While this news may not have broken today, I was hesitant to believe anything churning in the old rumor mill until I had more definitive proof. That proof is now here in the form of the first set picture.

While Ford is hardly known for his roles in full-blown comedies, he certainly has a knack for growly grumpsters and I’m hoping he gets a chance to riff along with the best of them. Anchorman 2 has a truly standup cast, employing the cream of the crop of comedy actors and if it can stand up to the weighty promise of the first installment, we will all be in store for another endlessly quotable, comedy classic. Thankfully, statistics are on our side as we know that adding new talent to an aging classic 60% of the time, it works every time.

To commemorate Ford’s addition, here are some of the finest Anchorman quotes for you to gnaw on.
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“I would like to extend to you an invitation to the pants party.” — Brick Tamland

“Baxter, is that you? Baxter! Bark twice if you’re in Milwaukee.” — Ron Burgundy

“Milk was a bad choice.” — Ron Burgundy

“Guess what, I do. I know that one day Veronica and I are gonna to get married on top of a mountain, and there’s going to be flutes playing and trombones and flowers and garlands of fresh herbs. And we will dance till the sun rises. And then our children will form a family band. And we will tour the countryside and you won’t be invited.” -Ron Burgundy

“I’m in a glass case of emotion!” — Ron Burgundy

“I love lamp.” — Brick Tamland

“What? You pooped in the refrigerator? And you ate the whole wheel of cheese? How’d you do that? Heck, I’m not even mad; that’s amazing.” — Ron Burgundy

“Well, I could be wrong, but I believe, uh, diversity is an old, old wooden ship that was used during the Civil War era.” – Ron Burgandy

“I love scotch. Scotchy scotch scotch. Here it goes down, down into my belly.”  – Ron Burgandy

“There were horses, and a man on fire, and I killed a guy with a trident.” — Brick Tamland

“It’s called Sex Panther by Odeon. It’s illegal in nine countries… Yep, it’s made with bits of real panther, so you know it’s good.” – Brian Fantana

“I read somewhere their periods attract bears. Bears can smell the menstruation.” — Brick Tamland

“I’m very important. I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany.” — Ron Burgundy

And finally…

“Discovered by the Germans in 1904, they named it San Diego, which of course in German means a whale’s vagina.” -Ron Burgandy
“No, there’s no way that’s correct.” -Veronica Corningstone
“I’m sorry, I was trying to impress you. I don’t know what it means. I’ll be honest, I don’t think anyone knows what it means anymore. Scholars maintain that the translation was lost hundreds of years ago.” -Ron Burgandy
“Doesn’t it mean Saint Diego?” -Veronica Corningstone 
 “No. No.” -Ron Burgandy
 “No, that’s – that’s what it means. Really.” -Veronica Corningstone
“Agree to disagree.” -Ron Burgandy

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Pratt will assume the role of Peter Quill, or Star-Lord, the leader of the Guardians. Since this feature is more focused on a team of heroes, a la Avengers, rather than a one-off character, a la Iron Man, except to see the cast fill out quite a bit.

The casting of Pratt, whose got a keen sense for comedy relief,  seems to suggest that Marvel will try and go more the Tony Stark route with this intergalactic ensemble of superheros, a risky maneuver that seems likely to pay off.

Although Pratt’s no stranger to the big screen, this will definitely be his most forward and high profile Hollywood role. Up to this point Pratt’s expertise outside of the prime-time television realm seems to be having small roles in acclaimed films. He recently had a bit part in Zero Dark Thirty as a member of the Navy SEAL team and also played a resurrected ball player in last year’s Moneyball.

Directed by James Gunn, Guardians of the Galaxy will be part of Marvel’s Phase Two and will deal with a group of space warriors who eventually are set to team up with the Avengers. Considering that one of the Guardian members is a gun wielding talking raccoon named Rocket Raccoon, you can see why this property is a tad on the risky side.

Seeing that Pratt has proved to be diverse in his roles, juggling comedy, drama and action, and has a built in fan base with men and women alike for Parks and Recs, his casting seems like a really smart move on Marvel’s part. What do you think? Can Chris Pratt be your hero…baby?

I started reading the novel Inherent Vice nearly three years ago because I’d heard that it was next on PTA’s playlist with Robert Downey Jr. set to star. Instead of moving into production on that project though, he pursued The Master and released it to much critical acclaim but staggeringly low monetary result.

 I myself was not a huge fan of the film per se but found the performances spot on and the cinematography excellent. However, I felt it allowed PTA too much of a chance to haphazardly riff in a stiff-upper lipped, pretentious manner, falling trap to what his films always skirt closely to but never fall victim to.

Review aside, it’s good to hear that PTA will be offering himself a chance at redemption sooner rather than later and will have heir apparent collaborator, Joaquin Phoenix, by his side again. Phoenix is a modern day method actor and certainly has a particular style. His animalistic approach and complete physical and emotional involvement in his role as Freddy in The Master is to be admired but I think he could be even better suited for a PTA film with a more straight-forward linear progression. As for who else will join the cast, you have to expect that some of PTA’s tried and true ensemble will be rushing back for more.

To get more details of what to expect from the movie, check out this brief synopsis from the Thomas Pychon novel–

“Part noir, part psychedelic romp, all Thomas Pynchon- private eye Doc Sportello surfaces, occasionally, out of a marijuana haze to watch the end of an era.”

I liked the tone of the book but the whole meta-noir feel kind of got away from me so I abandoned the book which thankfully leaves me more opportunity to be surprised and hopefully impressed by PTA’s effort.

There is no official release date for Inherent Vice.

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