The sequel will see the return of Will Ferrell (Step Brothers), Steve Carell (The 40 Year Old Virgin), Paul Rudd (This Is 40) and David Koechner (Get Smart) as the hottest news team in San Diego. The original Anchorman film saw Ron Burgundy (Ferrell) as San Diego's top rated newsman in the male dominated broadcasting world of the 1970s, but Burgundy soon had his ideal world shaken up with the arrival of a new female news woman (Christina Applegate; Married... with Children) brought in to share the limelight, which didn’t go down too well with the self-absorbed newsman.
The original film also starred Fred Willard (Everybody Loves Raymond), Fred Armisen (Saturday Night Live) and Chris Parnell (30 Rock), and recent reports have suggested that Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids) may be joining the cast of the sequel.
Anchorman: The Legend Continues will be directed by Adam McKay (Anchorman, The Other Guys) with a script written by both Ferrell and Mckay.