Amanda Seyfried will reportedly star in comedy sequel 'Ted 2'
Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane鈥檚 聽comedy/parody of the western genre arrives this May, though his fans won鈥檛 have to wait too long thereafter for his next directorial feature. The MacFarlane comedy sequel is currently scheduled to hit theaters in Summer 2015, with Mark Wahlberg set to return as John Bennett, alongside his 鈥淭hunder Buddy for Life鈥� 鈥� the CGI walking, talking and misbehaving teddy bear Ted (voiced by MacFarlane, in Peter Griffin mode).
There are neither any official nor heavily-rumored plot details for the Ted sequel right now, though that has less to do with MacFarlane being secretive and more to do with the project still being firmly in pre-production (, mostly likely in the summer). Nevertheless, we have a casting update to share, which raises some questions about what will transpire plot-wise in MacFarlane鈥檚 next undertaking.
is reporting that Amanda Seyfried (fresh off collaborating with MacFarlane on A Million Ways鈥�) has been cast as the female lead in Ted 2, while Wahlberg鈥檚 costar in the first movie, Mila Kunis 鈥� MacFarlane鈥檚 longtime collaborator, who also voices Meg on 鈥� is expected to only play a small role in the sequel (assuming she appears at all). However, in order to stem any gossip about MacFarlane and Kunis feuding in real-life, the Deadline article emphasizes that the pair 鈥渞emain close鈥� and Kunis鈥� reduced presence in Ted 2 is simply the result of a 鈥渃reative decision鈥� MacFarlane has made, with regard to the film鈥檚 plot.
Ted concluded with John (Wahlberg) finally shaping up and marrying his devoted girlfriend Lori (Kunis), though that doesn鈥檛 necessarily mean the pair will be divorced or separated 鈥� or that Seyfried will play John鈥檚 new girlfriend 鈥� in Ted 2. One alternative potential scenario would be for the sequel to follow John and Ted on a 鈥渂oys only鈥� trip or vacation, wherein they get up to a variety of misdeeds (something like Seth MacFarlane鈥檚 , basically), while John ends up dealing with a newfound temptation in the form of Seyfried鈥檚 character.
That鈥檚 just one possible route for the sequel to take, and there鈥檚 a more-than reasonable chance that the movie will head in a completely different direction altogether. Regardless, some narrative along those lines would allow the sequel to continue developing both aspects featured in its predecessor
Seyfried, for her part, seems to be pretty good at earning laughs, though that鈥檚 only based on the few occasions where she has been used in a significant capacity in previous Hollywood comedy vehicles. Indeed, she appears to have a knack for that MacFarlane鈥檚 school of comedy has traditionally demanded.
The 听蹿辞谤 A Million Ways to Die in the West聽that have been released so far have highlighted Charlize Theron as the straight-(wo)man opposite MacFarlane 鈥� in addition to having showcased Sarah Silverman鈥檚 raunchy gags and monologues 鈥� so it remains to be seen how MacFarlane ended up using Seyfried for comedic effect in his聽Blazing Saddles-esque comedy 鈥� and thus, hint at how she might once again be used to generate chuckles in聽Ted 2.
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