The movie will be based on the book The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts, which was written by Farley's brother Tom with Tanner Colby. Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels is ...

A film about the life of legendary comedian Chris Farley is reportedly in the works, with Paul Walter Hauser signed on to star in the main role and Josh Gad set to make his directorial debut.

Weber will helm the screenplay about the comedian, who appeared on five seasons of Saturday Night Live before his death at the age of 33 in December 1997 “I wanted to do a Chris Farley movie ...

For Hauser, this is the type of role he has been driving toward as his career has risen rapidly following his scene-stealing ...

A movie about Madison native and Marquette University alum Chris Farley could be closer to happening. Hollywood news site Deadline reported Friday that a script based on "The Chris Farley Show ...

“Saturday Night Live” legend Chris Farley’s funny ... Foley and an aspiring Chippendales dancer before starring in movies like “Tommy Boy” and “Beverly Hills Ninja.” ...

In 2021 Hauer spoke of his long-time desire to play Hauser on screen, telling THR: 'I wanted to do a Chris Farley movie where he’s in rehab for half of the film, and for the other half of the ...

“I wanted to do a Chris Farley movie where he’s in rehab for half of the film, and for the other half of the movie he’s doing his ‘SNL’ stuff and his movies,” Hauser told the outle ...