Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg return for "Daddy's Home" on Christmas Day. The new film tells the story of a mild-mannered radio executive who attempts to become the best stepdad to his wife's two children. However, complications arise when their freeloading father returns and he must compete for the love of the children.

The film stars Linda Cardellini as Sara, the mother of the two children. Cardellini is one of the most respected actresses of her generation and has starred in "Mad Men," "Avengers: Age of Ultron" and "ER." She is a Primetime Emmy nominee and an Indie spirit Award nominee.

Latin Post had the opportunity to speak with Cardellini about her latest role and working with both Ferrell and Wahlberg.

Latin Post: How did you get involved with "Daddy's Home?"

Linda Cardellini: I had a done a movie with Kristen Wiig called "Welcome to Me," that Will Ferrell and Adam McKay produced and they were interested in me playing the part. They talked to me about it and I was so happy it when all really worked out.

LP: What is like to work with Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell? How they were similar, how were they different?

LC: They're both really great. They are both at the top of their game, so to be in the middle of that is extraordinary and a privilege. For me, I had finished shooting "Bloodlines" for Netflix that Friday and went to New Orleans and started shooting a Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg comedy on Monday so it was really fun for me to do something really different.

LP: How is it to work with Sean Anders and what was his approach to working with actors?

LC: He's easy going and kind and really, really prepared. He was sending emails to Mark, Will and I and talking about what we would do for the week and how excited he was about things. And it was a really nice way to begin this sense of community before we started shooting for the day. So, he was really wonderful. And the fact that he and John [Morris] wrote it really helped ... they were happy to let us add and subtract and it was such a great script. And it was really fun. There was always something you could change and do on the day to make it feel even better.

LP: Can you tell me what it's like to work in comedy since you've done lots of drama?

LC: It's lots of fun. For me, Sara's very much the straight man in the show. For me, it was great to play the real ties between the guys and the kids. And the amount of improv you could do and the boundaries are much grayer than they are in a drama.

LP: What were some of the preparations that you made for the role and what are the similarities and differences between you and the character?

LC: Sean and I talked a lot before we started the movie and about how to make Sara and how to track through her life. We wanted to show that you could believe that she was the sort of person that could be with this wild guy and now has evolved into having a loving and more stable relationship. One of the things that we ended up thinking a lot about and coming up with was how do you let so many things happen and still be a responsible mom.

LP: You have done many Indie films such as "Return" as well as studio projects. Can you tell me the differences and what do you prefer to work in?

LC: I think each of them have their positives and I think something like this coming out and being a big Christmas movie is really exciting. Seeing people taking pictures with posters in airports and their neighborhoods, that is really exciting. But there are rewards when doing a small film and the sort of feeling of having that come out in the world and be shared is good also. I think it really comes down to material for me. Acting is very similar in both but in some cases you have more time and more resources when there is a bigger budget behind you. Other than that, it's really about story and character. I think that this film is special because it's a really funny film but it's still PG and the characters are well drawn and yet it has something meaningful behind it as well.

LP: What do you hope audiences take away from the film?

LC: I hope it makes them laugh and it makes them feel good. And I feel like it's a great holiday movie for that reason. I'm excited because a lot of people in my family of all different ages can come and see. So my dad does not have to cover his eyes on this one.