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Adam McKay Sez Paramount "Basically" Passes On ANCHORMAN 2!
Beaks here...
Sequels to classic comedies rarely go well, but rarely do you have the original creative team in place ready and rarin' to get the band back together. So there's a reason many of us have been giddy at the prospect of ANCHORMAN 2. Given writer-director Adam McKay's sterling track record (two of his films made my Top 100 of the Decade list, and I tried to make a case for the third), there was every reason to believe we wouldn't be getting warmed over CADDYSHACK 2/GHOSTBUSTERS 2/BLUES BROTHERS 2000 leftovers.
According to McKay via Twitter, Paramount doesn't give a shit. They don't want ANCHORMAN 2 under any circumstances. Here's the bad news...
So bummed. Paramount basically passed on Anchorman 2. Even after we cut our budget down. We tried.
Now, this could be a brilliant maneuvering ploy by McKay. Nothing better than rallying the base to prove to the studio that there is a fervent desire for more adventures of the Channel 4 news team, right?
You want ANCHORMAN 2? Let the studio know in this here talk back. Otherwise, it looks like Ron Burgundy is one-and-done.
For the record, ANCHORMAN is - to these ears, at least - the most quoted comedy of the last decade. There's an affection for these characters and the scotch-soaked world they inhabit. I don't understand why Paramount would shoot this project down if it could be made for $100 million or less. The original may not have been a huge hit domestically, but this feels to me like an AUSTIN POWERS to AUSTIN POWERS 2 situation; the box-office uptick should be massive.
McKay followed up that tweet a few hours later with this...
To all who asked: no we can't do Anchorman 2 at another studio. Paramount owns it.
Do the right thing, Paramount. I mean, if you're going to make xXx 3D, you at least owe us this.
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I DONT WANT ANCHORMAN 2
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Although Carrell was great.
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I'm in a glass case of emotion!
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but this would've been the only new Will Ferrell project I would've gave a rat's ass about...
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nuff said.
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I'm gonna punch you in the ovary, that's what I'm gonna do, A straight shot. Right to the baby maker
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OK so maybe it's not a brilliant as the first but it is a solid movie on its own, with some classic lines. The Caddyshack and Blues Brothers sequels are unwatchable.
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This is shit. Anchorman 2 was the only comedy sequel I was ever looking forward to.
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BRICK!
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60% of the time it'll be a hit, every time.
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This had real potential. It's one of the few Will Ferrell movies almost everyone can enjoy. I guess they needed to make room for a remake or restart of a franchise, rather than have a guaranteed money maker in a sequel to a hugely popular movie like Anchorman...
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Because that would totally rock.
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Listen to me paramount!
first post ever on my iPad by the way. Woo -
Let it go peeps
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...and I love the world of Ron Burgundy. Paramount execs are apparently a group of whale's vaginas...
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I love Anchorman. This is shit news.
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or Anchordog?
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One less sequel in the world. Now if the studios would do the same to remakes.
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Apr 29, 2010 3:32:36 PM CDT
You have an absolutely breath-taking... heiney. I mean, that thi
by bubbageek
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Will Ferrell played basically the same character in way too many movies in to short a time period
Familiarity breeds contempt, etc, etc
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Give us Anchorman 2! You have 3 of the biggest comedians on the planet in Ferrell, Rudd, and Carrell. Who cares what the first one made, this is a fucking powerhouse of a movie now!
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Taledega Nights is the funniest Ferrell/McKay Comedy. Period.
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Please Paramount can we have some more!
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Paramount is just testing the waters to see if there is interest in this sequel. Uh, OF COURSE THERE IS! Anchorman is one of the greatest comedies of our generation, sequel will get made eventually at another studio if they pass for certain.
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bring back the class to the studios...lol....but hey why would we want to watch that crap when we can see the same crap for free on funnyordie.com????? so who cares
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Apr 29, 2010 3:37:21 PM CDT
I want to see FIELD REPORTER with Brian Fantana!
by anything but tangerines
Backstory with the chick in the dressing room.
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I will see this movie. Every single one of my friends will see this movie. Multiple times. Do you realize that people are STILL quoting Anchorman? Imagine the Austin Powers scenario. The first one did pretty well, people quoted it and such. Remember how the second one EXPLODED? Made canyons of money, waaaay more than the first. Well....you figure out where I'm going with this.
Mark my words, an Anchorman sequel will destroy the box office. And DVD sales? Come on. It would be HUUUUGE.
Paramount...if you are indeed serious about passing, and not just playing hardball, then I have no clue as to how you've been a major movie studio for as long as you have.
This is the most no-brain no-brainer in the entire history of brainless no-brainer ideas. Just fork over the dough. -
..it would be the Anchorman team. In the 1980's.
If your mind isn't just SWIMMING with hilarious possibilities, check your pulse because you are a fucking rotting corpse. -
Apr 29, 2010 3:38:55 PM CDT
Since ALL you big Hollywood Studios are Unashamed of doing Prequ
by d o o d
just let this small team with a small budget make their movie.They may surprise you with a handsome return!
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Wwwwhammy!
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And if Nightmare on Elm St. is as good as I think it will be, I would rather have Samuel Bayer directing The Boys
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This goes to show that studio execs have no idea what real people actually like when it comes to movies. Everyone (in America at least) aged 30 or under liked "anchorman". Everyone. Above age 30, I'd say it's about 75%. The quotes never get old. The movie never gets old. "Anchorman" is one of those rare movies that has grown and grown it's fan base/reputation every year and it will not stop any time soon. They better snatch it up because I guarantee you, Sony or another studio will and it will make over $100 million in America alone.
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Since ALL you big Hollywood Studios are Unashamed of doing Prequels, Sequals and Squeaquals.....
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You know I dont speak Spanish!
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DAMN I WANT ME A SEQUEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Apr 29, 2010 3:42:31 PM CDT
I want it, but anything over $70 million seems ridiculous
by juansanchez
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in Adam McKay's the boys, I almost puked all over the screen
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Why the fuck would you not make Anchorman 2? How much could it really cost anyway?
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Apr 29, 2010 3:44:23 PM CDT
I'm sure we have all seen our fair share of German pornography.
by boyblue
Oh, of course not sister Marie!
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If it means McKay doesn't get The Boys
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Equally as dumb as MGM not making Bond 23.
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I love lamp.
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I love lamp.
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I saw the first and it was really overrated. The Stay Classy quote is really overdone.
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Stay classy Paramount and bring A2 to life.
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I've found over the years that I'm in the very small minority that regards Ghostbusters 2 as absolutely no less than 75% the quality that the original film was.
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NO!!! I don't wanna see Will Ferrell ANYwhere near my favorite on-going comic
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I'm kind of a big deal. People know me. I have many, many leather bound books!
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I have no idea why that movie gets so much shit. It's good. Did people just want a straight rehash?
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That's just DUMB!
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that's what I think of this news.
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that's what I think of this news.
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I don't get it. :|
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Jack Black will punt your ass.
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It's pretty hard to imagine this being anything other than a let-down.. the first one was sublme.. heck even my WIFE has gone out on her own and added Anchorman quotes to her HTC Hero, so she can just poke it and it will say GREAT ODIN'S RAVEN!! and stuff like that.. YOU'RE A DIRTY PIRATE HOOKER! lol
Not sure if a sequel would be able to re-capture that magic.. although I doubt that is Paramount's reasoning.. they probably just see Ferrell as toxic right now. If someone wants to do a sequel with possibilities, how about a Zoolander sequel, that way Ferrell would not have to carry it, and could just steal every scene he is in like Zoolander and Austin Powers... -
near The Boys. I could see him being cast as Homelander and totally fucking it up. My personal picks for Homelander would be either Travis Van Winkle who played the douche in Friday the 13th 2009, or Ryan McPartlin from Chuck.
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His sense of humor seems to be very absurd and juvenile and brighter than the sun. That's the complete opposite of the obsidian black humor present in Garth's series. I don't think Adam could pull it off in my wildest dreams. I'd think Fight Club-era David Fincher would be a good reference point when looking for a director. The Boys is twisted, pervy shit and it's gonna take a sure hand to bring it to life
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Apr 29, 2010 3:56:46 PM CDT
What is that? Smells like a turd covered in burnt hair, Paramoun
by elduderino_abides
GIVE ME MORE ANCHORMAN!!!!!!!!!! NOW!
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Not only that, but I don't think there is much room for improv in The Boys, not when it's already so funny
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I'd love to see it, but didn't he end up on some bullshit Forbes list of the most overpaid actor in Hollywood? Now, we're starting to see him in ensemble movies, which Anchorman actually is, by the way. C'mon Paramount. The first one has enough of a following. This one will make a profit. I'll see it 1st Friday, guaranteed!
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There were so many unanswered questions left over from the first one. I just hope that Paramount isn't killing this project so that they could greenlight some Rubik's Cube movie...
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Since the first Anchorman, Ferrell has starred in 8 movies with only 3 of them being remotely hits (Talladega Nights, Blades of Glory and Stepbrothers). He is too eratic in his box office draw for the studios to shell out the money to do a sequel especially if they want Steve Carrell and Paul Rudd in the movie since both have become leads themselves since Anchorman.
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anchorman is hillarious, and i have been eagerly waiting a second one since mckay and ferrel mused about it years ago. All the cast are now more famous (hell even carell says he'd return and he's tv's biggest star right now)lets hope paramount comes to their senses or someone like sony agrees to make it (even though i hate when sequel go to other studios, i'll forgive it this time)
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I might be one of the few out there but I actually find Land of the Lost pretty damn funny. Maybe it's because it's the only movie on my iPod and I've been forced to view it dozens of times as I wait for one delayed flight or another...but after repeated viewings it has actually grown on me quite a bit and there is some excellent humour in there. Chakka, Dr. Rick Marshall, Chakka...
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cmown!
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No shit, man. The Boys is hysterical and McKay could only tarnish its humor by adding his "take" on it. It's gotta be played straight. No yuckin'-it-up, wink-at-the-camera-bullshit is gonna fly with a Garth Ennis story
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Quick shot, right to the babymaker...
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Then they should be eaten by a bear.
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I say this as a fan. He is subversive and actually will probably get the heart of the Boys.
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Because I need another Anchorman!!!!
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I want me some more channel four news.
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Apr 29, 2010 4:10:32 PM CDT
Uh...did I miss the memo and the original is now considered good
by porkchopxpress
Because the movie I saw was fucking stupid as hell and Paramount sounds like they think so, too.
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Passing on AM2 is an insanely dumb move on their part...
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But if the director is going to be someone from that camp I would much rather it be Jody Hill. He would nail the dark humor and I believe he could handle the action.
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He's not a terrible choice but he's hardly a good one when you have directors out there who haven't proven they can mix dark humor and action better than McKay. Off the top of my head I'd say the guy who directed Reese Witherspoon in FREEWAY would be a more suitable choice than Adam. That little movie may never have made it to theatres but it mixed humor and horror better than alot of higher quality projects I've seen. McKay traffics in goofy. He don't do dark
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Observe & Report was awesome and the tone is exactly what I'd anticipate in a feature adaptation of The Boys
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Apr 29, 2010 4:16:00 PM CDT
there is a good chance Adam McKay would Gavin Hood The Boys
by jackslater4
When the director finally does get anounced, I know I'll have to read about it on a different website than aint it cool though.
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Why not, Paramount?
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Jody Hill falls into too perfect to happen territory. Although, there's always Preacher and Crossed.
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Then they'll fund it for sure, and you can make the movie you want!!!
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I LOVED Anchorman. I own the widescreen unrated version with the best buy bonus disc, and the wake up ron burgundy "lost movie" (which was inferior, but still had its moments). I would LOVE to see another film in that universe by McKay. I would see it multiple times. Also, "Where did you get a hand grenade Brick?" "I don't know Ron" is an awesome quote (among the tons this movie has)
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And Will Fuckhead isn't funny... sad but true
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Most quoted of last decade. Office Space came out in 1999. It does not count.
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Anchorman = Good movie. New one not needed. They might as well make a new Wayne's World movie. Or one based on the life and death of Corey Haim.
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And I commend McKay for not backing down on that point. I'd rather the film not get made.
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That is all
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with a BB gun. Always envisioned this set in the 80's. A coked out Brick would be comedy GOLD.
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The first one cost 28 million to make and went on to make $85,288,303. And the sequel is going to cost 100 million?????? WHY? No wonder they are balking.
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Don't act like you weren't impressed. Then I read they were passing on it. Completely gone. This is the worst decision in the history of investing. Someone please make this movie. The original was one of the best times I've had in a cineplex.
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And ate the whole wheel of cheese? I'm not even mad. Thats impressive.
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I'm gonna take Paramount's mother out to a nice steak dinner and never call her again!
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Wayne's World reboot. Back to the Future reboot. 1941 reboot. Beastmaster reboot. Eddie Deezen reboot.
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works every time!
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGH.
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Drunken naked Sheen man punching mirror in a depression state = comedy gold
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Go fuck yourself Paramount! yet?
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It was a dissapointment given so many thought it would be a huge summer comedy hit.
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Channel 4 Goes to the Moon. At any rate, I'd still like to see a real sequel, something more substantial than Wake Up, Ron Burgundy.
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I have a feeling that Anchorman didn't do great numbers at the Box Office but has built up a cult following on DVD. Paramount would be wanting a quick return on their investment but I think it's important to remember that core members of the cast have gone on to bigger and better things since the original and there would be an instant built-in audience for any sequel.
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I didn't like the first one. Don't get me wrong, it had moments (the alley fight was great), but all-in-all it was right up there with Talladega Nights for me (read: Didn't laugh much and fell asleep halfway thru with no desire to ever see what I missed). Most quoted in the last decade? I suppose that would have more to do with your circle of friends. My buds and I quote movies all the damn time (esp. comedies), but Anchorman isn't on that list for any of us. Maybe I should see it again? Not sure. Ferrell's character just wasn't funny to me, and I like a lot of Ferrell's stuff.
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I didn't care for it the first time either. But the more you watch it the funnier it is. Now i think it's one of the funnest movies ever.
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The idea of the news team in the 1980s is fucking hilarious in and of itself. What the shit, Paramount? With a sub-$100M budget, you're guaranteed to double your money in the long run.
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Anchorman was pure genius and had the best/most quotes of any film ever! It demands a sequel!!
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Well, damn. You've piqued my curiosity now. I haven't seen it since it first hit DVD. I might fire it up again on Netflix one of these days then. I've had a few movies over the years become better the second time around. Maybe this'll be another.
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It kinda was... But again, the sequel probably wouldn't be as good so maybe this is for the best...Unfortunately, they'll probably do a reboot of this instead of a sequel...
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...I think it's one of those that is REALLY funny only for the crowd that truly loves it. And I know you're out there. You're very vocally out there. Don't think that crowd is all that big, though. Again, I dig the film - it's funny. But it's not, like, "one of the funniest movies ever!" funny. Few classic scenes, though, for sure. Like the giant fight scene, which I love.
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...and my apartment smells like rich mohagony.
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Fucking classic.
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Damn you Paramount......Damn you to Hell!!
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Seriously now? You are going to apss on a movie that was excellent in terms of profit and even more once it went to the DVD realm of box stores? You have a sure fire bonafide hit with the fans on this yet you pass? You know what I take back the pirate hooker you dirty whale's vagina of a company...
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All of the comedians in AM have been on F.O.D at some point minus applegate and steve. What kind of budget is needed. Practically nothing. Do it with out the studio. Or do they own the rights to the characters.
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Hire Farrel and some other cast to put out funny web videos. All the kids do it.
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Now my profile says that I like Lamp.
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One of the funniest moment in movies in many years. I would watch that scene over and over and not lose enjoyment. :)
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GREAT ODINS RAVEN!!!! THE HUMAN TORCH WAS DENIED A BANK LOAN!!! HOW NOW COW BROW HOW NOW!!! I mean COME ON!!! That character was just enough for a sequel!
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So is Ferrell.
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REALLY not a big Will Ferrell fan, but this I would have gladly seen in theatres.
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So these fuck holes want to make a magic 8 ball movie but pass on Anchorman 2?? Give me strength! I hope a panda literally rips their faces off.
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Anchorman is a classic- i'm up for another one, as long it doesnt rehash jokes and ideas from the original.How about a plot that sees what the channel 4 news team get up to in the 80's?
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Gonna find my baby, gonna hold her tight
gonna grab some afternoon delight.
My motto's always been; when it's right, it's right.
Why wait until the middle of a cold dark night.
When everything's a little clearer in the light of day.
And you know the night is always gonna be there any way.
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If there's any potential franchise starter that could break the comedy sequel stigma... IT'S RON FUCKING BURGUNDY.
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Anchorman 2 would fucking rock. How the fuck does the studio pass on this? With all the shit they routinely greenlight? Here's a known property with A-list stars that will easily do 80-100 million box office.
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Yer gonna hold 6 lousy months against me??
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Feckless Paramount Suited Assholes
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Really, absolutely no reason. Good decision by Paramount.
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maybe it's for the best. Would be hard to surpass the first one.
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How could this movie not be a hit. My friends and I have been drooling over the prospect of a sequel for years. This just feels like a foolish move for any studio to pass on. And Paul Rudd and Steve Carrell, two breakout stars because of this movie, agreed to take a pay cut! What are these stupid studio heads thinking.
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Apr 29, 2010 6:29:59 PM CDT
Look on the bright side guys!! At least we'll get to see
by mobileaccess
Hangover 2!!
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Apr 29, 2010 6:35:09 PM CDT
Caddyshack 2, GB2 and bluebrothers 2000 all have one thing in co
by ndally
...Dan Ackroyd! But I'm tired of people shitting on GB2. it's pretty funny. The climax is a bit forced but Janosz makes me laugh everytime the look on his face during his first encounter with Viggo is hilarious. I love Ghostbusters 2. I wish we could see all thedeleted scenes(there's a ton!) from it since Sony is being lame and not including them on th DVD release
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Paramount, if this is true, you are idiots. Massive UK following.
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I can confirm that I would see the movie at least five times regardless of quality. FOR THE LOVE OF JACOB, GREENLIGHT ANCHORMAN 2.
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THEMAAAAAAAAAN, HEPUNTEDSEQUEL!! WAIT WAIT!! I wanna say something............BLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEUUUUUUUUUUUUUARAAAAAAAAAAAAGHGHGH!
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Great dog scene with Jack Black as well.
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Fucking love ANCHORMAN! As pointed out, with all the pure shit being green-lighted, and this guaranteed hit sits on the shelve?
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It sucked.
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Sloppily made and only sporadically funny. A film director, McKay is not. Maybe he should find a new profession.
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I need me some more retro manly news. No sequel would be an even worse choice than milk.
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I didn't see the first one in the theaters. but I'll be first on line for this one.
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But I have to make a case for San Diago... this needs to be greenlit now!
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I don't think they realize just how much Anchorman's popularity has grown since the movie was in theater.
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Wasn't the absolutely dreadful "Wake Up, Ron Burgundy" all of the deleted footage after they had to essentially re-shoot most of the actual Anchorman movie because it sucked so bad? Sure, the final Anchorman product we were left with is legendary, but if the god-awful "Wake Up, Ron Burgundy" is a better indication of what their "plan" was as filmmakers before the re-shoots then you can see why the studio would balk at green lighting a sequel.
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I want this movie. It won't be as good as the first one of course, but I just want to go back to that world.
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You'd rake in the cash.
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Yeah, I stabbed him in the heart.
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They're doing a "The Boys" movie? I loved Anchorman but no way should these people ever be allowed near "The Boys". But boo, give us "Anchorman 2: Punch to the baby-maker" you Hollywood cunts!
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bad monkey finger
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also McKay's Twitter is anti-funny. I read through it before.
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other than that, I don't know who gives a shit about it.
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Come up with five things that normal people honestly regularly quote from ANXHORMAN. Five. Can't do it? HYPE REFUTED!
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...still waiting for the return of Sex Panther.
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Apr 29, 2010 8:19:45 PM CDT
It should do better now that the cult following has endured and
by demosthenes2
...and didn't do decent, maybe not amazing, but decent box office? Maybe it's that some of the last few Ferrell starring vehicles have underperformed, like Semi-Pro...
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and still make a huge profit. It's amazing how little a studio is aware of it's own property. A sequel to this movie would be pure gold. The Austin Powers analogy is very apt in this case. Get of the cocoon suits!
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That may possibly have something to do with it. Hoping Other Guys turns it around.
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I wonder if you can still make that kind of a comedy anymore. It's such a damned funny film, but I wonder if too many copy-cats sucked that style dry and ruined it for a second film.
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fucking tools at paramount
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Apr 29, 2010 8:38:56 PM CDT
will ferrel in eastbound and down got me back on his side
by waka_flocka
that car movie was utter turd tho
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I'm always down for some more "yazz flute". Bring on Anchorman 2. Go F--- yourself San Diego... I mean Paramount!
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Funniest film of 08' by far. Pieces of crap like Pimeapple Express and Tropic Thunder were bores. Step Brothers was unbelievably stupid, but sooo funny.
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It's guaranteed profitability
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Please make this sequel. It could be lousy, but the original is my girlfriend's favorite movie. We've watched the DVD 20 times. It keeps getting better every time I watch it.
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I would do anything for a sequel. A-nuh-thing.
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do it. it'll be awesome.
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When all this sequel stuff blows over we should all get an apartment together! I'll quit typing for a while now.
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Followed closely by Tropic Thunder. That said, I have yet to get around to seeing Step Brothers, so I can't speak to that. But if you thought Pineapple Express was boring...oh whatever.
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Maybe they should try to get the spanish language studio to make the film. Or maybe public television could take a break from their pledge drive to go down and kick Paramount studio's ass.
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Paramount, seriously, do the right thing and greenlight this movie at whatever budget they need to do it right.
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I have never commented on this site, but I read all the time. Paramount just might be a bit on the retarded side if they do not pay for this. When you have everyone willing to come back for less cash; then all the good stuff slides into place. Why would you not want to make a part 2: it'd not like it is Cadyshack II. When big actors take a pay cut, that's usually a good sign. San Diego is german for a whale's vagina, and I love lamp.....let it be so Paramount. Let it be so.
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If they could reassemble the News team they would be complete fucking idiots to not make another!!!
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http://tinyurl.com/2c6oeeo
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You should probably find yourself a safehouse or a relative close by. Lay low for a while, because you're probably wanted for murder.
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I agree nerfherda...this NEEDS to happen! Even if it sucks. Either way, I want to see it.
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at a movie. The humour was so perfect, it felt like it was made for me. All these great actors who'd been on the radar just appearing (like Paul Rudd) and blowing me away. I mean, Brian Fantana? Awesome.
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Apr 29, 2010 10:02:38 PM CDT
I have many leather bound books, and my apartmett smells like ri
by onerage3000
I'm sorry, I was trying to impress you
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Apr 29, 2010 10:02:44 PM CDT
I have many leather bound books, and my apartmett smells like ri
by onerage3000
I'm sorry, I was trying to impress you
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Paramount obviously doesn't realize...
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1) How can you lump Ghostbusters 2 with those absolute atrocities? Sure, it wasn't as good as the first, but it had it's moments, and more importantly, the original cast, unlike the other two.
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but I hated Anchorman. I tried to watch it three times and had to turn it off because I was bored. Besides that cowbell skit on SNL, I have never thought Will Ferrell was funny. John C Reilly on the other hand I find hysterical.
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Apr 29, 2010 10:53:00 PM CDT
"I'm expressing my inner anguish THROUGH THE MAJESTY OF SONG!"
by rosemarysbabydaddy
Not really. But Paramount, please listen to the fans: MORE BURGANDY! What, are you afraid of making a little money?
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please make it.
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Anchorman is like a game for me. I put it on and see how long I can go before I'm hurting with laughter.
I can't make it 30 seconds: "and suits so fine, they made Sinatra
look like a hobo.
I was going to make fun of a list of upcoming Paramount releases, but I want to see all of this shit: Iron Man 2, Jackass 3D, The Coen Bros. True Grit, The Craig Brewer version of Footloose.
Paramount, if you make this people will go see it and buy in on video forever. Why not make me happy and make money?
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Apr 29, 2010 11:28:20 PM CDT
There's a Facebook Group to show support for Anchorman 2
by sifodyasjr.
http://tinyurl.com/2c6oeeo
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very old
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... and Paramount is run by incompetent fools. Ok, maybe Anchorman didn't do incredibly well upon release in theaters. However, since then, it has gained an incredible cult following. Not unlike The Big Lebowski.
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Just go off on the 80's instead of the 70's, have fun with it...get the original cast back...you CANNOT lose...PARAMOUNT.
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I am from there.
And every time I think about that line that Ron says, I just about die everytime. There are such huge segments of that city that are still fairly conservative. So it is actually very funny.I think Paramount is really underestimating just how big this movie can be. Think of it this way. I hate Will Ferrell, and his movies but I kinda dug Anchorman, and a little bit with Zoolander. If made correctly, keeping all the incredibly gifted comedians in the cast and marketing it right. Anchorman 2 could be big. -
and don't bother making THE BOYS unless you're going to do it properly. which you aren't. so don't.
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I remember Anchorman making your top 100 and how pissed it was.It didn't crack the top 5? Bullshit.
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To its home on whore island
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fuck u too paramount
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please
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Anchorman is my favorite comedy. Last I heard the idea for a sequel took place in 80s with Ron as the national anchor. There's a million possibilities for that, people want to see it!
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doesn't. I don't get it. I love Anchorman. It was the start of alot of great comedy careers.
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A big shame.
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At the time i just didn't get around to seeing it at the cinema. I should have.
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I don't blame Paramount in the slightest. 100 million (or "less", but not really when marketing costs are added) is a fucking ridiculous price to pay for a comedic sequel.
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Beaks, in your own words "this why I hope they never, ever make
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"this why I hope they never, ever make a sequel."
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There have been so many poor comedies over the past ten years, make this one with the winning formula, cast, and chemistry!
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who's involved or whether it has a ready-made fanbase. I remember sitting down to watch Airplane II with the anticipation that I was about to have my sides split again. I'd rather see an Old School II as Frank the Tank was 10x the gutwrencher Burgundy was. Anyone agree?
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Seriously, how the hell can you deny me my Anchorman sequel? It won't make money? Are you freaking crazy. Morons.
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This movie needs to made!!!!
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This is pathetic. You're pathetic.
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Jesus Paramountie .. you are passing on what could financially be a success, and also what could (no - WILL) be a fantastic sequel. Love the idea of it taking place in the 80´s. And I would love nothing more than to see what these guys are up to now. So get your heads out of your dark space, and greenlit this one! NOW!
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Let's see what's happening at the end of the summer when The Other Guys and Dinner for Schmucks are huge hits...they'd definitely see the bottom line then, plus with these cats taking pay cuts.
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or a hater of apatow films or dumb comedies, but Anchorman was mostly boring. I liked Dodgeball better than Anchorman.
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Anchorman is a genuinely funny movie. It is surprising that Paramount would "stick it" to such a money-making demographic.
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You and Sandler nearly killed movie comedies.
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Yeah, you got Iron Man. Well done. Your output in the last decade has been utter shit otherwise. Anchorman 2 would be guaranteed a $40M opening. Your stupidity rivals the equally atrocious 20th Century Fox of late. Try to wrap your dumbass lawyer heads around that one.
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The cinemas are full of sequels/prequels nobody wants and here's one millions are begging for and you're not doing it.
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funniest film ever. i have seen it at least 20 times, and end up crying with laughter every single time.
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and thanks for stopping by
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The movie is hardly funny. Just because you're screaming doesn't mean you're being funny. It's a movie for middle school kids.
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I 100% agree.
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I would bet on best. Everything i'm reading about the plans for Anchorman 2 sounds excellent. They had the entire cast fully on board (including a particularly enthusiastic Steve Carrell) and willing to take pay cuts to make it happen. Spread the word about the Facebook group to show Paramount that we (at least those of us with middle school humor) want this! http://tinyurl.com/2c6oeeo
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Anchorman was one of the best comedies ever made. Quirky, fun, unique. To have the core cast returning AND writers & director is unbelievable. Paramount is making a HUGE mistake. Literally their loss. This movie would easily earn them a $100-200 million PROFIT. At LEAST! Huge, huge mistake.
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Dear Paramount,
If you are unwilling to greenlight an Anchorman sequel with the original creative team, I would like you to please sell me the rights. I'm not kidding. The original is so beloved, I'm fairly certain I could finance the sequel in one Facebook post. Please don't dally on the sale, I'm sure you will all be fired within 24 months if you are making horrendously stupid decisions like this on a regular basis. If you own a lucrative property, what is the point in owning it if you don't want to use it? The audience wants a sequel with the original creative team! Are you squatting on the rights so can make a direct to DVD "Ron Burgundy Jr" movie for 8 year-olds? I don't get it. You are the studio that brought us The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, Iron Man, Star Trek, and Anchorman! Act like it. -
by making Anchorman 2. Or I am gonna straight-up murder your ass, Paramount.
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This is total balls...They should all go back to their homes on Whore Island.
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The 111th best movie of all time (I have it ranked 13th). What is Paramount smoking? This could be the "Godfather 2" or "Dark Knight" of comedy sequels! Austin Powers 2 was good because all of the principal creators came back. Make it happen!
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This movie will do over 100 million box office minimum and clean up in DVD/Blu-ray sales. They're just being greedy.
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Anchorman is one of my favorite movies of all time. Paramount is going to immediately regret this decision.
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has to return as Wes Mantooth. Dorothy Mantooth is a saint!
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is how the movie will actually be made, years after anyone cares, starring people you've never heard of, and featuring the director of the Fame remake.
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Search Facebook for 'Petition to Get Paramount to Greenlight Anchorman 2'
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What the hell Paramount. You can make tons of other crap, but you can't allow a fucking sequel to Anchorman? The booklet in the 2nd dvd movie was hilarious. The soundtrack with intros and dialog by Ron Burgundy is hysterical. Stop being a fucking dick and make the movie.
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Make the movie!
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It works EVERY time. Please give us a sequel, paramount, you fuckheads. There's no way that people will pass on seeing this in theatres.
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And I love Ron Burgandy. I hear he's kind of a big deal.
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PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE make this happen!!!!!!! with all the crap coming out, and they veto THIS??!!??!!??!!
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Anchorman 2.
Get it fuc%&ing done.
NOW!
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paramount is a bunch of smelly pirate hookers.
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God do I hate you idiotic cynical people on this site. The tool that said "this is now considered good" is especially douchey. I'm pretty sure that millions of people have and still consider it good. Now, I know, you've got your head up your ass and think you're somehow above the movie just because it's popular and you have to be a dickhead contrarian. But please, fuck off with your smug, self righteous attitude, and go drown yourself in a fountain.
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God do I hate you idiotic cynical people on this site. The tool that said "this is now considered good" is especially douchey. I'm pretty sure that millions of people have and still consider it good. Now, I know, you've got your head up your ass and think you're somehow above the movie just because it's popular and you have to be a dickhead contrarian. But please, fuck off with your smug, self righteous attitude, and go drown yourself in a fountain.
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I loved "Anchorman"...if someone can not only make a piece of sewage like Steve Martin's "The Pink Panther" AND a sequel to it...then damn it, you'd think a company like Paramount could do a sequel for an actually FUNNY comedy.
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Paramount SUCKS!!!!
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I'll take a sequel to any of those please.
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That alone is reason enough for Paramount to shitcan this.
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Nuff said.
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... I hope they change their mind.
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MILK WAS A BAD CHOICE.
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I was looking forward to Anchorman 2, it would have been an interesting full circle for Will Ferrell
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Loved the first one.
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THIS IS BUSHLEAGUE!
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Why you say those things?
POOP mouth
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If the studios were smart they would stop operating like the American stock market. Less movies? Higher ticket prices? This year I've gone to maybe ten-twenty movies - I've enjoyed... zero. Walked out of a movie, I don't do that. STOP BEING RTARDS YOU FUCKS!
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I mean they really rev my engine....but they DON'T BELONG IN THE NEWSROOM! Paramount you suck....that is all.
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This is a good idea. Anchorman was always my favourite superhero
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...obviously, their asking price is too high and ignores the realities of how Ferrell's post-Anchorman movies have done.
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If they can't get the budget under 100 million, then why should a studio greenlight a film when the original only made 90 million? This movie would draw diehard fans of the first but those aren't enough to make up for the budget of hiring Ferrell, Rudd and Carell, the last two being movie stars now in their own right.
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I LOVE LAMP!!!!!
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My writing partner and I had a Will Farrel Jim Carrey John C. Reilly comedy we are going to write after the WESTERNS it would fit perfectly in THE ANCHOR MAN just the Anchor man would lose his job.............
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