The first Anchorman 2 trailer has finally arrived online. Instead of simply giving fans a tease, the clip contains actual footage from the upcoming sequel.
The follow-up to Adam McKay’s hilarious 2004 comedy finds Brian Fantana, Champ Kind, Brick Tamland, and the mustachioed Ron Burgundy boldly marching into the 1980s. Unfortunately for the gang, a lot has changed since their time in the spotlight.
A younger, more diverse group of journalists have moved into their territory, transforming these once-relevant anchors into relics of a bygone era. However, the gang is hoping to revive their careers by helping out with a new 24-hours global news channel.
“I’m going to do the thing that God put Ron Burgundy on this Earth to do: have salon-quality hair and read the news,” Burgundy says at one point during the trailer.
Anchorman 2 brings back everyone from the original film as well as a number of new faces. Although Burgundy hooked up with Veronica Corningstone in the first movie, it would appear the seasoned news anchor has a new love interest in the sequel. Stomp the Yard star Meagan Good is slated to play Ron’s new girlfriend.
Judging from the trailer, it looks like Ron Burgundy has a new rival to contend with over the course of the sequel. 30 Rock star James Marsden plays a dashingly handsome new anchor, one that our hero is clearly a little concerned about. However, chances are Burgundy will prevail when all is said and done.
McKay and company managed to wrangle a number of celebrity cameos for Anchorman 2 . According to Internet Movie Database , the flick reportedly includes appearances by Jim Carrey, Liam Neeson, Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Sacha Baron Cohen, Kristen Wiig, Harrison Ford, and Kanye West . And that’s just naming a few of them.
What do you think about the Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues trailer? Are you planning to catch the sequel in theaters on December 20?
