Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues: Due April 1
With the 70s behind him, San Diego’s top rated newsman, Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell), returns to the news desk. After losing his job to his wife and co-anchor, Ron reassembles the news team and squares off against a new rival while taking New York’s first 24-hour news channel by storm. Will the world’s greatest anchorman be crushed beneath the weight of his own ego (and his salon-quality hair)? Blu-ray extras: Commentary by Adam McKay, Judd Apatow, Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd & David Koechner; “Behind-the-Scenes: Newsroom” (inside the making of the film); gag reel, parts 1 & 2; “Line-O-Rama, Parts 1 & 2” (non-stop alternate lines from the film); “Welcome to the Dolphin Show” (Ron Burgundy takes on the crowd); “Catfight” (Christina Applegate vs. Meagan Good with hilarious one-liners): “News-O-Rama” (Ron and the News Team bring you the headlines); “Kench-O-Rama” (mashup of Kench Allenby’s most Australian moments); cast table read; four behind-the-scenes featurettes (“Anchorman 2: The Musical,” “RV” (dissecting the RV tumble), “Baxter & Doby” (the lovable animals of “Anchorman 2”), “News Fight” (inside the biggest, baddest all-star celebrity brawl); deleted scenes; extended & alternate Scenes; previsualizations: RV, Shark Attack and News Fight sequences; auditions featuring Meagan Good, Dylan Baker and Amy Poehler; “Benefit for 826LA: Spoiler Alert” (a special tribute to “Anchorman 2”); trailers. Vitals: Director: Adam McKay. Stars: Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, David Koechner, Christina Applegate, Meagan Good, James Marsden, Kristen Wiig, Harrison Ford, Greg Kinnear, Josh Lawson, Dylan Baker, Fred Willard. 2013, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 118 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $124.411 million, Paramount.
