Monday, August 9, 2010

No Anchorman 2 :(


I'm running late again tonight, and I fell asleep watching the Red Sox play lose horribly to the Yankees last night, so this one is just a quickie about a horrible thing - There will be no Anchorman 2. (Note: Baggage write-ups will return Wednesday.)

The movie officially isn't being greenlit, according to sources, because of how huge all the stars' salary is now. At first, I thought this was silly. Even if it's bad, Anchorman 2 probably makes at least $100 million, and probably more in the $150 million to $400 million range, after you factor in international distribution and what not. It's an easy, obvious cash cow.

But then, I thought about it more. Will Ferrell would probably command $20 million, Carrell around $10 million to $15 million, and maybe $10 million for Paul Rudd. Applegate is probably around $5 million. The other minor cast (sorry David Koechner) and cameos, you figure in $10 million. We're already up to $55 million to $60 million. On top of that, Ferrell and Carrell are big enough stars that they would probably both get percentage points of the revenues, further cutting into the profits. This is also overlooking that Adam McKay is no longer somewhat unknown as a director and writer, and he would have to be paid for both, along with possibly a writing credit (and thus more grosses) for Ferrell.

So yeah, all of that adds up. Still, it's disappointing to realize the movie won't get made. I'll revisit this a bit in the future though, when I share my review of a great book about the rise and fall of DreamWorks.

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19 comments:

  1. Boo!
    Can't they just take a salary cut to make a super awesome movie?

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  2. I'm comforting myself by pretending that it wouldn't have been as funny anyway. Sometimes you just have to lie to yourself.

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  3. @ Danielle - Don't be such a buzzkill, dude :( And also, are you still in Rhode Island? We should try to hang out at some point. (Doing what, I have no idea.)

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  4. @ Alison - If I was them, that's what I would try to do. Take a salary cut upfront in return for a cut of the revenues. You know the movie is going to do big business regardless of whether it's any good, so get a piece of the ticket sales. However, the studio is probably thinking the same thing.

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  5. @ Megs - I think I'll have to believe that lie as well :/ Ferrell's new movie looks so freakin' funny that I find it hard to believe that Anchorman 2 would have sucked.

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  6. Didn't care too much for the first one.

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  7. This is NOT super duper or neato, gang. No more ribs for lunch and no more Lanolin.

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  8. @ Jen - I'm glad that you and I can at least hang out, while Amanda and Danielle have their party burning Ron Burgandy's name in effigy. (I have no idea if that makes logical sense, I've just always wanted to use it in a sentence.)

    "God no, it smells like, like a used diaper... filled with... Indian food."

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  9. There there Steve! It will be okay. Do you need a bandaid for your boo-boo?... I'm just teasing. I had enough of my own personal anchorman for far too many years that I'm just not all that upset that there won't be a big screen Anchorman 2. Sorry, The Empress

    http://rantersbox.blogspot.com

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  10. @ Empress - Why yes, I could use a bandaid, and I have several places you could kiss better while you're at it! howdareyou ;_;

    Personal anchorman? Do tell!

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  11. I liked this movie but you are right it would have been expensive, I love Will he is the best!

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  12. @ Queen - Sweet! Another ally for when I have that street fight in the alley.

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  13. I love this movie, can never get it enough of!!! so i'm shouting nooooooooo inside as i'd love there to be a squeal but they are never as good the second time round anyway.

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  14. And there goes all of the joy I could have had today, but now will not.

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  15. Steve, sad news ... but hey, at least there's always "Wake Up, Ron Burgundy" - the lost sequel to Anchorman shot entirely with cutting-room floor footage from Anchorman. Check it out!

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  16. @ Beks - Whoops, didn't notice your comment and Christina's from the other day! Sorry!

    And yeah, while I did worry that a second could ruin the legacy of the first, a bad sequel hardly ever effects the enjoyment of the first movie. People still love Caddyshack and Ghostbusters, after all.

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  17. @ Christina - I'm sorry for being such a Debbie Downer :( But on the bright side, your hair looks great!

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  18. @ Ian - I love Wake Up Ron Burgandy! I've written about it briefly in the past, but maybe a full review is in order:

    http://stephenonstuff.blogspot.com/2009/04/r-r-r-random.html

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