LONDON: Hollywood stars Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg reunite to play father figure rivals in “Daddy’s Home,” a movie the comedian joked offers an alternative to the “boring” special effects of the upcoming, highly-anticipated “Star Wars” film.

“Anchorman” actor Ferrell plays radio executive Brad who is stepfather to his wife’s two children. When their father Dusty, portrayed by Mark Wahlberg, comes back into the fold, a rivalry between the two men soon develops.

“Well, this movie is great. It doesn’t have all those boring special effects that ‘Star Wars’ has ... I mean after you’ve seen an hour of that you start to get a headache,” Ferrell joked at the London premiere of the film.

“This is just good, old-fashioned storytelling, great family fun, two-time nominated Oscar actor, producer Mark Wahlberg and I’ve been nominated for zero Oscars, but I’m going to get one with this one. Yeah.”