Hot off the presses comes the news that Harrison Ford, who once played a crotchedy news anchor in that one movie about 
Ford will play a legendary newscaster a la Tom Brokaw in the Adam McKay-helmed comedy, which begins shooting this month in Atlanta. [THR]
Pretty much every comedy actor you’d ever heard of at the time had at least a cameo in Anchorman, and the sequel adds to the originals Kristen Wiig, as Brick Tamlan’s wife, James Marsden, who won me over on 30 Rock, as a “hot young anchor,” and now Harrison Ford. And supposedly they’re trying to get Jeff Bridges to play a “Ted Turner-esque character.”
We could spend all day discussing the inherent difficulties in trying to recapture the magic of a beloved comedy classic (Caddyshack 2 anyone? The Austin Powers sequels?), but I’d much rather spend this time speculating about what Harrison Ford’s character’s name will be. Ron Bergundy, Veronica Corningstone, Brick Tamlan, Wes Mantooth – the best thing about Anchorman was the names. What could Harrison Ford’s character’s name be? We’ve compiled a list of possibilities:
Teak Frenchwater
Vint Greyfeather
Tap Nightengale
Chan Fleetbottom
Spenson Applewater
Rock Leatherby
Brent Beaglefeather
Flick Wienerbutter
Trench Wiemaraner
Branch Pizzlefather
Miff Gibbonshitter
Herb Roflcopter
Feel free to add your own, but I’m almost 90% sure that Adam McKay is going to want to use Herb Roflcopter.