Will Ferrell Is Reportedly in Talks to Play ‘Inspector Gadget’ as Disney Revives the Classic Franchise

Few animated characters from the 1980s feel as ripe for a modern big-screen comeback as the bumbling, gadget-packed cyborg detective who became a fixture of childhood television. ‘Inspector Gadget’ is a French-Canadian-American animated comedy series that revolves around a clumsy, dim-witted detective with various bionic gadgets built into his body, whose nemesis is Dr. Claw,...