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Rebecca Hall joins new Will Ferrell drama

Story by Jack Foley

BRITISH actress Rebecca Hall is to star opposite Will Ferrell in forthcoming indie drama Everything Must Go.

Based on a short story by Raymond Carver, the film will find Ferrell playing a relapsed alcoholic who loses his job and wife who then decides to live on his front lawn while selling all of his belongings.

According to Variety, Hall will play a newcomer to the neighbourhood who forges a special bond with Ferrell’s character.

Hall’s previous credits include Woody Allen’s Vicky Cristina Barcelona and Frost/Nixon. She’ll next be seen in crime drama The Town and dark comedy Please Give.

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