Will Ferrell As Candidate In 'Dog Fight' Set Photo

Move over, Mitt Romney: there's a new political hair champion hitting the trail.

Will Ferrell was snapped on the set of "Dog Fight," the upcoming political comedy in which he stars as a South Carolinian politician running for Congress. His campaign rival? Zach Galifianakis, perhaps the least likely presidential candidate Hollywood could conjure up. Jason Sudeikis, Bryan Cox, Dan Akroyd, Dylan McDermott and John Lithgow co-star.

The movie is being shot in New Orleans, which is being used more and more as a film location; this weekend's Mark Wahlberg-starring "Contraband" shot there, thanks to some generous tax credits. This picture comes courtesy of NolaFilms.com, which offers tours of film sets in the Louisiana city.

If this candidate is anything like the last one Ferrell played (hint: George W. Bush), viewers should be in for a treat.

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Correction: A previous version of this article erroneously stated that the political race featured Ferrell and Galifianakis running for President; the film actually depicts a run for Congress.

Comments

[JohnCochtosten]

12:29 PM on 02/09/2012

Will Ferrell comedies are usually something I avoid, but this one could be good! I'm basing that mostly on the hair.

[JTWJ]

07:15 PM on 01/13/2012

And just think of ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL the great material he has to pull from. Looking forward to this one.

[KarmaPatrol]

06:42 PM on 01/13/2012

Bet he can just rehash the real-world material from the current crop of "clowns for 2012"

[hurricaned]

10:53 AM on 01/13/2012

Yeh! Can't wait I love Will Farrell

[jokamachi]

12:09 AM on 01/13/2012

I might actually pay to see this one. They're both comedic gold... and this is the year to do it.

[itsjules]

10:58 PM on 01/12/2012

Based purely on that picture and the cast list, I'll probably see it. I'm a Ferrell fan, freely admitted. I think he's hilarious and outrageous, and also a really good actor. I loved Stranger Than Fiction and Everything Must Go almost as much as I loved Elf, Anchorman, Talledega Nights, and any number of his other flicks.

[colin72]

10:14 PM on 01/12/2012

A movie about a guy running for President? How original.

You suck Hollywood. You really, really suck.

[Martiniman]

10:13 PM on 01/12/2012

Wish Ferrell would actually run.

[ynori]

09:50 PM on 01/12/2012

It already sounds hilarious.

[Scott Weiner]

08:49 PM on 01/12/2012

Terrific cast, can't wait to see it.

[Box500]

06:43 PM on 01/12/2012

Will Seth Rogen appear as well? I love him in that movie where he plays the chubby & affable slacker guy with all the wisecracks.

[itsjules]

10:59 PM on 01/12/2012

OMG that was a great movie!

;-)

[jokamachi]

12:10 AM on 01/13/2012

Yeah, I liked ALL those movies, too.