Will Ferrell Wants to Play Simon Cowell
Can he guest judge on American Idol, too?
Oh, please, please let this happen! We would die to see Will Ferrell as Simon Cowell. And apparently, playing the famous Brit is something Will Ferrell longs to do. Who knew!
And we have a feeling funnyman Willl Ferrell could do an amazing Simon Cowell. According to Will, "I would love to play Simon Cowell in a movie - heck I would love it. It would be my dream role." Wow! Dream role? We're sure somebody can make this happen at some point, right?
Do you think Will Ferrell could do Simon Cowell justice? Will thinks Simon is a lot like Anchorman's Ron Burgandy, so he thinks it would be an easy role to play. He says, "It wouldn't be that hard for me to play him because I see a lot of Ron Burgundy in Simon Cowell... Like Simon, Ron was the biggest thing on TV, loved himself and had that whole irresistible middle-aged man thing going on. I could play Simon, but to be honest Simon could play Ron. They are like long-lost twin brothers separated at birth. Simon Cowell and Ron Burgundy are pretty much the same role, apart from Simon being ruder."
We have a feeling Simon would be a bit offended by that comment, but we think he could definitely find some humor in Will playing him. Will says it would be a super fun role too: "I would have to walk along the street and say, ‘Hey, you're too fat to be a star' or go to a concert and shout out to the artist, ‘Never gonna happen.' I could also probably get whoever is making the movie to pay for me to get Simon teeth done." How amazing would that be?
We are so used to seeing Simon Cowell on American Idol and in the news, that would don't really think of it much, but it is kind of funny how fast he got famous. Will says, "He's become a legend in five years. Nobody in the States knew who he was five years ago and now he is one of the most famous people on TV." Maybe that means it's time for a movie all about Simon Cowell's life... With Will in the lead role!
