Anna Friel (ABC’s Pushing Daisies) has landed the female lead in Land of the Lost opposite star Will Ferrell, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Brad Silberling directs the adventure fantasy for Universal Pictures, a film adaptation of Sid and Marty Krofft’s 1970s live-action kids’ TV show. Friel will play the love interest of Ferrell, a disgraced paleontologist who finds himself in a strange prehistoric world. The Kroffts and Jimmy Miller will produce from a screenplay by Chris Henchy and Dennis McNicholas. Principal photography begins next month.

