Carell Campaigns For 'Anchorman' Musical on Broadway

According to the Internet Movie Database, Steve Carell has spoken out about his desire for the film 'Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy' to come to Broadway as a musical.  Carell, who appeared in the movie, hopes that a musical version would prompt executives at Paramount, which produced the film, to produce a sequel.

Carell said, "[Director] Adam McKay and Will [Ferrell]- they had an idea... that we'd do it as a Broadway musical with the original cast and... we would develop bits and things within the show. And then at the end of the Broadway run we would go shoot a movie. That was the idea.

"I would love to do it... maybe one day."

'Anchorman' was released in 2004 and starred Ferrell, Carell, and Paul Rudd.  Paramount executives withdrew plans for a sequel after rejecting McKay's planned budget.

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