Nearly 30 years after his death, Chris Farley ‘s biopic is inching closer toward production with Paul Walter Hauser starring as the Saturday Night Live alum.

Josh Gad , who was announced to direct A Chris Farley Story for New Line last year, recently shared an update on the “ambitious” upcoming project, which he hopes “to shoot early next year.”

“It’s ambitious as hell,” Gad told Entertainment Weekly , adding: “We’re trying to rein in the budget a little, and the plan is still to shoot early next year.”

After Hauser told EW, “I don’t wanna be 42 years old playing Chris at 25,” Gad agreed, “I, too, don’t want Paul to get too much older [to play him].”

Gad said, “I’m in the midst of going through the script right now with the studio, who’s been incredibly supportive ab

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