DADDY’S HOME (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Will Ferrell (Anchorman), Mark Wahlberg (Ted), Linda Cardellini (Avengers: Age of Ultron), Hannibal Buress (Bad Neighbours), Paul Scheer (Year One), Thomas Haden Church (Sideways), Billy Slaughter (Parker)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Sean Anders (That’s My Boy), director, writer; John Morris (Sex Drive), director, writer, producer; Brian Burns (You Stupid Man), writer; Will Ferrell (The Other Guys), Chris Henchy (Get Hard) and Adam McKay (The Campaign), producers; Michael Andrews (Donnie Darko), composer; Julio Macat (Wedding Crashers), cinematographer; Eric Kissack (Role Models) and Brad Wilhite (The Rocker), editors

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Mild-mannered radio executive Brad (Ferrell) tries his hardest to connect with his two young step-children, but finds his attempts to be challenged by the arrival of the free-loading biological father Dusty (Wahlberg), who turns out to be a formidable opponent in the competition for the children’s affections…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg, two actors who worked wonders together previously in The Other Guys, are paired up again here as a couple of struggling fathers competing against one another for the love of their kids.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

SATURDAY 26TH DECEMBER 2015

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