David Koechner stopped in Austin for one night – so yes, OF COURSE we asked him about the much touted and highly anticipated “Anchorman 2.” Koechner, who plays the “Whammy!” yelling sportscaster Champ Kind alongside Will Ferrell’s sportcaster Ron Burgundy, was helping promote the indie film “Cheap Thrills” at the Alamo Drafthouse’s Fantastic Fest. Paramount will open Anchorman 2 on Wednesday, Dec. 18, two days earlier than originally scheduled, to get a jump start on the Christmas holiday.
With the 70’s behind him, San Diego’s top rated newsman, Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell), returns to the news desk in ‘Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.’ Also back for more are Ron’s co-anchor and wife, Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate), weather man Brick Tamland (Steve Carell), man on the street Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd) and sports guy Champ Kind (David Koechner) – All of whom won’t make it easy to stay classy… while taking the nation’s first 24-hour news channel by storm.
