ANCHORMAN 3 Might Be About Ron Burgundy Against The Internet

Nine years after Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy hit theaters, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues debuted with a lot of fanfare (remember that insane marketing campaign? Ron was everywhere) and incredibly high expectations, but I don't think it's made quite the cultural impact that the first one did. Then again, it took a few years for people (myself included) to warm up to the antics of Ron, Brick, Brian, and Champ the first time around, so maybe people will eventually come around to the sequel and it'll become as beloved as the original.

Co-writer/director Adam McKay is on the press circuit right now promoting his new movie The Big Short (read my review from the world premiere right here), and in an interview with Yahoo, he was asked about whether the story of a possible third film in the Anchorman franchise would continue the evolution of the first two films and center on Ron Burgundy facing off against a new type of media: the internet.

That was what we kind of talked about. We talked about doing one that was about the rise of the new media. I also thought there was something to the idea — and who knows, maybe we will do one some day — I also thought it’d be cool to have Ron Burgundy get embedded in the Iraq War. We kicked around that idea. But we’ve never got that serious about it, but it would have to be the next stage of what the media has become. And I think you’re right, I think it’s the internet. The only thing is by then Burgundy would be getting pretty old. So maybe it’s a movie we make in 10 years, when Will’s aged up and it actually makes sense that you can set it in 1997 or 98.

I don't know if general audiences would be game for a third Anchorman film...in fact, I don't even know if hardcore Anchorman fans would be game for one, either. I liked the sequel better on second viewing, and I suspect I'll find it more enjoyable each time I see it, and the idea of Ron against the internet or Ron as a war reporter does admittedly bring a smile to my face, but that's just because I love spending time with those characters. Are you a huge fan? Let me know what you think below.