Sing 2

The sequel to Sing (2016), it was written and directed by Garth Jennings, co-directed by Christophe Lourdelet, and produced by Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy.

The story is set after the events of the previous film with Buster Moon and his group putting on a show in Redshore City while working to impress an entertainment mogul and enlist a reclusive rock star to perform with the group.

The film stars an ensemble voice cast consisting of Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Taron Egerton, Tori Kelly, Nick Kroll, Jennings, Peter Serafinowicz, Jennifer Saunders, and Nick Offerman, reprising their roles from the first film.

The sequel also features new characters voiced by Bobby Cannavale, Bono, Halsey, Pharrell Williams, Chelsea Peretti, Letitia Wright, and Eric André.

Like the first film, Sing 2 features songs from many artists, most of which are performed diegetically. Sing 2 made its world premiere at the AFI Fest on November 14, 2021, and was theatrically released in the United States on December 22, 2021.

The film was met with generally positive reviews and grossed over $408 million worldwide against a production budget of $85 million, becoming the highest-grossing animated film of 2021 and the tenth-highest-grossing film of 2021.

A sequel is in development.

Buster’s show fails to impress Crystal Entertainment’s talent scout dog Suki Lane, who tells Buster he would not make it in nearby Redshore City.

Encouraged by Nana Noodleman, Buster and the crew reunite with Ash and head off to the city to make an impression. They are denied entry into Crystal Entertainment, but sneak in for an audition with entertainment mogul wolf Jimmy Crystal.

As Jimmy is uninterested in Buster’s original show pitch, Gunter suggests a space-themed sci-fi musical that features songs from Clay Calloway, a legendary rock star lion who disappeared after his wife Ruby died 15 years ago.

Intrigued, and assuming Clay will be a part of the show, Jimmy greenlights it and lets Buster and his friends stay at his hotel during production.

Miss Crawly finds where Clay lives and goes to visit him, but he scares her away with a paintball gun.

During rehearsal, Rosita develops a fear of heights, after discovering she needs to make a high jump and prompting Jimmy to insist Buster have his daughter Porsha play her part instead. Buster reluctantly writes Rosita a minor role.

Top choreographer monkey Klaus Kickenklober is hired to teach Johnny to dance, but is unnecessarily harsh, causing Johnny to struggle and fall behind. Johnny later comes across a street dancer lynx named Nooshy, who takes over as his teacher.

Meena is cast in a romantic scene with Darius, an egocentric actor yak, but is unable to act the part convincingly, having never been in love before. She later meets and falls in love with an ice cream vendor elephant named Alfonso.

Jimmy eventually finds out that Buster never contacted Clay about the show, and threatens to harm Buster if he does not deliver. Ash and Buster visit Clay to convince him to be in the show.

He refuses at first, finding it too emotionally painful to perform after his wife’s death, but Ash changes his mind. Back at the theater, Buster offers Porsha to switch roles with Rosita, as Porsha’s acting skills are poor.

Porsha misunderstands this as Buster firing her and runs off. After news of the “firing” is broadcast on television, an outraged Jimmy nearly drops Buster off the roof of the hotel, before locking him in a closet.

Suki frees Buster and warns him to leave Redshore City before Jimmy can kill him. Ash arrives at the hotel room with the crew and Clay, who advises Buster not to run and hide as he did.

After overhearing Jimmy insult him and his crew on television, Buster decides to put on the show that night behind Jimmy’s back.

Porsha rejoins the show, Johnny summons his father’s gang to keep Jimmy and his bodyguards at bay, and Rosita arranges for her husband Norman and their children to distract hotel security.

During the show, a jealous Klaus takes the place of Johnny’s performance partner to undermine his number, but Johnny defeats Klaus with encouragement from Nooshy and the other dancers, finally earning Klaus’ respect.

Porsha performs a high energy song and dance number in the minor role originally given to Rosita, standing up to her enraged father. Meena visualizes Darius as Alfonso, and successfully performs a romantic duet with him.

In one last chance to stop the show, Jimmy drops Buster off a high catwalk, which forces Rosita to overcome her fear of heights and make the jump to rescue Buster. When the time comes for Clay to take the stage, he claims that he is not ready yet.

Ash leads the crowd in a rendition of one of Clay’s songs, giving him the courage to perform. After the curtain call, Jimmy tries to take credit for the successful show, but instead Suki has him arrested by the police.

Some time later, Buster and the crew set out to return to Calatonia, with Nooshy, Porsha, and Clay joining them. Suki stops them, and tells them that a major theater called The Majestic thinks the show is fantastic and wants to put on their show.

As they put on their first official performance, Buster watches from the VIP section.