Happy Feet Two
| Happy Feet 2 | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | George Miller |
| Written by | George Miller |
| Produced by | George Miller |
| Starring | Elijah Wood Robin Williams Elizabeth Daily Sofía Vergara Brad Pitt Matt Damon Hank Azaria Carlos Alazraqui Johnny A. Sanchez Lombardo Boyar |
| Music by | John Powell Pink |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date | November 18, 2011 |
| Countries | United States Australia |
| Language | English |
Happy Feet 2 (also known as Happy Feet 2 in 3D) is an upcoming 2011 computer-animated film directed by George Miller, the co-director of the original film, Happy Feet.[1] The film is being produced by Animal Logic Films[2] in Santa Monica, California, United States and Dr. D Studios in Sydney, Australia. The only other official announcement regarding the film is that actors Elijah Wood and Robin Williams are to reprise their previous roles of the characters Mumble, Ramon, and Lovelace. Other actors confirmed to reprise their roles are Carlos Alazraqui, Johnny A. Sanchez, Lombardo Boyar and Jeffrey Garcia as Nestor, Lombardo, Raul, and Rinaldo respectively.[3] It is currently unknown if the cast includes any of the other characters from the first film or who will voice them if they do. Actors Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman who together played Mumble's parents Memphis and Norma Jean have yet to confirm any involvement with the film.
Brittany Murphy, the original voice actress of Mumble's love interest Gloria, was set to reprise her role and begin recording sometime in 2010[4] but she died on December 20, 2009. Singer Pink contributes a song while Brad Pitt and Matt Damon will be the "tiny krill" voices in the film.[5][6] Hank Azaria will also appear in the film as a new character.[7] Elizabeth Daily, who played young Mumble in the previous film, will play as a new character called Erik and Sofía Vergara will also appear in the movie as a new character.[8]
Background
Elijah Wood confirmed that the baby penguin seen dancing between Mumble and Gloria at the end of Happy Feet is their son. Also, George Miller confirmed that the plot would be a very different story with a lot of old characters and a lot of new characters. It is unknown at this time what this story will focus on or what will transpire with the old and new characters.
Cast
- Elijah Wood as Mumble
- Pink as Gloria (singing voice)
- Elizabeth Daily as Erik
- Robin Williams as Lovelace/Ramón
- Carlos Alazraqui as Nestor
- Johnny A. Sanchez as Lombardo
- Lombardo Boyar as Raul
- Jeffrey Garcia as Rinaldo
- Brad Pitt as krill
- Matt Damon as krill
- Hank Azaria as TBA
- Sofía Vergara as TBA
Music
Singer Pink will compose an original song for the soundtrack.
References
- ^ Hollywood Reporter, Dec. 7, 2009
- ^ Hollywood Reporter, Dec. 7, 2009
- ^ Record Brilliance, Feb 4, 2010
- ^ Byrnes, Holly; Crawford, Carly (2009-12-21). "Brittany Murphy planned to have New Year in Australia". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ Enticing glimpse of projected triumphs
- ^ George Miller Casting: Teresa Palmer in Mad Max 4: Fury Road, Matt Damon and Brad Pitt in Happy Feet 2
- ^ Antonette Collins (2010-02-04). "Sydney welcomes patter of Happy Feet 2". ABC News. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
- ^ Sofia Vergara Joins The Smurfs & Happy Feet 2