Anchorman 2 teaser to run before The Dictator?

Anchorman 2 is finally happening, but as yet, we've not been treated to anything in the way of promotional material. That might be about to change however, with director Adam McKay hinting at the existence of an early teaser…

McKay took to Twitter to big up the release of Sacha Baron Cohen's The Dictator, in which he had a hand, before setting tongues wagging with the promise of a pre-film "treat".

"See 'The Dictator' (I worked on it and it's crazy funny)," said McKay. "In addition to 'Campaign' trailer with Zach [Galifianakis] and Will [Ferrell] there's another treat before it."

McKay's tweet has been backed up by a number of American moviegoers, who have claimed to have seen an Anchorman 2 teaser before advanced screenings of The Dictator. The brief clip is said to feature the Channel 4 News team playing up their excitement at a potential return, with the year 2013 flagged up for a potential release date.

It's exciting to hear that things are moving forward with this one, with the idea of a sequel having been batted around for so many years. You can check out the new teaser yourself, when The Dictator opens in the UK on Wednesday.

Source: totalfilm

Anchorman 2 poster revealed

Anchorman 2 has filmed a new teaser trailer that will air ahead of The Dictator, a process director Adam McKay has described as extremely helpful in coming up with ideas for the new script.

"Paramount came to us with the idea of the teaser," explains McKay, "and since we’re writing the script it was a good chance to see the characters and hang out with the actors to inspire writing."

"All of the actors  slipped right into character and they all looked amazing," he continues. "Paul [Rudd] has a beard and we’re thinking of keeping it. Kind of an Eddie Rabbit meets Serpico look."

As for what exactly we can expect from the second film, McKay is playing his cards fairly close to his chest.

"Nothing’s set," he says. "Right now I can say for sure there is no Ghost Rider cameo or a scene where Ron fights a wolverine on a nose-diving helicopter. We’re either going to shoot the movie in 3D or 1/2 D. "

Meanwhile, Ron Burgundy took to Twitter to talk up the new teaser trailer. "Dont get Twirter," begins the message. "Anchorman2 teaser w Dictator tom night. Dont know what a teaser is. World is crazy? Having a scotch." Anchorman 2 will open at some point in 2013.

UPDATE: And a new poster has been released (handily spotted by the guys at The Lebanese Cinema Movie Guide, via Collider). It's a tease, serving only to increase anticipation... which it does exceptionally well. It also reveals a subtitle that suggests the legend of Ron Burgundy is still going strong...

[Click on the poster to see it in hi-res]

Source: totalfilm