A Confederacy of Dunces, an adaptation of John Kennedy Toole's Pulitzer Prize-winning comedic novel, has been a would-be movie since not long after the book's publication.  Over the decades, though, no attempt to get a movie based on the sprawling tale of Ignatius J. Reilly has been successful, with big-time comedic teams trying to no avail.  The latest guys to tackle A Confederacy of Dunces are director James Bobin and Zach Galifiankis, who would play Ignatius.

It's battle between the impossibly dominant alpha males from both sides of the pond.  British spy and unstoppable ladies' man James Bond got his first Skyfall teaser trailer in the middle of the night.  Now, San Diego's finest newscaster is proving that he, and by extension America, are kind of a big deal, as next year's Anchorman sequel now has not one, but two teaser trailers online.  That's right.  Two.

It's Wednesday, May 16th, which means that Sacha Baron Cohen and Larry Charles' The Dictator is opening in theaters from coast to magnificent coast.  That, in and of itself would be cause for celebration, since the movie's a fun mixture of intelligent satire and calculated idiocy.  But humanity can raise its hands to the heavens in thanks that the first teaser trailer for Anchorman 2 is attached to The Dictator, giving our first taste of the Channel 4 Newsteami n years, like the first taste of coffee after a long sleepless night.

Only the biggest of big would-be blockbusters get super-teasery teaser trailers way ahead of their releases.  We're talking about the Godzillas and Spider-Men and the like.  Movies with marketing budgets greater than the GDP of many industrialized nations and more stars than the damn Milky Way Galaxy.  It's appropriate, then, that the sequel to Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, has a teaser before it has a script or release date.  It's kind of a big deal, after all.

Warner Bros. has capped off this week of weeks by releasing the first domestic trailer for The Campaign, an election year comedy that stars Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis as rival North Carolina politicians attempting to win a Congressional seat.  Though I'd like to recommend a moratorium on any trailer using the song "Taking Care of Business," the trailer does include Will Ferrell punching a baby, so yeah.

Two weeks ago, the world rejoiced and the angelic choirs sang as Ron Burgundy himself announced on national television that a sequel to 2004's Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy was finally happening.  The finest newscaster in 1970s San Diego is indeed returning, along with his formidable newsteam, but just what shenanigans they'll get into is pretty mysterious.  Adam McKay, who returns as director and co-writer, has given a tiny bit of information on just what the not-really-titled Anchorman 2 will be about and how it came to be after so long.

A sequel to Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy is finally, mercifully, wonderfully happening.  Paramount Pictures, which resisted the idea of an Anchorman 2 for the last few years, but the studio has apparently come it to its collective senses and the sequel is proceeding with the original director and cast on board.  The finest 1970's news team in the greater San Diego area is finally coming back to theaters.

Opening in theaters on March 16th is the new Spanish-language comedy Casa de Mi Padre from director Matt Piedmont (Saturday Night Live), and producers Adam McKay (The Other Guys) and Will Ferrell (Old School). The film stars Ferrell in a completely non-English speaking role along with an excellent cast of Mexican and American actors including Gael Garcia Bernal (Y tu mama tambien), Diego Luna (Milk), Genesis Rodriguez (Man on a Ledge), Efren Ramirez (Napoleon Dynamite), Hector Jimenez (Nacho Libre), and Nick Offerman (21 Jump Street). 

IAR's Managing Editor Jami Philbrick recently had the a chance to sit down with Diego Luna and, Genesis Rodriguez to discuss their new film Casa de Mi Padre. The two actors talked about the new movie, their characters, their reaction to the idea of being in a Spanish-language Will Ferrell movie, Ferrell's impressive multi-cultural performance, actually playing a bad actor playing the character, why the Spanish community will embrace the film, and the movie's unique originality. 

Opening in theaters on March 16th is the new Spanish-language comedy Casa de Mi Padre from director Matt Piedmont (Saturday Night Live), and producers Adam McKay (The Other Guys) and Will Ferrell (Old School). The film stars Ferrell in a completely non-English speaking role along with an excellent cast of Mexican and American actors including Gael Garcia Bernal (Y tu mama tambien), Diego Luna (Milk), Genesis Rodriguez (Man on a Ledge), Efren Ramirez (Napoleon Dynamite), Hector Jimenez (Nacho Libre), and Nick Offerman (21 Jump Street). 

IAR's Managing Editor Jami Philbrick recently had the pleasure of sitting down with actor and comedian Will Ferrell to talk about his new film Casa de Mi Padre. The hilarious actor discussed the film, his character, the challenges of making a Spanish-language movie, how he learned the complicated language, what new language he wants to master for his next film, ideas for possible sequels, Armando's love for his brother and the affair he has with his brother's wife, what qualities are important in a Will Ferrell character, and the film's Carpenters inspired end-credit musical number. 

Synopsis: Armando Alvarez has lived and worked on his father’s ranch in Mexico his entire life. As the ranch faces financial strains, Armando’s younger brother Raul  shows up with his new fiancee, Sonia and pledges to settle all his father’s debts. It seems that Raul’s success as an international businessman means the ranch’s troubles are over, but when Armando falls for Sonia, and Raul’s business dealings turn out to be less than legit, the Alvarez family finds themselves in a full-out war with Mexico’s most feared drug lord, the mighty Onza.