RUSHES: Kristen Wiig joins Will Ferrell for 'Will & Harper' premiere

(19 Sep 2024) PREMIERE RUSHES INCLUDING BELOW: ASSOCIATED PRESS Los Angeles - 19 September 2024 1. Various of Will Ferrell and Harper Steele posing 2. Kristen Wiig posing 3. Jesse Plemons posing 4. Charles Melton posing 5. SOUNDBITE (English) Will Ferrell, actor/producer and Harper Steele, writer: Steele: "Yeah. Representation is always good. Obviously there's another side to any kind of movement for any kind of disenfranchised person in our culture, and that's through legal channels and politics. So, I don't know. They should work hand in hand. And I think I'm glad we're doing a little bit of our part here." Ferrell" "Yeah. Yeah, for sure. I mean, whether it's in entertainment, whatever walk of life, it's I think our job as human beings to support and help marginalized groups." 6. Wiig posing with Ferrell and Steele 7. Ferrell and Steele posing with director Josh Greenbaum 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Will Ferrell, actor/producer and Harper Steele, writer: on their favorite stops on the trip: Steele: "Yeah. My goodness. So many. But I mean, my hometown in Iowa, I really enjoyed going I really enjoyed taking my friend Will there because he hadn't been there. So, yeah, that was a favorite." Ferrell: "We had an amazing stop in the Grand Canyon in which people come up and we asked them to take a photo. And it turns out one is a retired therapist who asked us what we're doing and she was able to make amends through Harper about a patient she had and she didn't feel equipped at the time to counsel them. And Harper is the one giving her advice. So, we had a lot of moments like that." 9. Michael Keaton and Sean Douglas posing 10. Lee Ferrell and Karen Ferrell posing 11. SOUNDBITE (English) Lee Ferrell, father of Will Ferrell: "I might start crying. The first time I saw it, I did. And at the end of the movie, I did. It's just a beautiful thing. It's got every part of humanity represented. And those of us who need to learn something and be educated, there's a lot of information there. If we look at it and say, you know, it's just wonderful." 12. Harper Steele and Dylan Mulvaney STORYLINE: Will Ferrell and Harper Steele premiered their latest Netflix documentary, "Will & Harper," in Los Angeles on Thursday. When former “Saturday Night Live” writer Steele came out as trans, she sent an email to friends and family. An old friend and “SNL” colleague, Ferrell responded with the suggestion that they travel the country together. The result is the subject of their tender and contemplative documentary, by “Barb and Star Go to Del Mar” director Josh Greenbaum, about their 16-day road trip. Ferrell recounted one particular interaction that stuck with him from the trip, when they met a retired therapist at the Grand Canyon. "She was able to make amends through Harper about a patient she had and she didn't feel equipped at the time to counsel them. And Harper is the one giving her advice. So we had a lot of moments like that," he said. "Will & Harper" is now playing in theaters and hits Netflix on September 27. =========================================================== Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: [email protected] (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...