Morgan Freeman to star in 'Ted 2'

Morgan Freeman has signed to be a part of the foul-mouthed teddy bear film's sequel, 'Ted 2.'

Washington: Morgan Freeman has signed to be a part of the foul-mouthed teddy bear film's sequel, 'Ted 2.'


Morgan Freeman. Pic/AFP 

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the 77-year-old actor would star in the project, which has Seth MacFarlane act as a writer, director and voice of the vulgar teddy bear, while Mark Wahlberg reprises his role of John Bennett.

The Universal and MRC project, which would also star Amanda Seyfried and is being produced by Scott Stuber, is currently filming and is anticipated to release in June 2015.

The 2012 film 'Ted' had become the highest-grossing R-rated film of the year and the highest-grossing original R-rated comedy of all time grossing 549.4 million dollars worldwide.

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