The comedy both cemented Will Ferrell as a leading man, as he was often a supporting player prior, and it showed studios Jon Favreau’s potential as a director.
There have been times over the years in which Jon Favreau has expressed a willingness to come back for Elf 2.
So, even if the experience apparently wasn’t the best at the time, I’d like to hope all involved think it was all worth it.
Will Ferrell has always been very direct about his unwillingness to return.