Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

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Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

film by McKay [2013]

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Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues is a 2013 comedy film directed by Adam McKay and starring Will Ferrell. It is the sequel to Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004). The film follows Ron Burgundy and his news team as they navigate the changing media landscape of the early 1980s, taking jobs at a 24-hour news network. The movie continues the absurd humor and character-driven comedy established in the first film, with Ferrell reprising his role as the narcissistic and often clueless anchorman.12

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Christina Applegate
Marriage, Anchorman, Friends, and other successes at the turn of the 21st century
…also in the 2013 sequel, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. In between Applegate guest starred in two episodes (2002 and 2003) of Friends as one of Rachel’s shallow sisters. She won an Emmy Award for outstanding guest actress in a comedy series for her first appearance and was nominated for…
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…also in the 2013 sequel, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. In between Applegate guest starred in two episodes (2002 and 2003) of Friends as one of Rachel’s shallow sisters. She won an Emmy Award for outstanding guest actress in a comedy series for her first appearance and was nominated for…
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Steve Carell
Despicable Me, Minions, and Foxcatcher
…role of Brick Tamland in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.
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…role of Brick Tamland in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.
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Will Ferrell
Step Brothers and Anchorman 2
…satire The Campaign (2012); and Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013). The production company was also behind Funny or Die (funnyordie.com), a Web site that first garnered notice with a short video of Ferrell being intimidated by his landlady, a beer-swigging potty-mouthed toddler.
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…satire The Campaign (2012); and Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013). The production company was also behind Funny or Die (funnyordie.com), a Web site that first garnered notice with a short video of Ferrell being intimidated by his landlady, a beer-swigging potty-mouthed toddler.
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Paul Rudd
Career
…in the unsuccessful Anchorman sequel Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013).
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…in the unsuccessful Anchorman sequel Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013).
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