![]() ![]() And here’s one of the few emotionally truthful themes veteran Illumination director Chris Renaud, co-director Jonathan del Val and returning writer Brian Lynch explore: the complications that arise when a newborn arrives in the home, causing confusion for pets. Among the many returning neighbors of various species and breeds are Kevin Hart’s hopped-up bunny, Snowball, who now fancies himself a superhero puffy Pomeranian Gidget ( Jenny Slate, adorable as ever), who still secretly pines for Max and portly cat Chloe (the scene-stealing Lake Bell), who keeps everyone on their toes with her passive-aggressive antics.īut when Katie gets married and has a baby, Max’s life gets turned upside down. (whose career has declined in the wake of multiple masturbation allegations) as the voice of Max, a terrier mix living blissfully in New York City with his owner, Katie ( Ellie Kemper), and fellow rescue mutt, Duke ( Eric Stonestreet). This time, the always-reliable Patton Oswalt takes over for Louis C.K. Eventually, the story lines meet up in the service of a banal message about bravery, but by then the strain has long since been apparent. It actually feels like the nuggets of ideas for three individual shorts, awkwardly stitched together and stretched out to feature length. ![]() Beyond that, they’re obviously developing Despicable Me 4, but Illumination is also spearheading a new animated Mario film in coordination with Nintendo.“Pets 2,” however, is woefully thin. ![]() Then the studio is on the sequel track with Minions 2 and Sing 2 both arriving in 2020. ![]() Seuss’s The Grinch, which opens this November. Next up for Illumination is another “original” of sorts- Dr. The Secret Life of Pets 2 won’t hit theaters until June 7, 2019. The film grossed $875 million worldwide, and just a few months later Illumination’s Sing grossed $634 million, solidifying Illumination as an animation powerhouse to rival Pixar, Disney, and DreamWorks Animation at the box office. The minions-focused movies were gargantuan hits, but Secret Life of Pets was a new original-the story of what pets do while their owners are at work. Director Chris Renaud and writer Brian Lynch reprise their duties for this sequel, as the original Secret Life of Pets was something of a test balloon to see if Illumination could succeed outside the realm of the Despicable Me franchise. ![]()
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