James Marsden is the latest edition to the cast of Anchorman: The Legend Continues. According to Deadline he'll play a rival anchor and nemesis to Will Ferrell’s Ron Burgundy in the sequel. Marsden is a freakin' awesome actor that can be pretty damn funny. He's going to be an amazing addition to the cast.
All we know about the story so far is that it follows the on-set adventures of San Diego’s top newsman, and it was previously revealed that it will partly be a musical, which gives us something fun to look forward to.
Steve Carell, David Koechner, Paul Rudd and Christina Applegate are all set to reprise their roles in the sequel. Kristen Wiig is also a new addition to the cast.
Marsden will next appear in Universal’s crime drama 2 Guns with Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg. After that you will see him play JFK in Lee Daniels’ The Butler. He just finished shooting Walk Of Shame with Elizabeth Banks.