The Return of Ron Burgundy?

http://www.imdb.com/news/ni0899469/

Will Ferrell is close to sealing a deal to revive his comedy newsreader character Ron Burgundy in a sequel to his hit 2004 Anchorman movie.

The funnyman is desperate to film a follow-up to Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and admits he has been in talks with movie bosses to bring the character back for a second run.

And Ferrell is convinced he is close to getting a green light for the project.

He says, "The odds are good. We're going to talk to all the guys next week - Steve Carrell, Paul Rudd and everybody else - to see if it's feasible to do it, because everybody's at different places right now, with totally different schedules.

"Hopefully we can start filming in a couple of years."

I hope this isnt a joke! Finally a sequel I want to see!

Whammy!

hope its true, cant wait!

I do not get why Will Ferrell is considered funny. I have never laughed once at anything he's done. And the way he keeps inventing these cliched 70's characters, it's like him and Mike Myers are trying to out-caricature each other.

:shock:

i cry for you, ziz.

Gimme VINTAGE SNL from '75 to '80 - Dan, John, Chevy, Jane, Bill, Gilda, Garrett and Laraine. THAT was comedy.

Ziz said:

Gimme VINTAGE SNL from '75 to '80 - Dan, John, Chevy, Jane, Bill, Gilda, Garrett and Laraine. THAT was comedy.

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I wasnt very impressed w/ Will Ferrel until I saw Anchorman. That really turned me on to his talents. I understand everyone cant all like the same things but I do agree about old SNL being funnier than the crap on now. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler (please check out her work on Upright Citizens Brigade) were the last truly funny recent cast members. It seems that the "best" (IMO) people get pushed to the side - Horatio Sanz, Keenan Thompson & Darrell Hammond are very funny outside of SNL's confines.
I grew up on the late 80's early 90's SNL cast - Dana Carvey, Phil Hartman, Mike Myers, Al Franken, Kevin Nealon, Victoria Jackson. Sandler and Farley were just starting and it was still pretty funny compared to what they air now.
Nobody can touch Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Jim Belushi era though.

Here are a few classic Ferrell skits:
Celebrity Jeopardy:
http://www.hulu.com/watch/12203/sat...brity-jeopardy---stewart-reynolds-and-connery
Wake Up and Smile (broken teleprompter):
http://bcmoney-mobiletv.com/view/371/will-ferrell-wake-up-and-smile/
Mr Tarkanian:
http://bugehoobs.com/entertainment/best_will_farrell_characters/795

i know a few folks that HATE mr. ferrell, too. he seems to be extremely hot or cold depending on your sense of humor.

i find him particularly hilarious in talladega nights, anchorman, old school, elf... etc. so yeah... i like...

elbarto1 said:

Ziz said:

Gimme VINTAGE SNL from '75 to '80 - Dan, John, Chevy, Jane, Bill, Gilda, Garrett and Laraine. THAT was comedy.

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I understand everyone cant all like the same things but I do agree about old SNL being funnier than the crap on now.

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There was a stretch where it was a running joke among fans that the show hadn't been funny in years. Then comes 9/11. Two weeks later, Sept. 29th, Mayor Giuliani makes a very eloquent speech at the opening of the show stating that New York is open for business and SNL, being one of NY's great institutions, should go on.

Lorne Michaels: "Can we be funny?" :roll:
Rudy Giuliani: "Why start now?"