Hollywood Backlot: ‘Everything Must Go’

A watchful crew member stands guard over scattered debris.  (David Strick / For the Los Angeles Times)

Will Ferrell, holding a few of his character’s possessions, is shielded from the sun by a crew member.  (David Strick / For the Los Angeles Times)

Water, an umbrella and a sour expression for the film’s star, Will Ferrell.  (David Strick / For the Los Angeles Times)

Will Ferrell on the set.  (David Strick / For the Los Angeles Times)

Will Ferrell chats with crew members.  (David Strick / For the Los Angeles Times)

Will Ferrell is seen eyeing others in a car’s sideview reflection.  (David Strick / For the Los Angeles Times)

Crew members, with their hats and walkie-talkies, are seen in silhouette on set.  (David Strick / For the Los Angeles Times)

Will Ferrell sits in a car awaiting a scene.  (David Strick / For the Los Angeles Times)

Is Will Ferrell being made to look hot (as in the temperature, of course), or is he being cooled down by a makeup crew?  (David Strick / For the Los Angeles Times)

Obeying the traffic laws, Will Ferrell stops to rest on a bicycle.  (David Strick / For the Los Angeles Times)

Will Ferrell seems concerned in a disjointed reflection in a car window.  (David Strick / For the Los Angeles Times)

It’s as if Will Ferrell and the crewman to his right are raising their hands to receive their own beers.  (David Strick / For the Los Angeles Times)

Will Ferrell is attended to while standing on a cross-country ski machine on the crowded front-lawn set of the film.  (David Strick / For the Los Angeles Times)

Will Ferrell chats with someone in a vehicle as crew members stand nearby.  (David Strick / For the Los Angeles Times)

A crew member and the light stands next to him are reflected in an overhead surface.  (David Strick / For the Los Angeles Times)

Will Ferrell stands in the background as crew members prepare the scene.  (David Strick / For the Los Angeles Times)

Will Ferrell stands behind another item on the lawn, a wolf statue, that may need to be sold.  (David Strick / For the Los Angeles Times)