CULVER CITY, Calif.,
April 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- As Sony Pictures in association with Rovio Entertainment
once again join forces on The Angry Birds Movie 2, the
filmmakers have brought together a hilarious all-star cast of new
and returning talent for the flightless birds and scheming green
pigs as they take their beef to the next level. The
Angry Birds Movie 2 is slated to fly into theaters
on September 20, 2019.
The first film's birds and pigs – including
Jason Sudeikis (We're the
Millers, Horrible Bosses) as the temperamental Red, Josh Gad
(Beauty and the Beast, Frozen, Murder on the Orient Express)
as speedy Chuck, Bill Hader (Barry, Trainwreck) as
Leonard, king of the pigs, Danny McBride (Vice Principals,
This is the End) as the volatile Bomb – are back for more fun,
as is Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones, Avengers: Infinity
War, Three Billboards), stentorian voice of the legendary
Mighty Eagle.
They are joined for the sequel by a host of hilarious actors and
comedy stars, including Leslie Jones
(Emmy-nominee for Saturday Night
Live, Ghostbusters) as the film's villain, Golden
Globe-winner Rachel Bloom (Crazy
Ex-Girlfriend), Golden Globe and Emmy-winner Sterling K. Brown (This is Us, Black Panther,
The People vs. O.J. Simpson), Mexico's comedy superstar Eugenio Derbez (Instructions Not Included,
Overboard), Zach Woods
(Silicon Valley, The Post), Awkwafina (Oceans 8, Crazy
Rich Asians), Lil Rel Howery
(Get Out), Dove Cameron (The Descendants, Agents of
SHIELD), Beck Bennett (Saturday Night Live, Brigsby
Bear) and Brooklynn Prince
(The Florida Project) have all signed on to roles.
John Cohen, producer of the film
said, "I'm thrilled about our incredibly talented filmmaking team
and the hilarious people we've brought together for the
sequel. We're so happy that Jason,
Josh, Bill, Danny, and Peter are back for a second
adventure joined by Leslie, Rachel, Sterling, Eugenio and this
awesome ensemble of new talent. We'll have many more exciting
announcements to share soon."
The sequel follows on the success of the global
blockbuster The Angry Birds Movie, which opened to #1
in 50 countries worldwide, including the U.S., in May 2016.
With $352 million at the global box
office, it became the second-highest-grossing video game adaptation
of all time. The Angry Birds games have been downloaded
over 4 billion times.
The Angry Birds Movie 2 is directed by Thurop Van
Orman (The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, Adventure
Time), co-directed by John Rice
(King of the Hill, Rick and Morty), and produced by
John Cohen (Despicable Me, The
Angry Birds Movie). Mary Ellen
Bauder Andrews is co-producing, Sean
Charmatz (Trolls) is the head of story, Peter Ackerman (FX's "The
Americans," Ice Age) is writing the
screenplay, Pete Oswald is the production designer, and
Linda Lamontagne is the casting
director. David Maisel and Catherine Winder are executive
producers. The talented team at Sony Pictures Imageworks
handles the animation.
Angry Birds and all related properties, titles, logos and
characters are trademarks of Rovio Entertainment Corporation and
are used with permission. All Rights Reserved.
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