- Share this article on Facebook
- Share this article on Twitter
- Share this article on Flipboard
- Share this article on Email
- Show additional share options
- Share this article on Linkedin
- Share this article on Pinit
- Share this article on Reddit
- Share this article on Tumblr
- Share this article on Whatsapp
- Share this article on Print
- Share this article on Comment
Sony is set for a second Angry Birds Movie.
Columbia Pictures and Rovio Entertainment announced that a sequel to last year’s animated film will hit theaters on Sept. 20, 2019, a release date coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the original mobile gaming app. It will open ahead of Universal’s animated adventure Everest and a Warner Bros. event film, both of which debut the following week.
Thurop Van Orman will make his feature directorial debut with the follow-up, as the flightless birds and scheming green piggies take their beef to the next level. John Rice, who served as lead storyboard artist on The Angry Birds Movie and directed the popular Angry Birds Hatchlings shorts, will co-direct. John Cohen will produce, and Peter Ackerman is writing the screenplay.
The Angry Birds Movie, directed by Clay Kaytis and Fergal Reilly, features a starry voice cast that includes Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Bill Hader, Maya Rudolph, Peter Dinklage, Sean Penn, Keegan-Michael Key and Kate McKinnon, among others. It grossed nearly $350 million worldwide and became the second-highest-grossing video game adaptation of all time.
Sony Pictures Imageworks will once again handle the animation, in collaboration with Sony Pictures Animation. Also returning from The Angry Birds Movie will be production designer Pete Oswald and character art director Francesca Natale.
THR Newsletters
Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day