Sing 2
Directed byGarth Jennings
Produced byChris Meledandri
StarringBobby Cannavle

Reese Witherspoon Pharell Williams

Mathhew Mcconaughey
Production
company
Illumination
Distributed byUniversal Studios
Release date
December 22,2021
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish

Sing 2 is a 2021 American computer-animated musical comedy film produced by Illumination and Universal Pictures. It is the sequel to Sing (2016). It was released on December 22, 2021. The film was directed and written by Garth Jennings.

Plot

Sometime after the events of the first film, Buster Moon is thriving with his new theater. Failing to impress talent scout Suki, who tells him he would not make it in Redshore City, Buster, encouraged by Nana Noodleman, reunites the singers who competed in the first film and takes them to the city. They sneak in for an audition with entertainment mogul Jimmy Crystal. However, uninterested in Buster's original show pitch, Gunter pitches a space-themed show which would feature Clay Calloway, a rock star who has not been seen in 15 years. Intrigued, Crystal greenlights it then tells them to have the show up and running within three weeks.

During production on the show, Rosita develops a fear of heights during rehearsal and is unable to keep on her role, which is given to Crystal's daughter Porsha while Rosita is delegated to a minor role. Meanwhile, Johnny has been assigned to work with top choreographer Klaus Kickenklober for his part in the show but feels that Klaus dislikes him. Johnny comes across a street dancer named Nooshy who agrees to help him out. Meena has been cast in a romantic scene with Darius, a self-absorbed actor with whom Meena has no chemistry. She later meets and falls in love with an ice cream vendor named Alfonso.

Ash and Buster visit Clay Calloway to convince him to be in the show. He refuses at first, but Ash changes his mind. Back at the theater, Buster asks Porsha if she would like to switch roles with Rosita, as she cannot act, which Porsha interprets as Buster firing her. Upon learning this, Crystal blames Porsha for embarrassing him and threatens Buster to drop him off his building and locks him in a closet. Suki frees Buster and warns him to get out of Redshore City before Crystal can kill him. Ash arrives with the crew and Calloway, who advises Buster not to run and hide like he did after he lost his wife. Buster then decides to have the cast and crew put on the show that night under Crystal's nose, and has Miss Crawly get Porsha to rejoin them in the show.

During the show, Klaus takes the place of Johnny's performance partner to try to undermine his number, but Johnny beats Klaus with encouragement from Nooshy and finally earns Klaus' respect while Meena visualizes Darius as Alfonso and performs a romantic duet with him. Crystal, having found out about the show, and angered when Porsha stands up to him, tries to stop it by dropping Buster off the top of the stage, which causes Rosita to get over her fear of heights to save Buster. When the time comes for Calloway to take the stage, he claims that he is not ready. Ash leads the crowd in a rendition of one of Calloway's songs, giving him the courage to perform a huge ovation.

After the show, Crystal is arrested by the police. While Buster and friends almost leave, Suki tells them that a major theater wants to put on their show. As the cast puts on their first performance, Buster watches from the VIP section, proud to have succeeded in Redshore City.

Voice cast

Asher Blinkoff, Julianna Gamiz, Asa Jennings, Caspar Jennings, Leo Jennings, Oscar Jennings, Ayden Soria, and Jack Stanton voice Rosita and Norman's piglets, while Matthew McConaughey's daughter Vida Alves McConaughey voices a piglet that goes scuba diving in chocolate.[3] Edgar Wright provides the voice of a dog cop and a pig chauffeur.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Fleming, Mike Jr. (December 21, 2020). "U2's Bono, Pharrell Williams, Halsey Join Illumination/Universal's Animated Film 'Sing 2'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Hogan, Kate; McNiece, Mia (November 3, 2021). "The Stars Are Back for Sing 2! See the Cute Characters and the A-List Actors Who Voice Them". People. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  3. "Matthew McConaughey on the Adorable Cameo His Daughter Makes in Sing 2: 'How About That?'". People. December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  4. Edgar Wright [@edgarwright] (June 25, 2021). "If count the Scott Pilgrim re-release, this is the 4th theatrical release of 2021 I'm involved in, so no one can say I'm not doing my part. (Okay, Garth Jennings got me to play a dog cop & a pig chauffeur, but I'm saying it counts.). My Best Supporting Actor campaign begins..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.