YouTube goes wild for Anchorman sequel announcement [Video]

Quick, what’s the most anticipated sequel of 2012? A few days ago titles such as The Dark Knight Rises and The Bourne Legacy would’ve been the obvious answers. That all changed last night with the announcement of Anchorman 2.

Will Ferrell made the announcement in full Ron Burgundy mode on Conan O’Brien‘s talk show.

YouTube’s hit counter is stuck on 883 views, but the 10 000 plus likes suggest the video is a hell of a lot more popular than that. Burgundy’s jazz flute skills alone make the video well worth watching.

The news also trended globally on Twitter, with O’Brien being among the first to tweet the announcement:

Ron Burgundy makes an incredible announcement on my show tonight. bit.ly/GXQp24

— Conan O’Brien (@ConanOBrien) March 28, 2012

People tweeting the announcement were generally positive about it:

Morning world!Hope you have a Ron Burgundy type of day!Remember the German translation of San Diego.

— ewabbott (@ewabbott) March 29, 2012

“@funnyordie: Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) announces the ‘Anchorman’ sequel on Conan: ow.ly/9WJT7”thank you

— Detroit (@DetroitIsgreat) March 29, 2012

@tasminlee2 best news ever! Ron burgundy is coming back! #anchorman2

— Andrew M Dale (@MacLachlan20) March 29, 2012

Ron Burgundy announcing Anchorman sequal, great start to a thursday morning! #hangoverday

— Myles Blenkinsop (@mylesblenk) March 29, 2012

The original Anchorman came out in 2004, with a sequel first touted in 2008. The project was cancelled in 2010, before being revived with last night’s announcement. At present it is unclear which of the original’s cast members — aside from Ferrell — will reprise their roles.

Here’s hoping the world’s favourite news man manages to stay classy.