The best way to spread Christmas cheer is... Playing an Elf guessing game with Zooey Deschanel! It's also, apparently, the best way to be shocked at this mind-blowing revelation: Zooey, who starred in the 2003 movie with Will Ferrell , has only ever seen Elf ONE time. Once! And only because she had to, at the movie's premiere. "It's not like I'm sitting around watching myself," the new mom explained.