ANCHORMAN 2 Release Date Bumped Up to Dec. 18

Rob Burgundy will be back a little sooner than originally expected.

According to EW, Paramount has bumped ANCHOR MAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES' theatrical release to Dec. 18, two days ahead of its initial Dec. 20 date.

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 reporter Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd) and sports guy Champ Kind (David Koechner) - All of whom won't make it easy to stay classy while taking New York and the nation's first 24-hour news channel by storm.

The film is directed by Adam McKay, produced by Judd Apatow, Will Ferrell and McKay, and also co-written by Ferrell and McKay.