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  1. A Famous Musician Wrote a “Weird” Elf 2 Script Before Creating Spider-Man’s Most Notorious Adaptation

    ComicBook.com

    U2 guitarist The Edge wrote a screenplay for Elf 2, adding an unlikely Christmas comedy to a resume that includes dozens of Hollywood soundtracks and one of Broadway’s most notorious disasters. The sequel never got made, but the script apparently still exists somewhere. It was revealed to exist by Obsession co-star Andy Richter, who played […]

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  2. U2’s The Edge Wrote an ‘Elf’ Sequel, But It ‘Petered Out and Never Happened,’ Says Andy Richter

    Variety

    According to Andy Richter, U2’s the Edge penned a script for a sequel to “Elf” — but fans will likely never get to see (or read) it. On a recent episode of “Obsessed: The Podcast,” the actor explained that Shauna Robertson, who’d produced the original film, once received a message saying that the band member, […]

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  3. The Origins of ‘Elf’: How Will Ferrell Came to Replace Chris Farley in the Christmas Classic

    The Hollywood Reporter

    In an exclusive excerpt from his new oral history, comedian Andy Richter — who has a small part in the movie — retraces the unlikely birth of the 2003 holiday hit.

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  4. Andy Richter Trades Comedy for Dark Crime Thrills in Chilling 'After the Silence' Trailer

    Collider

    An exclusive trailer for After the Silence gives Andy Richter an unexpected dramatic role in a crime thriller about a harrowing disappearance.

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  5. Andy Richter Reveals the ‘Elf’ We Almost Got With Chris Farley and 2 Scrapped Sequels

    Collider

    Andy Richter discusses his new book, Elf Unwrapped, revealing how Chris Farley, Katie Holmes, and a raunchier cut nearly changed Elf.

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