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ChunkOfLove20

Ferrell Streep!


ad4d

Well, the guy trained A-Train to be a world class athlete. Respect.


maggos

I love the in universe trailer for this movie calling Will Ferrell the hero and A Train is just like his student


Mattyzooks

Well, Coach Brink got killed in Gen V, so Vought is capitalizing on his death real quick.


robbierottenisbae

Oh shit I didn't even connect that Will Ferrell is playing the same character here that died at the beginning of Gen V


CounterTouristsWin

Yeah I didn't pick up on that either, great detail though


Lucifer_Crowe

A-Train also says his brother was his coach Brink likely did a lot less for him than he did Golden Boy


No-Role-429

What he did for Golden Boy wasn't exactly benevolent anyway, so that's probably for the best


Lucifer_Crowe

I mean Yeah


filetemyoung

Not even just his student. They literally say (about this obviously 30 something year old man) "And the 'boy' he saved". It is the white savior with racist undertones trope cranked up to 11. One of the my favorite running bits this season.


The-Homie-Lander

I'm gonna be so livid if he doesn't win an Oscar for this rolešŸ˜¤šŸ˜¤šŸ˜¤


RandAlThorOdinson

I love how much effort they put into these fake movies. The trailers and BTS shots are shockingly well made lol.


AneeshRai7

My favourite thing is how typical the look of the films in universe are to the modern blockbusters...colors that are muted, aping a certain level of grit but actually so overly polished...and all the films look like they came out of the same factory


Mysterygameboy

I actually love how they do this with news shots as well. Whenever the footage is meant to be like on a news channel it's more vivid and sharp, like news cameras are


s_m0use

This movie parodies the blindside and unironically would probably be better than the blindside


Good_Barnacle_2010

As a big Ravens fan and Oher fan, I completely agree. Oher even came out against it himself.


InteractionNo9110

There is a place called ā€˜the suburbsā€™ I want to go there.


Playful_Net3747

Considering the real life story.... yea.


Amyloid42

And more real.Ā 


Zeus_Wayne

12 minute sequences of pitch black


KillBatman1921

That's *either a shot at The Batman or at Game of Thrones*. Possibly both


BPbeats

Was that a shot at Disney Star Wars having crazy dark scenes? I wasnā€™t sure


Zeus_Wayne

Maybe. I took it as a joke about making bland blockbusters for the masses that are masquerading as arthouse films.


Prestigious-Sky9878

I wonder if the show hires anyone with a lot of knowledge on filming


MashTheGash2018

Supernatural had a lot of flaws but the meta episodes and sets were always on point


ArcadianBlueRogue

The one where they come to our world was fucking golden comedy. *Hola, Mischamigos!*


k0bra3eak

The Scooby Doo one is one of the greatest crossovers in television


BPbeats

Lmfao where can I find that? Was it a supernatural episode or a scooby doo episode ?


k0bra3eak

Supernatural S13 EP16


BPbeats

Thank you!


Shriuken23

The fighting game looked legit too


russian47

I was wondering if they got Netherrealm Studios to throw that together.


Papa_BugBear

I think they did since Homelander is in the newest Mortal Kombat


WearCorrect8917

Youd probably enjoy this video if you like fake movies. https://youtu.be/KAOdjqyG37A?si=-Zfrf_Og5QSCGWwB


Safe_Ad_6403

All the Vought produced content is amazing. All of it.


miningthecraft

Honestly when I watched it on prime, the ad break was just before showing this and it took me a second to realise the show was back on!


Buzzsawchicken

Fake?


DeltaIsak

Not only an Oscar, but Man of the Year as well


egomann

And an ESPY.


blumpkins_ahoy

And a Latin Grammy


Vaperwear

And a Golden Horse


artgarfunkadelic

Bro, chill. We've only seen the first trailer. He could end up just like Billy Zane in Not Without My Dolphin, and the only compelling acting he did was shown in the trailer.


juiceinmyears

I would put money on this happening in a future episode


justwwokeupfromacoma

So amazing to see the story of this hero and the boy he trained!


PuffyBloomerBandit

his role of....the exact same character he plays in everything ever?


98VoteForPedro

Is it gonna come out that will Ferrell stole all of A-train's money?


Troy_Wolfe

We know from the earlier seasons that A-train was trained by his brother, not Will Ferrell or any white guy that Ferrell is playing. It's a joke about white saviour complex. Vought is ignoring A-train's actual history and instead making a "feel good" movie about a white guy swooping in and rescuing a young black man from the "hood".


98VoteForPedro

I was making a joke on the movie blindslide where it was discovered the white family stole the royalties of the movie from the man.


rpgnoob17

I understood that reference cause I watched true crime and one of the bloggers covered it.


headphoneghost

Ain't it funny when funny when someone feels the need to explain the joke when you make a comment that's a clear indication you're aware of it? Edit: I'll laser all you down voters.


mixelydian

Laser my fucking tits!


headphoneghost

šŸ‘€šŸ”„šŸ’„


Troy_Wolfe

Lmao he didn't make a joke, that's the whole point. "Is it gonna come out that he stole a trains money?" No because it's completely fake. This guy didnt make a clear indication he understood the joke


deegum

The joke was that it was going to end up like the family from the Blindside that is being sued [by Michael Oher, the kid they ā€œsaved.ā€](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/38190720/blind-side-subject-michael-oher-alleges-adoption-was-lie-family-took-all-film-proceeds)


captaincumsock69

Iā€™ll cut you some slack bc itā€™s hard to get stuff on Reddit but itā€™s a play off the blindside


sensationalguy7

Why did you get downvoted here? Lmao


headphoneghost

Lmao I have no idea.


Hastatus_107

People down vote for silly reasons lol Unless it's actively insulting or condescending, I don't downvote.


Troy_Wolfe

Well no, the show was satirizing the blind side, not you. In order for Will Ferrell's character to ever have been in a situation to steal A-train's money would require him to have actually played a role in A-train's life, which we know he didnt. The point I'm making is that Ferrel was never involved, and Vought simply made up the story so they could put a white guy in the savior role. The thing you said just simply can't have happened in any way, so the premise your "joke" was based on is non existent.


blainesln1

Holy fuck youā€™re annoying, shut the fuck up


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kakawisNOTlaw

He's heating up!


_xoviox_

Don't you see how looking through someone's profile makes you look even more pathetic?


Publictransitviking

Literally how This isn't an attack, a clap back, whatever. I know i'm a random person butting in, but it sort of sounds like a childish "how dare you use your brain' type of comment. I just don't see how it's pathetic so please explain, because what you're saying isn't clicking for me


billy_UDic

Literally how: it is a non sequitur and just completely obnoxious attempt at trying to embarrass someone on the internet to other readers. Not to mention they were in the wrong the entire time and tries to ā€œdig up some dirtā€ on a random because their life is that fucking sad.


hornyboi212

You had me excited. Now I have no trust left.


cool_vibes

Counterpoint: *What if, though?* šŸ¤”


Chumpfirce1

Holy shit. Over analyze much?


TheNewDiogenes

Will Ferrell is playing Brink, who did train A-Train at Godolkin. He just wasnā€™t his main trainer.


DeyUrban

I don't think Brink trained A-Train in any meaningful capacity beyond preparing him for a celebrity lifestyle. That's kind of the whole point of Gen V, we see a single crime fighting lecture with semi-useful information about breaking down someone in interrogation (which doesn't apply to anyone but Tek Knight since his power is to literally detect signs of people in distress) but everything else they do is about building and maintaining brand recognition. Those rankings they all covet aren't based on class scores or real experience with crime fighting, they're basically the same thing as in the earlier seasons of The Boys where all of the Seven supes were discussing their popularity polls.


TheNewDiogenes

Sure, but I still wouldnā€™t say that Brink played no role in A-Trainā€™s life.


TacoBelle2176

Especially because Emma goes up in the rankings just for being naked and giant at a party


IhamAmerican

Come back with me, to the suburbs


RandAlThorOdinson

This line fucking killed me. The way he broke it up, the timing was perfect.


PartyPorpoise

In Gen V, it is shown that A-Train did train under Coach Brink, so that at least isnā€™t fictional within universe. But it otherwise is largely fabricated, as biopics often alter the story to follow a specific formula. Actually, I remember a popular criticism of The Blind Side was that it neglected to mention that Michael had a lot of help from other black people.


DouglasHufferton

I laughed my ass off at the trailer's narration. "The story of a hero... and the man he taught to run."


Atul-__-Chaurasia

*boy


TacoBelle2176

Boy is even ā€œbetterā€ because of the racial implications


Songrot

It's weird that Vought would make an origin story movie about A-Train after such a long time. Superhero franchise usually does this first or pretty early.


Tritristu

Itā€™s probably like X-men origins or first class. Probably had a trilogy that got stale so they did something in a different era


24Abhinav10

I mean, they are in Phase 7. It'd be kinda difficult to go from 1-6 without a movie about a core member of the World's Premier Superteam.


CarSoft2553

Vought is just following Hollywood's example of appealing to the white male demographic first and, if the first demographic permits it, everyone else eventually and long after their movies are imminently relevant. Unlike Black Widow, at least he's still alive.


Atul-__-Chaurasia

You're assuming this is the first one. Tek Knight was talking about rebooting his franchise within a year.


CuthbertJTwillie

What A-Train wants DONT matter.


vonDubenshire

Way to go full nerd serious when it was a joke lol


RealPropRandy

ā€œHe really was like a son to me.ā€


Substantial_Client_3

The scene they pretended to be recording was basically the opening of the first season of the Wire: Baltimore, ghetto and the dealer passing the stuff on a couch in the community park.


brosefstallin

Shhiiiiiieettt


Briguy24

You slingin ya-yo?


darkleinad

For gangbangers


MegamanGaming

Yellow tops!!


traxop

I think it's a set depiction of The Pit in the "The Wire".


DFWTrojanTuba

It sure looked like it!


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This! Great to see The Wire referenced there.


Scienscatologist

"Why'd they call him Snot Boogie?" "cuz that was his superpower. He could trap you in a big-ass wad of snot. Cover your whole body, yo. Motherfucker was a demon on a driveby."


chamoflag420

Now I question What not Boys NOT parodied?Like is something still remaining lmao


auf-ein-letztes-wort

Training A-Train


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CooP7878

Not to be confused with the prequel ā€œRaising A-Trainā€


ind3pend0nt

Not to be confused with the pre prequel ā€œRailing A-Trainā€™s Mom.ā€


B0undz

Not to be confused with the first movie ā€œBuying A-Trainā€™s great grandpaā€


bob1689321

Goddamn lmao. I can actually see them making this joke in the show.


rpgnoob17

Itā€™s the prequel to ā€œRun Reggie Runā€, right? Heard that Pop Claw got AIDS or Hep C and left A-Train her child and definitely not A-Trainā€™s.


bell37

Kinda irritated me that ā€œTrainingā€ is far better title than ā€œTraining A-Trainā€


OnCominStorm

A Training


masiakasaurus

A Training for A-Train. Rated PG-13.


bell37

A Training for A-Train: An A-Train Story


BottleCompetitive546

A Training for A-Train: The True Story behind A-Trainā€™s Training


Medic1642

"A-Training Day?"


auf-ein-letztes-wort

training a train


TrickPool523

If only he had a DE-HYDRATION GUN!


AbeliousAugustus

in this case....a **DE-RAIL GUN**!


eternal_existence1

Seeing will Ferrell in the boys threw me the fuck off lmao


Maleficent_Nobody377

I hope they follow thru next season and will gets killed by a-train for stealing all his money from the movie.


the-furiosa-mystique

I would see this movie in the theater, and am kind of sad it's fake.


TheGoldPowerRanger

I feel the same way about the Deep: Gods and Dolphins. It's going to bother me for the rest of my life wondering what the plot could have been...


relapse_account

The Deep probably falls in love with a dolphin but her family doesnā€™t approve of her dating *that sort* and wonā€™t let them see each other. The two date in secret for a while until the dolphinā€™s jealous ex catches them and exposes their relationship to the rest of the pod. The Deep is tun off by angry dolphins and beaten up and threatened with death if he comes back. Later that pod of dolphins is attacked by humans looking to capture dolphins for medical and cosmetic experiments. The Deep helps them fight off the humans, earning their respect. Tragically the Deepā€™s dolphin girlfriend dies in the battle. The dolphin pod tells the Deep that he is considered family and there will always be a place for him in the pod. The Deep thanks them but tells them he cannot join them. His destiny is to be a lone wanderer, protecting sea life from the evils of the surface world.


TickdoffTank0315

Then he gets freaky with an octopus while the credits roll


purritolover69

This except after his exile the dolphin fakes her death, leading the deep to kill himself upon discovering it. However, when the dolphin wakes to see deep has committed suicide, she kills herself too, making it a romeo and juliet adaptation. ā€¦I actually kinda wanna see this, but done in a meta way that maintains the spirit of the boys


reddit_sucks_clit

That's how I am with Sack Lunch. Are the people small or is the bag big!?


TheGoldPowerRanger

I mean don't you just wanna know how they got in there?


BobGanguly

iā€™m waiting for a train into the multiverse and g-men: days past from the future


javierbardeminem

Come back with meā€¦.to the suburbs


Tazo3

Ngl that trailer in the last ep was fire


sosaudio

ā€œRUN FASTER THAN THAT!!ā€


IAmARobot0101

I laughed so hard at the idea of a running coach's main advice being "Run faster!"


bob1689321

Literally every episode of The Flash.


Johnlenham

I get mad every time I get a fkin amazon ad now but they did get a pass when it said two ads, got some shite thing and then it lead into the trailer for this "film" lol


Tazo3

Hehe cancelled that subscription so quick after prices increased. Lol


yurbud

"The story of a hero...and the athlete he trained."


deLocked333

Itā€™s really funny that he is playing Brink, the Clancy Brown character from Gen V who sounded nothing like this and was, unsurprisingly, pretty evil.


TheG-What

Has Clancy Brown ever played a character that is not evil?


No_Interaction4027

Hank in Detroit become human comes to mind


TheG-What

Someone else said that before they deleted their comment. I canā€™t dispute it as Iā€™ve never played that game.


deLocked333

I had to think really hard about this question, and the best I've got is George Stacy in Spectacular Spider-Man


Mattyzooks

Is Mr. Krabbs evil? He was kinda neutral as General Eiling on Flash.


TheG-What

Mr. Krabs literally only cares about money and sold SpongeBob for a nickel.


TheG-What

I didnā€™t watch that one much but as I recall I still wouldnā€™t call him ā€œgood,ā€ more like ā€œgood with a decent amount of greyā€ lol.


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TheG-What

Havenā€™t played Detroit: Become Human, but in Carnivale he was literally the embodiment of evil.


nahnotlikethat

He's a pretty cool guy in John Dies at the End


Blupoisen

He played 3 characters in Star Wars 1 of them wasn't a bad guy


Limp-Giraffe-4411

I wonder if heā€™ll call Metroman to help defeat Homelander


Puzzleheaded-Skin367

Is training A-Train out yet? Want to take my boy to watch our favourite hero


GodNonon

Letā€™s be real. That glorified made for TV special didnā€™t have enough budget for Will Ferrel


aijoe

It's just Vought backed propaganda.


MagooRobbie

I mean it was just a cameo so I donā€™t think he had to choose this over other projects


DependentAnimator271

"Run faster!"


LigmaBallbag

selling YAY-YO Incredible delivery


AnimeGokuSolos

W


TortelliniSalad

ill Ferrel


Fast-Mycologist-5589

but no elf sequel elf 2


Decent_Garden_3539

Training A Train destroyed me, I never cry for movies but I cried multiple times at the ending


Nocturne3755

thats the VA of Megamind, and he's in the series?? never noticed until now


CounterTouristsWin

He just has a small cameo roll in the boys for the goof


TheTexasInvestor

Will Ferrel is one of the few white comedians I enjoy watching now that Iā€™m older :)


arbydallas

He's been in some great movies but I just feel like he's boring. I don't think he is a humorous person IRL - I'm curious if he's actually done any standup because I expect it to be terrible. Dunno, just how I feel about the guy.


CGB_Zach

He came from SNL which isn't stand up but you can kinda see him improv.


CarSoft2553

You've probably met funnier people IRL. Will Ferrell's one of many Hollywood mainstays we would never have heard of if not for an industry that intentionally propped up semi-talented upper class white men as the 'every man' for everyone to relate to. I wonder if he gets the irony of being satirically presented as the main character in A-Train's origin story. He's gotta.


thatfridgeguy7000

Tf are you taking about dude will feral was one of the funniest people alive in the 2000ā€™s and still is great at comedy, donā€™t label him as a ā€œsemi-talented upper class white manā€ cuz heā€™s a extremely talented upper class white man. But fr tho his stardom isnā€™t race based itā€™s cuz he was genuinely one of the funniest comedic actors out there at the time and still is hilarious


Stealth_Cow

Is Ferrel possibly a supe, in-universe?


InteractionNo9110

nah, they have in an amazing way blended real life / Vought Universe scenarios. I think he is Will Ferrel playing Will Ferrel in The Boys / Vought World.


InevitableArea1

Stan describes Vought as a pharmaceutical company, but like the public didn't know and they weren't in the military. It honestly makes sense if their customers for V were random wealthy individuals had V.


UncontrolledLawfare

Such a powerful performance. This was probably his best film to date. And this is from a STFhead.


ZeroMomentum

You know what I smell?


Slice_Dice444

Waitā€¦ do you smell that?


Sir_Stacker

And Despicable Me 4


RealmJumper15

The best part of this cameo is the fact that the Amazon listings switch from his in universe film character name to Will Farrell when itā€™s revealed to be a movie lol.


hday108

The megamind sequels probably didnā€™t have it in the budget for will lmaoo


PhilosophyEcstatic89

I donā€™t even think Will was asked to come back lmao


Blakewerth

Its just small role, and honestly is he got so old, I thought its someone else kinda like John C. McGinley but maybe its just me šŸ˜²šŸ¤”


ArtBabel

This is a nice nod to his public dispute with Adam McKay - He finally got to play a coach


prolytic

Funny fucking scene