Harrison Ford gears up to join Anchorman 2

Rumours were going abuzz that Harrison Ford would reprise his role as Han Solo in theStar Warssequel but now there is something more hotter cooking up in Ford’s life. The 70-year-old actor has been signed up to play a veteran news anchor,TomBrokawin theAdamMcKay-helmedcomedy,Anchorman 2. The much-anticipated sequelto 2004'sAnchorman: The Legend of Ron BurgundystarsWill Ferrell,Steve Carell,Paul Rudd,Christina ApplegateandDavidKoechner, as well as a new arrivalKristen Wiig.

The film will be jointly produced by Ferrell and McKay, who have also written the screenplay and it is expected to on floors later this month in Atlanta. The other producers who have joined the board areJuddApatowandKevinMessick. No further details regarding the plot ofAnchorman 2have been provided yet.

TheIndiana Jonesstar, Ford earlier played the role of an anchorman in the 2010 romantic comedy,Morning Glory,alongside Diane Keaton.Ford has a trio of films in his kitty right now, theJackie Robinsonbiopic42, the thrillerParanoiaand theEnder's Game.