Ron Burgundy and the Channel 4 News Team have already changed nightly network news forever - what does Burgundy have in store for this hilarious sequel? Jonah Weiner shadows Will Ferrell for a day on the set of Anchorman 2 in this article for Rolling Stone. Ron Burgundy, Will Ferrel's self-described favorite character is - or rather was - the anchor of the Channel 4 News team in San Diego until his girlfriend, Veronica Corningstone stole his spotlight. Many members of his team, including stars such as Steve Carrel and Paul Rudd's characters have gone in directions other than news. That's where the second movie picks up and that's where the author of this article, Jonah Weiner, joins the cast and crew in filming.
Weiner moves chronologically through his day, starting with different takes on the set. The entire article is less of an investigation and more of an appraisal of ingenious director Adam McKay and Will Ferrel's improvisational and writing skills. "In Ferrell’s hands, Ron is as indelible a portrait of puffed-up American masculinity as our culture has mustered: “At first glance, you think he’s really self-confident, but he’s such an insecure guy,” says Ferrell. “His confidence supplants knowledge.” Anchorman’s director, Adam McKay, who wrote both movies (and runs a production company, Gary Sanchez) with Ferrell, says, “That’s stuff we both love: guys who project great authority and competence, but behind it there’s just f***ing chaos, incompetence, derangement or pure self-interest.” " Weiner's use of humor and quotes from people on and off the screen provide his audience with varying perspectives that are usually unattainable to the average movie-goer. It's safe to say that Anchorman 2 will be a huge success. Weiner has showed his readers a behind-the-scenes look at the key figures involved in making this hilarious movie possible.
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