- Original name: Sing 2
- Country: USA
- Genre: cartoon, musical, family, fantasy, comedy, music
- Producer: Garth Jennings
- World premiere: December 8, 2021
- Premiere in Russia: December 23, 2021
- Starring: S. Johansson, M. McConaughey, R. Witherspoon, T. Edgerton, T. Kelly and others.
The musical animated film "Beast" about the adventures of talented and very melodious characters was received by viewers all over the world with great enthusiasm and brought its creators more than $ 1 billion in profit. Therefore, the question of when the sequel will be released became natural. Today, the names of the actors who will take part in the dubbing of the main characters are already known, the release date of the cartoon "Beast 2" is set for December 2021, but the details of the plot have not yet been announced, and there is no trailer.
Expectations rating - 95%.
Plot
Details of the plot of the second part of the musical story have not yet been disclosed. However, it is known that viewers will again meet with already familiar and beloved characters. After participating in the song contest, which was organized by Buster Moon, the life of the heroes changed for the better. After all, each of them managed to overcome their fear and insecurity, coped with complexes and declared themselves publicly. But as you know, the show must go on. So the indefatigable Buster Moon urgently has to come up with some new competition. And this means that new talents will appear on the stage.
Production and shooting
Directed and written by Garth Jennings (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Son of Rambo, Sing).
Cartoon team:
- Producers: Christopher Meledandri (Ice Age, Despicable Me, Minions, The Secret Life of Pets), Janet Healy (The Submarine, Ugly Me 2, Sing), Dana Krupinski;
- Composer: Joby Talbot (League of Gentlemen, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Sing);
- Editing: Gregory Perler (Tarzan, Goofy's Vacation, Despicable Me).
The cartoon is produced by Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures. Illumination Mac Guff is responsible for special effects and computer graphics.
The first information about the start of work on the sequel to the animated musical appeared in 2017.
The rental rights in Russia belong to UPI.
Cast
The dubbing of the animated characters will include:
- Scarlett Johansson - Ash Porcupine (The Avengers, Lucy, Match Point);
- Matthew McConaughey - Buster Moon Koala (True Detective, Interstellar, Gentlemen);
- Reese Witherspoon - Rosita Pig (Legally Blonde, Visiting Alice, Cruel Intentions);
- Taron Edgernton - Johnny Gorilla ("The Rocketman", "Eddie" The Eagle "," Kingsman: The Secret Service ");
- Tori Kelly - elephant Mina ("Sing"),
- Garth Jennings as Miss Crawley, Buster's assistant (Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Secret Life of Pets, Love at First Sight);
- John Flanagan - wolf (The Walking Dead, Nashville, Red Bracelets);
- Aiden Soria - Piglet ("Klaus");
- Adam Buxton (Geeks, Sing, Stardust).
Interesting Facts
Did you know that:
- The date of the premiere of the second part was postponed twice.
- The original cartoon featured about 60 musical compositions, 30 of which are world hits.
- Sing is Illumination Entertainment's longest-running animation project. Its timing is 108 minutes.
- Scarlett Johansson has a twin brother, Hunter, who was born 3 minutes later than his star sister.
- S. Johansson has more than 20 nominations for the most prestigious world awards.
- Buster Moon is left-handed. This is noticeable when he writes or takes notes.
- Porcupine Ash stomps her foot when she can't find a melody. In the wild, porcupines do this when they're scared.
"Show must go on!" - sang the inimitable Freddie Mercury. Viewers will be able to learn about the new musical adventures of their favorite characters from the cartoon "Beast 2", the release date of which is scheduled for 2021; the cast is already known, and the trailer and plot have not yet been announced.