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Judd Apatow Talks Anchorman 2

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Apatow talks to Empire about a possible sequel
By: S.Sharples
Aug 27, 2009

Anchorman has got to be one of Will Ferrell's best movies and even one of the best comedies ever. Judd Apatow (40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Funny People) recently spoke with Empire about a possible sequel. He mentioned that Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, the director and writer of Anchorman, are currently making 'The Other Guys'. “But I guess it’s a little bit more a possibility than it was a year ago, when it wasn’t being discussed at all," said Apatow.

He went on to say, “When we made Anchorman, Adam and Will had a lot of ideas about what the sequel would be – they’d always laugh about where they’d take the characters.” And what exactly will the film be about? “The great thing is, Will can be any age and play that character. Those anchormen sometimes have their jobs until they’re 75 years old. So we would always laugh that this movie could work if everybody’s really elderly.”

Please don't wait that long. Hopefully we can see Rob Burgundy and the channel 4 news team grace our screens some time in the next three to five years. Anchorman did solid business at the box office grossing $90,574,188 worldwide on a $26M budget. It also did really well in DVD sales and rentals. Are you excited for Anchorman 2? Or should they not mess with a classic?

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