Quentin Taraninto wrote the script but is not directing the feature, which is set up at Netflix and stars Brad Pitt in his ...

The actor famously portrayed the cheerful character in 2003's 'Elf,' which has gone on to become ... biological father, Walter Hobbs (James Caan). Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's ...

See photo "Elf" first premiered in November 2003. It tells the story of Buddy the elf's adventures around New York City as he tries to reconnect with his birth father Walter Hobbs (James Caan) after ...

Smiling may no longer be Buddy the Elf's favorite ... Jon Favreau directed the film, which is frequently broadcast on TV throughout the holiday season and also starred James Caan and Zooey Deschanel.

Will Ferrell stars in the holiday comedy movie "Elf." Photo ... film might be Will Ferrell’s best. He plays a foundling who was raised to be one of Santa’s elves, despite the fact he’s well over 6 ...

Will Ferrell has revealed James Caan wasn't just ... Ferrell revealed that his late Elf co-star Caan, who played his biological father, Walter Hobbs, in the film, was not initially a fan of ...

But while James Caan, the late, great Misery and The Godfather actor, really sells his performance as Buddy the Elf’s constantly frustrated book publisher father, it turns out he might not have ...

an elf from the North Pole who learns his real father is a New York publishing executive (James Caan). The film - the first major studio film from director Jon Favreau, five years before he would ...

James Caan wasn’t exactly acting when he seemed annoyed with Will Ferrell while filming Christmas classic Elf. In an interview with Christina Applegate and Jamie-Lynn Sigler’s Messy podcast ...

Christina Applegate reunites with Anchorman star Will Ferrell, reveals director yelled 'most bizarre s---' at them on set Ferrell said that Caan’s befuddlement at Buddy the Elf’s on-screen ...