Christina Applegate on ‘Offensive’ Anchorman Offer & How Will Ferrell Helped

Christina Applegate opened up about being offered a low salary for Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy during her appearance on The View. She described the offer as “offensive” and initially turned it down, knowing she deserved better. However, Will Ferrell and director-producer Adam McKay showed they valued her involvement in the film, taking a pay cut to increase her offer.

Christina Applegate says Will Ferrell took pay cut to have her in Anchorman

Applegate appeared on The View to promote her new memoir, You With the Sad Eyes, where she also discussed her initial offer for Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. She revealed that during talks for the 2004 comedy movie, the offer initially made to her was not up to expectations. Whoopi Goldberg chipped in, suggesting whether it was a “light offer.” Applegate clarified that the offer was kind of “offensive.” Refusing to accept it at first, she added, “I said, ‘I can’t. ‘” I know my worth, and I can’t do that.”

Applegate further revealed that she ultimately joined the movie thanks to Ferrell and McKay, noting that the duo was excited to have her on board and willing to take a pay cut to increase her paycheck. “They wanted me bad enough, and they said, ‘Well, we’re going to chip in,’ and thank God they did, because it was one of the best experiences of my entire life,” she explained.

Applegate played Veronica Corningstone, a news anchor alongside Ferrell’s Ron Burgundy at KVWN Channel 4. The satirical comedy movie follows an anchor who enjoys the fame and success in a male-dominated news industry. However, things take an unexpected turn in his life when an ambitious female reporter enters the scene. Apart from Ferrell and Applegate, the cast members include Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, David Koechner, Chris Parnell, Kathryn Hahn, Fred Armisen, Fred Willard, and Vince Vaughn, among others.

Source: Comingsoon.net