‘Anchorman’ 2 Confirmed: What’s Your Favorite Sequel? – Survey of the Day

After playing some jazz flute and poking fun at Conan O'Brien's talk show, Will Ferrell, in character as Ron Burgundy, made an official announcement. "As of oh-nine-hundred hours Mountain Time, Paramount Pictures and myself, Ronald Joseph Aaron Burgundy, have come to terms on a sequel for 'Anchorman.' It is official: There will be a sequel to 'Anchorman.'"

A sequel for "Anchorman" has long been in the works, but had previously failed to come to fruition. Originally, Ferrell and director Adam McKay intended for a sequel to to originate as a Broadway show before coming to the big screen. However, the planned film, which was to take place in outer space, was deemed "not a good fit" by Paramount executives as of last May. Of course, that was before "The Other Guys," also directed by McKay and starring Ferrell, made over $170 million worldwide.

No word on the release date for the sequel, but Deadline reports that the movie will see Paul Rudd, Steve Carell and David Koechner reprise their roles from the original. They also indicate that Judd Apatow will again produce and McKay will direct the film.

It seems as though the movie fad of the 2000's thus far is to either remake or add sequels to already great movies. Now, I can think of a few that were very well done, in some cases better than the original, but most aren't very good.