Ted is an upcoming 2012 American comedy film, directed,
written and produced by Seth MacFarlane and starring himself as the
title character, Ted, Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Giovanni Ribisi,
Jessica Stroup and Patrick Warburton. Filming began in May 2011 in
Boston and Swampscott, Massachusetts. The film is the feature-length directorial debut of MacFarlane, produced by Media Rights Capital, and distributed by Universal Pictures.
Director: Seth MacFarlane
Writers: Seth MacFarlane (screenplay),
Alec Sulkin (screenplay)
Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis and Seth MacFarlane
Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane brings his boundary-pushing brand of
humor to the big screen for the first time as writer, director and
voice star of Ted. In the live action/CG-animated comedy, he tells the
story of John Bennett (Mark Wahlberg), a grown man who must deal with
the cherished teddy bear who came to life as the result of a childhood
wish...and has refused to leave his side ever since.
John Bennett (Mark Wahlberg) is a perfectly normal Boston native whose
childhood wish for his teddy bear to come to life comes true. The bear,
Ted (voiced by Seth MacFarlane),
remains his best friend from the age of 8 into his adulthood.
Twenty-five years later, conflict emerges when Ted's irresponsible and
vulgar slacker lifestyle comes in the way of John's attempt to embrace
adulthood and his love-interest Lori (Mila Kunis). While not an exact
reproduction of the toy, the film's timeline coincides with the
introduction of Teddy Ruxpin, the talking teddy bear.
