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The Boss Baby: Family Business[2] (known in other territories as The Boss Baby 2) is an 2021 American computer-animated comedy film loosely based on the 2010 picture book The Boss Baby and its 2016 sequel The Bossier Baby by Marla Frazee, produced by DreamWorks Animation, and distributed by Universal Pictures. The second installment in the The Boss Baby franchise and the sequel to the 2017 film, the film will be directed by Tom McGrath, from a screenplay by Michael McCullers, and will star the voices of Alec Baldwin, James Marsden, Amy Sedaris, Ariana Greenblatt, Eva Longoria, Jimmy Kimmel, Lisa Kudrow, and Jeff Goldblum.

The film is scheduled to be theatrically released in North America on July 2, 2021 in regular showings and in select RealD 3D and Dolby Cinema locations in the United States by Universal Pictures.[3] The film will also stream on Peacock on the same day as its theatrical release date for 60 days.[3]

Cast[]

  • Alec Baldwin as Theodore Lindsey "Ted" Templeton Jr./Boss Baby, a former executive of BabyCorp, Tim's brother, Tina and Tabitha's uncle and Ted Sr. and Janice's son.
  • James Marsden as Timothy Leslie "Tim" Templeton, Ted's older brother, Carol's husband, Tina and Tabitha's father, and Ted Sr. and Janice's son (Marsden replaces Tobey Maguire and Miles Bakshi from the first film, who voiced the adult and young versions of Tim, respectively).
  • Amy Sedaris as Tina Templeton/Boss Baby, an undercover executive of BabyCorp, Tim and Carol's younger daughter, Tabitha's younger sister, Ted's younger niece, and Ted Sr. and Janice's younger grandchild.
  • Ariana Greenblatt as Tabitha Templeton, Tina's older sister, Tim and Carol's highly intelligent elder daughter, Ted's elder niece, and Ted Sr. and Janice's elder grandchild (Greenblatt replaces Nina Zoe Bakshi from the first film).
  • Eva Longoria as Carol Templeton, Tim's wife and mother of Tina and Tabitha.
  • Jimmy Kimmel as Ted Templeton Sr., Ted Jr. and Tim's father, and Tina and Tabitha's grandfather.
  • Lisa Kudrow as Janice Templeton, Ted Jr. and Tim's mother, wife of Ted Sr., and Tina and Tabitha's grandmother.
  • Jeff Goldblum as Dr. Erwin Armstrong, a rival of BabyCorp.

Production[]

Development[]

On May 25, 2017, Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation announced that a sequel was set to be released on March 26, 2021, with Alec Baldwin reprising his role.[4][5][6] On May 17, 2019, it was announced that Tom McGrath returned as director and Jeff Hermann, whose credits include Bilby, Bird Karma, and Marooned, replaced Ramsey Ann Naito as producer.[7] On September 17, 2020, Jeff Goldblum, Ariana Greenblatt, Eva Longoria, James Marsden (replacing Tobey Maguire), and Amy Sedaris joined the cast, alongside returning actors Jimmy Kimmel and Lisa Kudrow.[8]

Animation[]

Portions of production were done remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]

Music[]

Hans Zimmer and Steve Mazzaro, who previously composed the score for the first film, returned for the sequel.[10]

Release[]

Theatrical and streaming[]

The Boss Baby: Family Business is scheduled to be theatrically released in North America on July 2, 2021 in regular showings and in select RealD 3D and Dolby Cinema locations in the United States by Universal Pictures.[3] The film will also stream on Peacock on the same day as its theatrical release date for 60 days.[3] It was originally scheduled for release on March 26, 2021, but was delayed to September 17, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, before moving to the current release date.[11][12][13]

Box office[]

In the United States and Canada, The Boss Baby: Family Business will be released alongside The Forever Purge, and is projected to gross around $15 million from 3,600 theaters in its opening weekend.[14]

Critical response[]

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 44% based on reviews from 9 critics, with an average rating of 5/10.[1]

Future[]

During a Q&A with Alec Baldwin and Amy Sedaris, a third Boss Baby film was announced to be in early development.[15]

References[]

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