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'The Hunger Games' Finds Foxface, 'The Hobbit' Lures Hugo Weaving In Today's Casting Call

Posted 5/2/11 10:50 am EST by in Casting Call, News


"The Hunger Games" just got a little bit foxier.

The search to fill out the cast for Gary Ross' much-anticipated adaptation of Suzanne Collins' beloved novel continues, and a major piece of the puzzle has just fallen into place: virtual unknown Jacqueline Emerson has been tapped for the role of Foxface, one of the Games' most successful and cunning tributes. Additionally, Chris Mark has been hired as her fellow District 5 tribute, an unnamed character — so, uh, you know he's going to do really well in that free-for-all death-match. For more on MTV's coverage of the "Hunger Games" casting news — particularly the casting of Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket — watch the video below.

Check out the rest of today's biggest casting news after the jump, including a few new additions to "The Hobbit," status updates on some Will Ferrell projects and more!

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Christina Applegate Feels Let Down That 'Anchorman' Sequel And Musical Won't Happen

Posted 7/21/10 12:29 pm EST by in News


Just like all of us here at Movies Blog, the "Anchorman" cast is bummed out by the news
that Paramount passed on making a sequel. When MTV caught up with Christina Applegate recently, Ms. Veronica Corningstone herself, she revealed her continued sadness at not having the opportunity to revisit her beloved character.

"We're all really sad that... at the moment, it looks like we're not doing it," Applegate said at VH1's Do Something Awards Monday. Read More...

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An 'Anchorman' Stage Play?! MTV Unearths The Musical Numbers From A Fictional Playbill!

Posted 7/19/10 12:50 pm EST by in Commentary, Humor


AnchormanSadly, it seems that an "Anchorman" sequel is not to be. Ron Burgundy and his news team compadres were hoping for another big screen outing, but due to financial constraints, Paramount and director Adam McKay were never able to see eye-to-eye on making the film happen.

But even sadder than the death of the "Anchorman" sequel is the death of a proposed "Anchorman" musical. McKay told CHUD that he was hoping to get a musical version off the ground for a limited four month run on Broadway prior to filming on the sequel. Alas, it's not going to happen now.

That's not to say that the musical wasn't close to a reality, however. In fact, we've unearthed this legendary list of music numbers that very nearly wound up in the proposed "Anchorman" musical*, and as you can imagine, hilarity was bound to ensue. Check out the song titles after the jump! Read More...

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Paul Rudd On 'Anchorman 2': 'If It Doesn't Happen, We'll Just Look To Do Anchorman 3'

Posted 6/10/10 11:29 am EST by in MTV Movie Awards, News


Questions, so many questions. Important ones. What is the meaning of life? Why is the economy crumbling? And the big, bad mother of them all: where the crap is "Anchorman 2" already? Nobody really knows. Including Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd, the stars of the first movie, who said as much on Sunday night at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards.

"Salaries are down, I don't know," Rudd said, referring to the previous revelation that the key players were willing to take a pay cut in order to assemble for the sequel. "I was actually talking to [writer/director] Adam McKay about this last night and we don't know." Read More...

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'Rambo' Is Dead, 'Anchorman' And 'Zoolander' Sequel Updates In Today's Dailies -- 5/3/10

Posted 5/3/10 5:00 pm EST by in Dailies


Rambo -- Rambo won't be fighting monsters in the franchise's previously discussed fifth installment, because that fifth installment is no longer happening. Sylvester Stallone says that he's "99% sure" that "Rambo V: The Savage Hunt" won't see the light of day, as he doesn't want another sequel if it's "not necessary." [Empire Online]

-- What do Ron Burgundy and Derek Zoolander have in common? Both the news man and the former male model could well be jobless, as Ben Stiller recently hinted at financial troubles for "Zoolander 2." Meanwhile, "Anchorman 2" is still fighting for survival, but the film has to overcome a reported budget gap of $30 million first. [RedHourBen and Deadline]

-- Swedish director Daniel Espinosa has drawn some attention for his crime thriller "Snabba Cash." A report suggests that Espinosa is a favorite to direct Fox's "X-Men: First Class," with other rumored projects including "Prisoners" with Leonardo DiCaprio and "Making Jack Falcone" with Benicio Del Toro. [Heat Vision] Read More...

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EXCLUSIVE: 'Anchorman' Stars Okay Pay Cut For 'Bigger, Crazier' Sequel, Could Shoot Febraury 2011

Posted 4/27/10 11:27 am EST by in News


"Anchorman 2" is the Bigfoot of the movies world. Everyone wants to see it happen, reports even occasionally surface about sightings but, in truth, it may very well just not exist. I mean, it's real to an extent. Paul Rudd, Will Ferrell, Judd Apatow, Adam McKay and Steve Carell have all talked openly about it, wanting to do it. Carell even told us recently that it's already been shot, though we're pretty sure he was kidding.

MTV's Eric Ditzian recently spoke with writer/director McKay, who also has "The Other Guys" coming out this summer (August 6), and he revealed that there's more to the ongoing saga of "Anchorman 2" than the fans actually realize. Many have speculated that the sequel hasn't happened primarily because the talented cast have only become more famous since the 2004 release, and pulling them together for an ensemble with their busy schedules is difficult. As it turns out, there's more to it than that. Read More...

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'Anchorman 2' Finished, Shot In Two Days With Main Cast 'Drunk Most Of The Time,' Steve Carell Says

Posted 4/8/10 12:16 pm EST by in News


Steve Carell must have been dreading doing press for "Date Night," which opens tomorrow. As the real-life alter-ego of Brick Tamland, "special" weather reporter on the Channel 4 Evening News team in San Diego, he gets a lot of questions about the long-awaited, much-asked-for sequel to "Anchorman." Carell decided to try a new tactic on the "Date Night" red carpet the other night when MTV's Josh Horowitz asked him about the project's status: bald-faced lies.

"It's already shot, we already shot it," he said. Josh asked, it's done? "It's done. Let's just put that out there." Well then. Uh. Is it any good? Read More...

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EXCLUSIVE: Steve Carell Talked To Will Ferrell Very Recently About 'Anchorman 2'

Posted 4/6/10 2:19 pm EST by in News


"Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" is in the running as one of the funniest comedies of the Aughts. This is a fact. Ever since the movie hit theaters in 2004, fans have been asking for a sequel. Unfortunately -- for us, that is -- the core crew of Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd and David Koechner have all gotten more famous. And busier. Which makes planning the asked-for sequel... difficult.

Not that it stops people from asking about it. Here at MTV, we've asked an assortment of players about sequel plans on a regular basis. Rudd told us in 2008 that the thought was to set everything in the '80s. Ferrell revealed a year later that he'd be meeting with "all the guys" involved in making "Anchorman" a reality to talk about a sequel. Judd Apatow and Adam McKay have also chimed in, as recently as late last year.

MTV's Josh Horowitz spoke with Carell at the press junket for "Date Night," which hits theaters this Friday, and he put in his own two cents about what he knows of the long-awaited "Anchorman" sequel. Read More...

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'Anchorman 2' Won't Be Seen Until At Least 'Two Years From Now,' Says Adam McKay

Posted 9/1/09 4:00 pm EST by in News


Milk may have been a bad choice for Ron Burgundy, but it was a very, very good decision by longtime comedy partners Will Ferrell and Adam McKay to collaborate in 2004 on “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.” Now, the duo are wise enough to finally be working out plans for a sequel –- so wise in fact, that they’re like little Buddhas, covered in hair.

“We have an idea, we love it, we’ve talked to the cast and they all love it,” writer/producer/director McKay revealed recently, giving us news we love more than lamp. “It’s all about the scheduling now.”

Echoing the recent statements of his producing partner Judd Apatow, McKay left open the possibility that Ron, Champ, Brian, Brick and the rest of the gang could be glimpsed at a different time in their lives. Rather than making them elderly, McKay seemed to like the idea of an '80s news team staying classy in San Diego. Read More...

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Judd Apatow Hints At An 'Anchorman' Sequel Focusing On Ron Burgundy As An Old Man

Posted 8/28/09 11:00 am EST by in News


Will FerrellAren’t direct sequels so overrated? Who wants to see what happens immediately after a hit movie anyway? Here’s a better idea: revisit a movie’s characters way, way down the line, when they’ve become old people. It’s kind of been done before. Look at “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”! But what if it didn’t have to take decades to deliver such a sequel?

This might actually be the concept behind the somewhat planned follow-up to “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy,” according to producer Judd Apatow. In an interview with Empire, he said that a sequel is now being discussed more seriously than it had been a year ago. We already knew that Will Ferrell met with creative minds from the first film earlier this year, but now it sounds like the next steps are being taken. Read More...

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