One thing that has been proven over the past couple of years is that talking teddy bear movies are big business. This winter Paddington is having a nice run at the box-office and in 2012 Ted shocked the world with a $54 million dollar opening. Well the dirty little bear is back, for whatever thinly scripted reason, and it looks like it’s more of the same insane comedy from the first film.
Seth MacFarlane had a huge disappointment in his sophomore feature directing effort with A Million Ways to Die in the West. The movie failed both financially and critically, so Ted 2 represents a safe bet to get back to form. Ted was one of the highest grossing rated R comedy films of all time. In addition, the Family Guy creator is well-versed in taking familiar characters and sticking them in new scenarios, from his TV experience. In other words, MacFarlane is the master at using the same joke over and over and over and over again.
Mark Wahlberg returns as the best friend to the socially unacceptable teddy bear, while Amanda Seyfried replaces Mila Kunis as the female lead in the sequel. It looks like the sequel will heavily parody courtroom dramas and anything else that pops into McFarlane’s mind. Morgan Freeman joins the cast, as well as a string of unexpected cameos, so it should be fun to see who else pops up. Get ready because Ted is coming again! Enjoy the trailer.
Ted 2 opens June 26th, 2015.
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Source: JoBlo