UPDATE:

Okay, now this is getting even more odd - Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig have decided to not do their Lifetime movie after its very existence was revealed, reports EW

In a statement to EW, Ferrell said, “We are deeply disappointed that our planned top secret project was made public. Kristen and I have decided it is in the best interest for everyone to forego the project entirely, and we thank Lifetime and all the people who were ready to help us make this film.”We kept hearing the news of the movie was not an April Fools joke, despite it being revealed on April 1st. But speculation will only grow about what's going on here with this unusual situation of the movie getting scrapped... and the question of whether there is more to come.Original story follows:

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"Ferrell and Wiig star in the dramatic thriller as a successful couple who house and care for a pregnant woman (played by 90210 alum Jessica Lowndes) with the hopes of adopting her unborn child — then things quickly go awry."

Will Ferrell and soon-to-be Ghostbuster Kristen Wiig are secretly starring in a Lifetime movie titled A Deadly Adoption While the news broke yesterday (on April Fools' Day), this is not a joke. In fact, according to The Hollywood Reporter , the two-hour TV movie has already been filmed. The report states Ferrell has always wanted to make a Lifetime film, as he's a "huge fan" of the network.An early summer debut is being targeted for the film, which is described as a "campy and fun and a contemporary wink at the genre." Here's a plot outline courtesy of THR:Rachel Lee Goldenberg is helming the film, with a script penned by Andrew Steele. Steele, Ferrell, and Wiig previously worked together on the IFC miniseries The Spoils of Babylon. Ferrell's production company, Gary Sanchez Productions, is executive producing alongside Steele, Sharon Bordas, Fernando Szew, and Jessica Elbaum.

Jordan Sirani is a freelance news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @jdsirani