In one of the first big projects to hit the market in Cannes, Will Ferrell has boarded Captain Dad, a dark comedy from writer-director Sebastian Silva. Ferrell will star opposite Catherine Keener and Michael Cera.
A father of six gives his wife the birthday present of a lifetime: a trip through the Caribbean on a sailboat with the entire family. But as “Captain Dad” refuses to come to terms with the fact that he can’t sail, his attitude begins to clash with the rest of the family.
Logline: Jude moves in with his hippie dad in NYC after his best friend Teddy overdoses. There he falls in with the no drugs, no sex, no meat straight edge hardcore punk scene of the East Village.
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