Christina Applegate to Return for ANCHORMAN Sequel

According to the NY Post, Christina Applegate 'will be back' for ANCHORMAN II, the sequel to Will Ferrell's blockbuster comedy. Film producer Judd Apatow confirmed that the actress will return as Veronica Corningstone, if negotiations "go to plan." "She will be back!" he told E! Online at the Critics Choice TV Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Apatow added that he plans to fill the movie with celebrity cameo appearances. "I know they want to do a lot of that. I just don't know who they're specifically thinking about."

Applegate began her career playing Kelly Bundy on the FOX live-action sitcom Married... with Children. Since then, she has established a film and television career, winning a Primetime Emmy and earning a Tony and a Golden Globe nominations. She has appeared in several films including Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, The Big Hit, The Sweetest Thing, Anchorman, Farce of the Penguins, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, and Hall Pass. She has also starred in numerous Broadway theatre productions such as the 2005 revival of the musical Sweet Charity. She currently stars on TV in 'Up All Night.'

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