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'Anchorman 2' To Deal With Racial Issues?
When it was announced that the long-rumored sequel to 'Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy' was a reality, speculations as to its possible content were inevitable. However, those speculations have so far been fed directly by director Adam McKay who, while finishing the script with Will Ferrell, has been leaking potential plot points left and right. A couple weeks ago, he let slip a clue in the form of the words "custody battle." Now, McKay has dropped a second hint during a recent interview, specifically about the era in which it will be set and the societal changes taking place at that time. Here's what he said...
"It's right when all the news started changing with the 24-hours news cycle in '78 or '79. All of a sudden, local news stations diversified and had Latino anchors and African-American anchors, and any time you're talking about diversity and the Action News team, that's always fun to deal with."
So 'Anchorman 2' will involve the Action News team struggling once again with that old, old wooden ship known as diversity? I suppose that could make for some funny moments, but it seems a bit familiar. The first film was all about the changing landscape of the job market and how the inclusion of a woman shook up the boys club. I hope there's more to this racial angle than just hitting those same beats again with a minority anchor in place of a woman. It just seems like we're in danger of getting an extremely repetitive sequel unless this threadline is somehow offset by the previously mentioned custody battle story device. I'm not saying this has turned me off to 'Anchorman 2,' that would be a bit hasty, but it does make me a tad nervous.
What do you guys think? Could they mine enough new material from this plot point to avoid repeating themselves? Why aren't they going to space like McKay joked about long ago and far away?
Source: Empire
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Comment by Cab on April 25, 2012 at 1:36pm -
I see this movie as a sequel being made for the money more-so than for the fans (which is the case 90 percent of the time). I just don't want this movie to be overhyped like it is right now and let it run its course til its released.
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Comment by whitewizard on April 25, 2012 at 1:35pm -
the plot may be the same but the jokes will be differentish from the ones you have read in dad's dirty joke book by the toilet. toss in a little custody battle and we will have plenty of over the top quotable quotes for drunk frat guys for years to come. basically i am not worried ferrel movies are not exactly pushing the boundaries of cinema make me laugh enough to justify popcorn prices and we are cool.
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Comment by Y2G on April 25, 2012 at 1:18pm -
For some reason, this scares me
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Comment by gambolingman on April 25, 2012 at 12:24pm -
Sorry, what did you say?
I don't speak Spanish...
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Comment by Chris Winters on April 25, 2012 at 11:45am -
Well, it sounds like a great idea to begin with. I've never seen the first and just like Supernatural, if you haven't, you probably never will. But to decide to release a sequel with that quote is interesting.
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