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WATCH: Will Ferrell Will Punch Himself In The Face (And More!) If You Vote

After last week’s bizarre President Camacho “Funny or Die” press conference , in which white people were severely maligned, the website has redeemed itself with a get-out-the-vote video from one of its founders, Will Ferrell .  I had to watch the video twice, because the first time, I was terribly distracted by the push-broom mustache Ferrell is wearing in the clip, which makes the number Gary Oldman wore in The Dark Knight Rises  look inconspicuous by comparison. The Anchorman 2 star, whose impersonation of George W. Bush on Saturday Night Live  is sorely missed,  gets right down to business in the video explaining that he’ll do anything to get you to vote.  Ferrell offers to make you a dinner of angel-hair pasta, help you move a couch,  eat human toe nails, punch himself in the face or give you a tattoo, though, he warns, “I do not know how to draw.” The actor also shows off some of his dance moves for those who’d be interested in seeing him let his freak flag fly, or just do the Robot.  “That was just a taste,” he promises after getting down with his bad self. “If you want the full buffet, you’re going to have to vote.”  I vote that Ferrell gives us a sequel to this video when the polls open tomorrow. Oh yes, and though Ferrell keeps the political talk non-partisan for most of the video, he does reveal that he’s an Obama  man at clip’s end. Follow Frank DiGiacomo on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.

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John Cusack To Play Rush Limbaugh

Right-wing radio host Rush Limbaugh may publicly disparage Hollywood to his legions of Ditto-heads , but that is not keeping the movie biz away from cashing in on the widely followed conservative. And John Cusack is just the man to do it. John Cusack will take on the role of the ever-controversial Limbaugh in a new biopic that is in its early stages, according to The Guardian. Betty Thomas is eyeing the project as director, which takes a look at the radio personality’s meteoric rise over the past three decades. Cusack may not necessarily share Limbaugh’s conservative orthodoxy, but the story will reportedly give a “non-partisan approach.” Cusack had been a strident critic of George W. Bush’s Administration. He is also expected to be a producer on the project. Betty Thomas has radio credentials having previously directed Howard Stern pic Private Parts . Limbaugh recently lashed out at Hollywood, saying The Dark Knight Rises was anti-Romney because its villain was named Bane, which he said was a reference to the Republican candidate’s former involvement with Bain Capital, which President Obama’s campaign accuses of exporting jobs to China. [ Sources: The Guardian , Deadline ]

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Jon Turteltaub’s Chubby Kid Swimmer Pic Beached Has The Best Synopsis

This is for real! Get excited , per THR : ” Beached centers on a chubby 4-year-old child who falls overboard during a family outing, is raised by whales and goes on to become an Olympic swimmer.” Jon Turteltaub has just signed on to direct; Betty Thomas was previously attached, according to the trade report, though I can see one clear advantage to having Turteltaub behind the camera off the bat. Two words: Three Ninjas . Yeah sure, and National Treasure or whatever. The guy knows kids and extra-curricular athletic activities. Do I smell a franchise or what? [ THR ]

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