Celebrity smackdown! Tina Fey and Amy Poehler beat Sacha Baron Cohen with crow bar on Anchorman 2... before Liam Neeson joins the fracas



Anchorman is back and meaner than ever.



Shooting continued for Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues on Tuesday in Atlanta, featuring a vicious fight between Sacha Baron Cohen and Golden Globes hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.



The female comic duo ganged up on The Dictator star, wrestling him to the muddy ground and beating him with a crowbar.

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Comic beatdown: Sacha Baron Cohen prepares to bash Amy Poehler with both fists, while Tina Fey sneaks up behind him with a crowbar during the filming of the hilarious battle scenes in Anchorman 2 on Tuesday



Keep him down! Cohen ended up on the ground where Poehler could really slap at him and Fey could work him with the crowbar



Before being beaten down by the ex-SNL actresses, the thickly-moustached Cohen was seen strolling around the set between battlefield takes, texting on his phone and cracking jokes with stars Will Ferrell and David Koechner. Cohen, Fey and Poehler were just a number of new faces were present on set Tuesday, amongst the throngs of weapon-wielding late-70s costumed extras. The entire day was spent shooting a Braveheart-esque battle scene, reminiscent of the cartoonishly violent news team skirmish in the first film where Steve Carrell's character stabbed a guy with a trident. War of celebrities: Comedian Amy Poehler fights in the foreground while Neeson swings a sword behind her



Everybody down! Fey falls to the ground as Poehler and Cohen wrestle in the mud during their hilarious fight scene



New moustaches: Before his beating Sacha Baron Cohen, a new addition to the ever expanding Anchorman family, took some time to text in between battle scenes and crack jokes with Will Ferrell and co-star David Koechner



Meanwhile Carrell, reprising his role as Brick the dim-witted weatherman, was seen holding a wide variety of different weaponry, from his aforementioned trident to a flame thrower.

The big name actors making appearances in the much-anticipated sequel read like an invite list to a Tinseltown awards show.

Harrison Ford, Nicole Kidman, John C. Reilly, Greg Kinnear, Luke Wilson and Kristin Wiig will all be at least be making cameos in the comedy, though the size of their roles will probably be relatively minor, with their mere presence in the film adding to the overall richness of it's unique humor.

Amazingly, Liam Neeson was seen on set posing with a sword, which is sure to thrill fans of the usually serious Irish actor.

Ghostly hero: John C. Reilly brought some real old school glamour in a Civil War uniform

Payback? Liam Neeson poses with a sword on the set of Anchorman2, which he is filming with Will Ferrell



Shocking amounts of funny: Even Ferrell, who reprises his role as lead character Ron Burgundy, can't believe the hilarious violence



Pick your weapons: Steve Carrell (far right) held a pitchfork while others opted for wrench or baseball bat

The hilariously original Anchorman was a period comedy set in a male-dominated late-70s era news station in San Diego, with a fraternity of male anchors whose worlds are turned upside down by a woman being named co-anchor. The sequel is directed by Adam McKay, whose directorial career was launched by the original film and has led to him helming other hit Will Ferrell-starring comedies like Talladega Nights, Step Brothers and The Other Guys.

It appears to be loading as much funny as it possibly can into every scene. A vicious weatherman: Actor Steve Carrell, who reprises his role as the dim-witted weatherman named Brick, was seen holding a wide variety of weapons throughout the shoot



I like flame thrower: Carrell holds a flame thrower in one shot and talks to Paul Rudd, who holds a crowbar, in another

Charge! The battle scene featured a Minotaur, among the wide variety of weaponry



Beyond the major actors mingled with extras wielding a potpourri of weapons, there was also a fully-costumed Minotaur and an ATV painted with flames.

Upon closer inspection of the battle scene photos, other star cameos emerge, like Liam Neeson in a samurai sword fight with Ferrell.



A few days before, the 45-year-old Ferrell shot a scene where he wrestled a man-eating animatronic shark in the open ocean.

Anchorman 2 is scheduled to be released theatrically on December 20th.



Find a celebrity: Ferrell fights with action star Liam Neeson, center, while it appears Henry Winkler of Happy Days fame, far left, is about to take a battle axe to the throat



Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues opens just before Christmas this year





