Will Ferrell climbs aboard 'Man vs. Wild' | Land of the Lost star takes trip to Sweden to promote his film
Funnyman Will Ferrell climbs up the wild. Will Ferrell is tagging along with “Man vs. Wild” host Bear Grylls to try his hand at enduring Mother Nature. Ferrell will face nature’s wrath alongside the TV adventurer Bear Grylls on an upcoming episode of “Man vs. Wild.”
Will Ferrell will appear on the show Tuesday night (10 pm, Discovery Channel) in a cross-promotional stunt for his new movie, Land of the Lost. The show features Ferrell and host Bear Grylls during 48 hours in the subzero temperatures of the north Sweden wilderness.
In the Man vs. Wild episode, Ferrell is lowered into the wilderness by rope from a helicopter before hiking with makeshift snowshoes through waist-high snow. He then spends the night with Grylls in a cave, dining on grilled reindeer eyeballs from the head of a carcass.
“Nine out of 10 actors would not do that,” Ferrell says.
Ferrell, who was unfamiliar with the show, was reluctant at first, but said after watching an episode that “this could be too crazy to say no to.”
Ferrell’s trademark goofiness is still on display. In one scene, the actor scarfs down a Twinkie that Grylls packed for emergencies as soon as the host turns his back. But Ferrell said he wasn’t always thinking about comedy.
“There were times when I thought, ‘I’m too tired to be funny right now. I’m too tired to be cold,’” Ferrell said.
And how did those eyeballs taste? “It’s like a gelatinous piece of rock,” Ferrell said.
Bear Grylls said:
”Will did an amazing job in sub-zero, very unforgiving conditions. He trusted me when it mattered and we survived… He should be very proud of how he performed.”
Ferrell described his walk on the wild side as “a thrill of a lifetime.”
The episode will air on the Discovery Channel in early June.
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