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Ted was one of the biggest surprise hits of 2012, grossing nearly $550 million worldwide with the simple, raunchy tale of an adult man and his unapologetically profane teddy bear. Given the first movie's success, it's no surprise that the trailer for Ted 2 packs in plenty of gross-out gags:

What is different about Ted 2 is the impressively star-studded cast. New cast members include Morgan Freeman, Liam Neeson, and Amanda Seyfried, as a lawyer saddled with the name Sam L. Jackson. (The actual Samuel L. Jackson is not, unfortunately, billed as a cast member.) Can Ted 2 live up to the box-office highs of the original? We'll find out when it hits theaters this June.

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Scott Meslow

Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.