Illumination is back with a sequel to 2016's surprise-hit Sing, which grossed $634.2 million at the worldwide box office from an estimated production budget of $75 million. Five years later, and in the tail-end of a global pandemic, will Illumination be able to find similar success? Giving the sequel a Christmas Day release date will surely help!
Check out the new trailer for Sing 2 below, which features an all-star returning voice cast that includes:
- Matthew McConaughey as Buster Moon (koala)
- Reese Witherspoon as Rosita (pig)
- Nick Kroll as Gunter (pig)
- Seth MacFarlane as Mike (white mouse)
- Scarlett Johansson as Ash (porcupine)
- Taron Egerton as Johnny (gorilla)
- Tori Kelly as Meena (elephant)
Newcomers include:
- Bobby Cannavale as Jimmy Crystal (wolf)
- Halsey as Porsche Crystal (wolf)
- Pharrell Williams as Alfonso (elephant)
- Letitia Wright as Vivace (cat)
- Erica Andre as Elwood (yak)
- Chelsea Peretti as Dixie (dog)
- and Bono as Clay Calloway (lion)
Garth Jennings returns as a triple-threat director, screenwriter and voice-actor (Miss Crawly-iguana). The film was previously scheduled to hit theaters Christmas 2020 and then shifted (due to COVID-19) to July 2, 2021 before settling on its current December 22, release date.
This holiday season, the new chapter in Illumination’s smash animated franchise arrives with big dreams and spectacular hit songs as the ever-optimistic koala, Buster Moon, and his all-star cast of performers prepare to launch their most dazzling stage extravaganza yet …all in the glittering entertainment capital of the world. There’s just one hitch: They first have to persuade the world’s most reclusive rock star—played by global music icon Bono, in his animated film debut—to join them.
Buster (Oscar® winner Matthew McConaughey) has turned the New Moon Theater into a local hit, but Buster has his eyes on a bigger prize: Debuting a new show at the Crystal Tower Theater in glamorous Redshore City.
But with no connections, Buster and his cast—including harried mother pig Rosita (Oscar® winner Reese Witherspoon), rocker porcupine Ash (Scarlett Johansson), earnest gorilla Johnny (Taron Egerton), shy elephant Meena (Tori Kelly) and, of course, porcine provocateur Gunter (Nick Kroll)—have to sneak their way into the world-famous Crystal Entertainment offices, run by ruthless mogul wolf Jimmy Crystal (Emmy winner Bobby Cannavale).
In a desperate attempt to get Mr. Crystal’s attention, Gunter spontaneously pitches an outrageous idea that Buster quickly runs with, promising that their new show will star lion rock legend Clay Calloway (Bono). Problem is, Buster has never met Clay, an artist who shut himself away from the world more than a decade ago after the loss of his wife. Even worse, Buster has failed to realize that Mr. Crystal is an egocentric gangster who would rather drop somebody off the roof of a building than be lied to.
As Gunter helps Buster dream up an out-of-this-world theatrical masterpiece, and the pressure (and sinister threats) from Mr. Crystal mount, Rosita’s leading role in the show gets ripped away and handed to Mr. Crystal’s spoiled daughter, Porsha, played by Grammy-nominated artist Halsey. Desperate to save the show, and his life, Buster embarks on a quest to find Clay and persuade him to return to the stage. What begins as a dream of big-time success becomes an emotional reminder of the power of music to heal even the most broken heart.