It was just two days ago that Adam McKay expressed some level of confidence that a sequel Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy would be getting underway sooner rather than later. They were just waiting on Paramount to pony up the loot, which seemed like a no-brainer considering the film's popularity. Well, I guess we're all gonna get fitted for frontal lobotomies today as the director confirmed via his Twitter feed that Paramount has driven a stake through it's heart, officially passing on the sequel.
This comes as a huge shock. Apparently Paramount didn't see any profit potential in the follow-up, which is surprising since most sequels tend to do better than their predecessors, especially on cult favorite films like Anchorman. The cast has only become more popular...ok, except for maybe Will Ferrell, in the time since the film's release back in 2004.
