Will Ferrell told us that he was asked by Vince Vaughn to co-star in Wedding Crashers and he turned it down. Discuss.— Paul Pabst (@PaulPabst) May 17, 2016
Will Ferrell stopped by the Dan Patrick Show for the entire second hour and was great. I highly recommend that you either download the second hour podcast or listen to it on the show's website.
One of the biggest reveals in the appearance came toward the latter part of the hour when he told Patrick that the biggest role he turned down was that of John Beckwith in Wedding Crashers. He didn't turn it down because of a schedule conflict either. He simply read the part and said, "Eh, I'm good."
He later elaborated that he thought Vince Vaughn's character and role was extremely funny but that John just wasn't. He also admitted that he had no idea that the movie would be such a hit, a fact that he later thought should have been obvious.
While it would be easy to quote his cameo's appearance, "What an IDIOT!", I actually don't think the movie is better with him as John. It's tough to picture him improving the film as the straight guy while also remembering that we would lose his performance as Chazz Reinhold. I simply can't see anyone else playing that role with as much payoff as Ferrell. Remember the first time you saw the movie and the excitement you felt when you realized that it was Ferrell? I just don't think anyone else given that time and place would have delivered the same payoff.
This same line of reasoning is why I personally love Old School the most of all the frat pack
PS - Ferrell wore the sneakers from the streaking scene in Old School to the show. He didn't own them either. They were part of wardrobe. Love that.
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