' ▁center ▁Greg ▁O den ▁to ▁t uck ▁them ▁in ▁at ▁night ▁and ▁tell ▁them ▁stories ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁times ▁or ▁to ▁bring ▁back ▁the ▁Cold ▁War ▁so ▁the ▁Olympics ▁can ▁be ▁interesting ▁again . ▁ ▁Fer rell ▁participated ▁in ▁a ▁ 7 9 th ▁Academy ▁Awards ▁musical - com edy ▁performance ▁with ▁John ▁C . ▁Re illy ▁and ▁Jack ▁Black , ▁where in ▁they ▁sang ▁a ▁song ▁about ▁com ed ies ▁being ▁sn ub bed ▁by ▁the ▁vot ers ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁dram as . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Fer rell ▁was ▁in ▁tal ks ▁to ▁star ▁in ▁a ▁feature ▁film , ▁Ne igh bor hood ▁Watch ▁( l ater ▁The ▁Watch ), ▁a ▁comedy ▁about ▁an ▁urban ite ▁who ▁moves ▁to ▁the ▁sub ur bs ▁and ▁un co vers ▁a ▁consp i racy . ▁In ▁negoti ations ▁to ▁direct ▁was ▁David ▁Dob kin , ▁who ▁gave ▁Fer rell ▁a ▁came o ▁in ▁Wed ding ▁Cr ash ers . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Fer rell ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁do ▁the ▁film . ▁ ▁Fer rell ▁star red ▁in ▁the ▁feature ▁film ▁Land ▁of ▁the ▁Lost ▁( 2 0 0 9 ). ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁commercial ▁and ▁critical ▁f lop , ▁ear ning ▁ ▁on ▁opening ▁week end — about ▁two - third s ▁of ▁what ▁the ▁studio ▁expected . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁executive ▁producer ▁and ▁star ▁of ▁The ▁Other ▁Gu ys ,