The Secret Life of Animals 2

Not to be confused with The Secret Life of Pets 2

The Secret Life of Animals 2
Directed by	Mike Mitchell Steve Martino
Produced by	Robert Rodriguez Dan Lin Janet Healy Phil Lord Christopher Miller Roy Lee Jinko Gotoh Avi Arad Amy Pascal
Screenplay by	Nicholas Stoller Phil Lord Christopher Miller Carlos Saldanha John Davis Chris Meledandri Garth Jennings
Story by	Chris Sanders Jill Culton Roberto Orci Phil Lord Christopher Miller Matthew Fogel
Starring	Ryan Potter Seth MacFarlane Matthew McConaughey Gina Rodriguez Michael J. Fox Zendaya Keegan-Michael Key Channing Tatum Bill Hader Genesis Rodriguez
Music by	John Powell Mark Mothersbaugh
Edited by	Ken Schretzmann Dan Zimmerman
Cinematography	Phil Méheux
Production company	Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Animation Movie Land Animation Studios Lord Miller Productions Pascal Pictures Rideback Productions Vertigo Entertainment
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date	March 29, 2019
Running time	109 minutes
Language	English
Country	United States
Rating	PG (MPAA)
Budget	$100 million
Box office	$214.1 million
Preceded by	The Animals in the Attic
Followed by	The Angry Birds Movie 2

The Secret Life of Animals 2 is a 2019 animated adventure comedy film distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. The film was directed by Mike Mitchell and Steve Martino. The film was released by Columbia Pictures and produced by Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Movie Land Animation Studios, Lord Miller Productions, Pascal Pictures, Rideback Productions and Vertigo Entertainment The film stars Ryan Potter, Seth MacFarlane, Matthew McConaughey, Gina Rodriguez, Michael J. Fox, Zendaya, Keegan-Michael Key, Channing Tatum, Bill Hader and Genesis Rodriguez. The film focuses on Ferdo the bunny rabbit who goes to San Francisco for his new home. betweening the United States.

It is the second installment in The Secret Life of Animals franchise, following the release of The Secret Life of Animals. Animation and visual effects was provided by Sony Pictures Imageworks (replacing Animal Logic), who has provided the animation for all the films in the franchise, with Tom McGrath serving as animation director.

The Secret Life of Animals 2 was theatrically released in the United States on September 28, 2018 by Sony Pictures Releasing. It received positive reviews from critics, who commended its humor, animation, soundtrack, and voice acting, although some said it was not as "fresh" as the first film. It received a moderately positive reception from critics and grossed over $214 million worldwide.

Plot

Five years after the first film, Ferdo has a new look at its properties and was founded upon the United States and its label. Ferdo was suprised they he, his parents and his friends were now going to San Francisco for his new home. Ferdo thinks Natalie has a new babysitter name Alexandra, a sarcastic woman. Ferdo look confused and was afraid of that guy. He decided to stay away from her. One day later, he knew when they were animals, but manages to befriend a crazy parakeet named Jamie who wants to be his coach in the town despite his lack of interest, three penguins named James, Kate and Mercy who frequently invade San Francisco to steal food and used to have another brother named Stuart, but they claim he is dead, and three birds (Nanny, Gary and Joshua) who like dancing and tease Ferdo.

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Cast

• Ryan Potter as Ferdo, a clumsy bunny rabbit.
• Seth MacFarlane as Robert, a male journalist dog.
• Matthew McConaughey as Gabriel, a male cat.
• Gina Rodriguez as Kim, a female parakeet.
• Michael J. Fox as Ralph, a male parrot.
• Zendaya as Addison, a female bird.
• Keegan-Michael Key as David, a male yeti.
• Channing Tatum as Rico, a clumsy dog.
• Bill Hader as Henry, a male bunny rabbit.
• Genesis Rodriguez as Gina, a clumsy duck.
• Harrison Ford as Ricky, a sarcastic man who had been a leader of the town.
• Alan Tudyk as Harry, Ferdo's friend.
• Alan Silvestri as Peter, Ferdo's father.
• Cameron Diaz as Natalie, Ferdo's mother.
• John C. Reilly as Nicklas, a male journalist parrot.
• Kate McKinnon as Jamie, a crazy parakeet.
• Elizabeth Banks as Alexandra, a sarcastic woman.
• Athena Karkanis as Ariel, a female human.
• Ben Stiller as James, a penguin who is Kate and Mercy's brother.
• Jamie Chung as Kate, a penguin, James and Mercy's sister.
• Daveed Diggs as Mercy, a penguin, James and Kate's brother.
• Simon Pegg as Gary
• Tom Kenny as Joshua
• Amy Poehler as Nanny

Production

On December 4, 2014, Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation announced a sequel to the 2014 animated film The Secret Life of Animals with Mike Mitchell, Steve Martino and Carlos Saldanha returning. Robert Rodriguez, Dan Lin, Janet Healy, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Roy Lee, Jinko Gotoh, Avi Arad, Amy Pascal would produce the film.

In December 2017, it was announced that Movie Land Animation Studios will release the film under their banner, but has dropped out of the project beforehand and has not co-produced the first film.

Casting

On October 3, 2015, it was announced that Matthew K. Miller would not be reprising his role as Ferdo after being accused of and later admitting to sexual misconduct with five women. In April 2018, it was announced that Ryan Potter will replace Miller as Ferdo, before making the holiday short film, The Bunnies in a Christmas Caper, while Seth MacFarlane, Matthew McConaughey, Gina Rodriguez, Michael J. Fox, Zendaya, Keegan-Michael Key, Channing Tatum, Bill Hader and Genesis Rodriguez will reprise their roles. Additional casting includes Harrison Ford, John C. Reilly, Elizabeth Banks and Athena Karkanis.

Animation

On June 10, 2016, it was announced that Animal Logic would not be reprising the film's animation production and visual effects after the project was canceled in May 4, 2016. In February 7, 2018, it was announced that Sony Pictures Imageworks will replace Animal Logic while Autodesk Maya will making the animation software, so the film's animation production will be created by Sony Pictures Imageworks.

Music

The score was composed by John Powell and Mark Mothersbaugh, who composed the first film's score.

Release

The film title was theatrically released on March 29, 2019 in RealD 3D. The studio spent around $40 million on promotions and advertisements for the film.

Marketing

• The teaser trailer was released on October 5, 2018 and was shown before Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, The Grinch and Ralph Breaks the Internet
• The first trailer was released on December 7, 2018 and was shown before Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Mary Poppins Returns and Bumblebee.
• The final trailer was released on February 17, 2019 and was shown before How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, Captain Marvel and Wonder Park

Home media

On May 5, 2019, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will release the Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD for the film. The three releases will be available for purchase on June 25, 2019.

Reception

As of April 4, 2019, The Secret Life of Animals 2 was grossed over $214 million worldwide against the $100 million budget in the United States. In the United States, Canada and China, The Secret Life of Animals 2 was released on the same day as Dumbo, The Beach Bum and Unplanned, and is projected to gross $12–14 million from 3,600 theaters in its opening weekend. The film made $2.5 million on its first day, including $300,000 from Thursday night previews.

Critical response

The film holds an approval rating of 89% based on 74 reviews, and an average rating of 5.95/10 on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 88 out of 100, based on 67 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale, while those at PostTrak gave it 4 out of 5 stars and a 70% "definite recommend".

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Miller • Robert Zemeckis • Stephen Heneveld • Mike Mitchell • Don Hall • Phil Lord and Christopher Miller • Chris Williams • Chris Miller • Jenny Harder • Bob Persichetti • Peter Ramsey • Rodney Rothman • Tom McGrath • William Renschen • Ella Ray • Dominic Formella • Alejandro Munoz • Marcos Rivera Producers Chris Meledandri • Kristina Reed • Bonnie Arnold • Roy Conli • Roy Lee • Phil Lord and Christopher Miller • Jordan Kerner • Don Hahn • Darla K. Anderson • Dan Lin • John Lasseter • Avi Arad • Amy Pascal • William Renschen • Ella Ray • Dominic Formella • Alejandro Munoz • Marcos Rivera Writers Karey Kirkpatrick • Nicholas Stoller • Rodney Rothman • Phil Lord and Christopher Miller • Jordan Roberts • John Davis • Peter Lord • Nick Park • William Renschen Executives/Associated figures Ted V. Miller • Michael LaPai • Monty LaBueno • George MacGuffin • Christopher MacGuffin • Chris Meledandri Animators and visual/special effects artists Gal Gadot • Jamie Chung • Bex Taylor-Klaus • Jeffrey Katzenberg • Rich Moore • Roy Conli • Gary Trousdale • Phil Lord and Christopher Miller • Steven Spielberg • Duncan Rouleau • Steven T. Seagle • Steven Yeun • Jenny Harder • Hailee Steinfeld • Shiyoon Kim • Panat Thamrongsombutsakul • John Knoll • Craig Hammack • Simon J. Smith • Samik Roy Choudhury • Erik-Jan de Boer • Cedric Nicolas-Troyan • Emilio Ruiz del Río Signature voice actors/actress Ben Stiller • Adam Sandler • Jim Carrey • Gal Gadot • Hailee Steinfeld • Jamie Chung • Bex Taylor-Klaus • Michael J. Fox • Andy Samberg • Keegan-Michael Key • Rihanna • John DiMaggio • Tenzing Norgay Trainor • Shameik Moore • Jake Johnson Signature musicians Henry Jackman • James Newton Howard • Lorne Balfe • Major Lazer • Alan Meyerson • Daniel Pemberton Signature character designer Monty LaBueno • Ronnie del Carmen • Jin Kim • Shiyoon Kim Visual Development & Storyboard Artists Dante Eriksen • Cody Cameron • Andrew Stanton • Shiyoon Kim • Jin Kim • Geoff Johns • Ronnie del Carmen Related topics Related media and projects Birdy Animation • Touchstone Animation Studios • Sphere Ball Studios • Shank Films • Panko and Panda Studios Miscellaneous Warner Bros. films (Unproduced Warner Bros. projects • WAG films • Warner Bros. animated films • Warner Bros. Animation franchises and productions) See also Movie Land • Movie Land Entertainment • Warner Bros. Pictures • Warner Bros. Animation • Warner Animation Group • Acquisition of Movie Land by Warner Bros. • The JH Movie Collection Movie (2018) • Gwen and Dan: Level Two (2020)

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