Kristen Wiig in talks to join Will Ferrell in 'Anchorman 2'
'Bridesmaids' star would play love interest for Steve Carell's character
Kristen Wiig
Kristen Wiig may soon be exchanging hilarious witticisms and non-sequiters with Will Ferrell and friends in the long-awaited upcoming sequel "Anchorman: The Legend Continues."
Wiig would play a love interest to Steve Carell's dim-witted weatherman Brick Tamland in the sequel, according to The Wrap.
Paul Rudd, Christina Applegate and David Koechner will also reprise their roles from the 2004 original. The cult comedy, about a chauvinistic news anchor in 1970s San Diego who is forced to adapt to changing times, grossed some $85 million at the domestic box office.
The sequel's script is still being written, but the film will likely start shooting sometime in the first quarter of 2013. Adam McKay is again directing, with the prolific Judd Apatow ("This is Forty") producing.
"SNL" vet Wiig starred in last year's smash comedy hit "Bridesmaids," which was also produced by Apatow.
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December 7, 2012 at 9:20AM EST Reply to CommentNo. Please, no. Please let her go be off-putting and creepy somewhere far, far away from my sweet Brick.