the CanMag Web site. The announcement comes as no surprise, as an R-rated trailer has been on the official "Semi-Pro" Web site for months. WJRT-TV (ABC 12) News also reported Tues...

By Ed Bradley | Flint Journal film critic The Flint JournalWill Ferrell (left) and Woody Harrelson take a break to meet Flint area fans while filming a scene for 'Semi-Pro' during shooting in Flint last May.VOTE BELOW, write your review: FLINT, MICHIGAN -- As Will Ferrell leads "our" Flint Tropics onto the court of big-screen gl...