Reese Witherspoon & Will Ferrell on If Ron Burgundy Could Join ‘Morning Show’ (Exclusive)

Reese Witherspoon and Will Ferrell sat down with “Extra’s” Mona Kosar Abdi to dish on their new comedy “You’re Cordially Invited,” in which they play the sister and father of rival brides fighting over the same wedding venue. 

Will chatted about a scene in which he had to wrestle with an animatronic alligator, joking, "I was very sore and tired after that day of shooting."

Reese shared, "It kind of broke. Remember? It was supposed to do 16 different tricks and it turned into just, like, a massive piece of machinery. And our director's amazing, but he was like, 'Will, you're just gonna have to figure this out.' Ferrell just, like, dug in. He was like, 'I got this.'"

Will chimed in, "Thrashed around as best I could!"

Will’s son Magnus and Reese’s son Deacon both have music featured in the movie, and they spoke about watching their kids find their creative paths. 

Ferrell shared of Magnus, “He has something he's so passionate about… That's all we want with our kids. He's just so excited and he also takes it very seriously, which that's half of what we do… It’s more hard work than you think.”

Witherspoon added, “It's really fun just watching the new generations of kids find out their creative path too. It's a whole new world, like the way you and I established our careers is completely different.”

Plus, with Will’s “Anchorman” legacy, we had to ask — could Ron Burgundy show up on Reese’s “The Morning Show”? 

Ferrell asked, “Would Ron even be allowed?” and Witherspoon pointed out with a laugh, “The first season was getting rid of the Ron Burgundys.”

Going into character, Will said as Ron, “I’m back and I’ve changed my ways.” Reese replied, “Oh, God. That actually tracks.”