‘Elf’ Cast: Where Are They Now? Will Ferrell, More

Will Ferrell attracted viewers as the iconic Buddy the Elf in 2003 Eleven, and fans still can’t get enough of the silly holiday movie nearly two decades later.

In the Christmas movie, Buddy heads to New York City in hopes of finding his biological father, Walter Hobbs.James Caan), after learning that he is human and not an elf, as he had always thought.

Over the years, viewers have longed for more of Buddy, his love Jovie (Zooey Deschanel) and the rest of the lovable characters.

Ferrell and Deschanel reunited virtually in 2021 to reenact one of their iconic scenes — when they sing “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” in Gimbel’s locker room — to raise money for the Georgia Democrats ahead of the Senate elections .

In October 2021, Ferrell revealed that fans were not Eleven sequel set to be released soon, revealing that he turned down a big payday for a second film because of the storyline.

“I should have promoted the film from an honest place,” he said The Hollywood Reporter, claiming he passed on a $29 million offer. “That would have been like, ‘Oh no, it’s not good. I just couldn’t refuse that much money.’ I thought, ‘Can I really say those words? I don’t think I can do it, so I don’t think I can make the movie. ”

Scroll down to see what the cast is from Eleven has been done since the film’s release in 2003: