Anchorman 2 Stars hit the red carpet at the UK film premiere in London

Will Ferrell, Steve Carrell and Christina Applegate hit London for the premiere of Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

Will Ferrell said that he might have pursued a career in journalism if he had chosen not to enter comedy and film.

Will Farrell, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, Christina and David Koechner pose outside the film premiere cinema

Speaking at the premiere of Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues in London, Ferrell criticised 24-hour news as being “flawed”, but added that he might once have gone into the industry.

“If I hadn’t gone into acting and comedy, I studied broadcasting in college so I possibly would have done something in news,” he said.

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The new film – released nearly a decade after the first instalment – sees Ferrell’s TV newsman Ron Burgundy offered a presenting job on a rolling news channel called GNN.

Ferrell said the film is close to his heart and means a lot to the whole cast.

“We all did this for a huge pay cut, we wanted to make the movie so much,” he said.

Ferrell was joined in London’s Leicester Square by other members of the cast, including Steve Carell and Christina Applegate.

London Film Premieres

The actors have reprised their roles as eccentric Brick Tamland and feisty newscaster Veronica Corningstone.

Applegate pointed out that while the film is possibly the silliest of the year, it does make a serious point about sexism in the media.

“Will Ferrell watched a documentary about anchormen saying terrible things about women. That’s where he got the idea. It exists, we didn’t make it up,” she said.

Carrell said they had a lot of fun making the sequel.

“It’s hard to decipher what’s improvisation and what’s scripted. We laughed so much. It’s bizarre, anything goes,” he said.

Will Ferrell, Steve Carrell, Paul Rudd, Christina Applegate, James Corden, Lawson, Kimberly Wyatt, Lauren Pope, Jamie Laing, Francis Boulle, Oliver Proudlock and Spencer Matthews, Peaches Geldof, Tinie Tempah & Olly Murs attended.

MarkMeets partner UKFILMPREMIERES were on hand to over-see the premiere.
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues is released Wednesday 18 December