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1	* CareerResurrection: Put Will Ferrell back on the map in live action films after the failure of ''Film/LandOfTheLost'' four years prior (although ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'' and ''Film/TheOtherGuys'' did help him regain some of his star power).
2	* ChannelHop: Production company hop, in this case: the first film was made by Creator/DreamWorksSKG, this one is from Creator/{{Paramount}}. Paramount acquired Dreamworks in 2006, but despite selling it off later, they kept the pre-2012 DW library and ancillary rights, including sequels.
3	* {{Corpsing}}: Creator/ChristinaApplegate can clearly be seen losing her shit just before each camera angle switch in the opening screaming scene.
4	* MidDevelopmentGenreShift: The film was originally conceived as a musical.
5	* OneForTheMoneyOneForTheArt: Adam [=McKay=] agreed to make the sequel so that Creator/{{Paramount}} would let him make ''Film/TheBigShort''.
6	* RealLifeRelative:
7	** Adam [=McKay=]'s youngest daughter Pearl cameos as a girl jeering Ron during a dolphin show at Ride/SeaWorld.
8	** Will Ferrell's sons Axel, Magnus and Mattias Ferrell also appear in the scene as background kids.
9	* SavedFromDevelopmentHell: The film had been in the works for several years, but stalled, even with Creator/WillFerrell, Creator/PaulRudd, and Creator/SteveCarell taking pay cuts to keep the budget down. Paramount Pictures didn't like the numbers and didn't agree to a sequel initially. However, the studio later decided to greenlight the sequel.
10	* SequelGap: The film came out nine years after the original.
11	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
12	** A role was offered to Creator/JenniferLawrence, but she had to decline, due to scheduling conflicts.
13	** Creator/MerylStreep was rumored to have a role.
14	** Creator/VinceVaughn hinted at the possible appearance of Wes Mantooth's mother, Dorothy, who was mentioned in the first film. He expressed interest in Creator/AngelaLansbury playing the role.
15	** The sequel was originally going to involve the news team becoming stranded on an island after a plane crash and having to fight off a hoard of shuriken-wielding orangutans. Another idea involved the news team battling grizzly bears.
16	* YouLookFamiliar: Creator/AmyPoehler appears as one of the Entertainment Newscasters in the climactic battle. She previously played an unrelated character in ''Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie''.

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