Actor Will Ferrell, a staple of current sports comedies, could be on his way to starring in the Big Game as insiders say he is talking to Anheuser-Busch about being in one of their ads during the Feb.
6 Super Bowl. If he makes the cut, he would appear as his character from the upcoming 1970s basketball comedy "Semi-Pro," set to open Feb. 9.
In the film, he plays the
player-coach-owner of a fictional losing team in the American Basketball Association. Ferrell has also played a soccer coach, a Nascar driver and an ice skater in other movies. Anheuser-Busch has
whistled up other comic actors, including Carlos Mencia and Cedric the Entertainer, for past Super Bowl ads. Among the other celebs in line for ad time this year are Justin Timberlake for Pepsi and
Carmen Electra for Hershey.
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