Get Hard

Get Hard is an American comedy film directed by Etan Cohen (in his directorial debut) and written by Etan Cohen, Jay Martel and Ian Roberts. The film stars Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart, Alison Brie, Edwina Findley, and Craig T. Nelson. The film was released on March 27, 2015.

Plot

Wealthy businessman James King (Will Ferrell) is wrongfully convicted of tax evasion. He hires his building's car-washer, Darnell Lewis (Kevin Hart), who he incorrectly thinks has served time in jail, to teach him how to survive his upcoming 10-year prison sentence.

Production

On December 7, 2012, it was announced that Warner Bros. was in talks to acquire the comedy film Get Hard, script written by Ian Roberts and Jay Martel, while Adam McKay and Will Ferrell's Gary Sanchez Productions would produce. On September 17, 2013 Etan Cohen was set to direct. On February 24, 2014, Warner Bros set the film for a March 27, 2015 release. Tim Suhrstedt is the director of photography. 

Casting 

On December 7, 2012, Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart were attached to star. On February 26, 2014, news broke that Craig T. Nelson had joined to play Martin Barrow, the founder of Barrow Funds (Ferrell's character's boss) and also the father of Ferrell's character's fiancee. On March 17, 2014 Alison Brie signed on to star, playing the fiancee of Ferrell's character. On March 21, 2014, Edwina Findley joined the cast to play Rita Hudson, wife to Hart's character. On March 24, 2014 Dan Bakkedahl has joined the cast to play Rick, Ferrell’s hated frenemy at their office. On March 25, 2014 T.I. joined the cast, playing a character named Joaquin, Hart's character's streetwise cousin.

Release

The film was released by Warner Bros. on March 27, 2015.

Source: wikipedia.org