Morgan Freeman Joins Cast of TED 2

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Morgan Freeman has signed on for Seth MacFarlane's sequel to 2011's TED, joining Mark Wahlberg and Amanda Seyfried.

TED 2 is currently filming, with MacFarlane returning as director, writer, and the voice of 'Ted.' The film is set for a June 26, 2015 release.

In the first film, Wahlberg plays John, a perfectly normal Boston native whose childhood wish for his Teddy Bear to come to life comes true. The bear (Ted) - voiced by MacFarlane himself - remains his best friend well into his adult years. Conflict emerges when Ted's irresponsible and vulgar slacker lifestyle comes in the way of John's attempt to embrace his adulthood and the woman of his dreams, Lori (Mila Kunis).

The film quickly became one of the highest-grossing rated R comedies of all time, taking in over $54 million during its opening weekend alone. Throughout its run at the box office during the summer of 2012, the film grossed a total of $218.8 million.

Freeman won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby, for which he also won a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award and received a Golden Globe nomination. Freeman has been honored with three additional Oscar nominations -- the first for his chilling performance as a homicidal pimp in the 1987 drama, Street Smart, which also brought him L.A., New York and National Society of Film Critics Awards, and an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actor, as well as his first Golden Globe Award nomination. He earned his second Oscar nomination and won Golden Globe and National Board of Review Awards for Best Actor for 1989's Driving Miss Daisy, recreating his award-winning off-Broadway role. He gained his third Oscar nomination for his performance in Frank Darabont's 1994 drama, The Shawshank Redemption, which also brought Freeman Golden Globe and SAG Award nominations. He has appeared on Broadway in The Country Girl, The Gospel at Colonus, The Mighty Gents, Perlie, The Dozens, and Hello, Dolly!

His more recent film work includes starring roles in Christopher Nolan's blockbusters The Dark Knight and Batman Begins; Rob Reiner's The Bucket List, opposite Jack Nicholson;Robert Benton's Feast of Love; Ben Affleck's Gone Baby Gone; Lasse Hallström's An Unfinished Life, with Robert Redford and Jennifer Lopez; the Jet Li actioner Unleashed, written by Luc Besson; and The Comedy Bruce Almighty and its sequel, Evan Almighty. He can next be seen opposite Tom Cruise in OBLIVION.

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