According to a twitter post by Adam Mckay, the writer director of Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy, the film's much anticipated sequel will not be happening. He tweets, "So bummed. Paramount basically passed on Anchorman 2. Even after we cut our budget down. We tried."
The stars of the original have went on to become very successful. However, with great success, comes a bigger pricetag. Fortunately the actors were willing to lower their paycheck to hopefully be part of the second installment. But apparently that wasn't enough for Paramount. They are most likely concerned that it won't preform well based on the not-entirely-awesome box office ratings that Anchorman had during its theatrical release.
Paramount is neglecting to realize however, the insanely large cult following the film has gathered. And with so many people who love the first film, a sequel is bound to be a box office success, as well as a well made and hilarious comedy, if kept in the right hands. But who knows, maybe Paramount has made the right choice in ditching this promising comedy for more important and audience-drawing films like...The Magic 8 Ball Movie(???).
What do you think?
-MV
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