Paapa Kwaakye Essiedu “ain’t never had a friend” like Melissa McCarthy… until now. Director Sam Boyd’s upcoming Christmas film Genie certainly has its fair share of Aladin-meets-Elf vibes in the comedy’s first trailer, but writer Richard Curtis insists that he wasn’t deliberately trying to pay homage to the classics, particularly Will Ferrell’s misadventures as Buddy the Elf. Curtis said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly:
Melissa McCarthy returns in the brand-new trailer for Peacock’s exclusive Christmas story Genie. Read More