• 'Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy' is an iconic American film
  • It came out in 2004
  • HERE are some facts about the movie

It was all Will Ferrell's idea. Looking for a new inspiration for a script, Ferrell saw an interview with a news anchorman from the 1970s and the rest is history. Burgundy’s based, at least aesthetically, on Harold Greene, a real anchorman in San Diego in the late 70s and early 1980s.

"Ron Burgundy" is a Hollywood legend

Before Christina Applegate got the role of "Veronica", Amy Adams, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Leslie Mann all auditioned for the part. It’s hard to imagine anybody but Steve Carell playing "Brick Tamland" at this point.

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However, apparently James Spader was considered for the part as well!. John C. Reilly was considered for "Champ Kind." He didn’t get the role, but Ferrell and director Adam McKay liked working with him and wrote a part for Reilly in 'Talladega Nights'...

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