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BY ALLYSON BROWN

ANCHOR DAVID EARL


This announcement does not need an introduction … Dumb and Dumber 2,  is slated to start production later this year. One half of the Farrelly brothers duo dropped the bomb this past weekend ComingSoon.net reports

‘‘We're getting set to shoot 'Dumb and Dumber 2' in September’ … ‘It's the first sequel we've ever done‘

And the directing duo says —  original stars Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels are on board.

So how anticipated will this cult comedy sequel really be?  An International Business Times writer says, the movie is already up for a top honor on his list...

“I am prepared to add "Dumb and Dumber 2" to the list of 'Best Sequels of All Time,' months or even years ahead of its release. “

But is this really a sequel? The movie hit theaters almost 18 years ago … some say the movie already has a sucessor with Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd. But AceShowBIz quotes Peter Farrelly saying this ...

'We did not do “Dumb and Dumberer.” That was a studio thing.’

And maybe you shouldn’t get your hopes up just yet. The sequel hasn’t made it to a studio.  EW reports Farrelly may have jumped the gun.

“...the film is ‘moving along, but it’s not greenlit yet.’”

A writer from Christian Post agrees .

“The announcement, though exciting for fans, is a little dubious--the interview took place on April 1, and an April Fools' joke could be at play.”

But this is no prank. The other half of the Farrelly’s duo, Bobby backs up his big brother to the National Post .

“The ball is in motion. We’re starting to think about what those two dimwits would be doing twenty years later in life”

Expect this buildup to take a while. It could a year or longer to get dumb and dumber to a theatre near you.