Sunnie 2

Sunnie 2 is a 2020 American computer-animated comedy adventure film produced by Frenzy Animation and distributed by 20th Century Studios with animation handled by Reel FX Creative Studios and Mikros Image, and is based on Mike Copeland's daily comic strip of the same name. The film is a sequel to the 2017 film Sunnie, directed by Jared Brady and co-directed by Robert Souza, from a screenplay by Darren Lemke, William Davies, Lorne Cameron, Eyal Podell, and Jonathon E. Stewart, and a story by Brian J. Cowan and Ryan Marshall. The film stars the reprised roles of Amanda Leighton, Ben Schwartz, Katie Crown, Josh Gad, and Amy Poehler, along with new additions including Taraji P. Henson, Rachel Bloom, Anthony Anderson, Lil Rel Howery, Rob Corddry, Gabriel Iglesias, James Corden, Awkwafina, and Stephanie Beatriz.

Sunnie 2 was theatrically released in the United States on November 6, 2020 by 20th Century Studios. It grossed over $47 million worldwide against its $75 million budget and received generally mixed-to-positive reviews, with critics considering it an slight improvement over its predecessor as well as praising the animation, voice cast, and score.

Plot
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Voice cast

 * Amanda Leighton as Sunnie Stewart
 * Ben Schwartz as Justin Barker
 * Katie Crown as Bella Robbins
 * Josh Gad as R.O.B.E.R.T.
 * Taraji P. Henson
 * Rachel Bloom
 * Anthony Anderson
 * Stephanie Beatriz
 * Awkwafina
 * Rob Corddry
 * James Corden
 * Gabriel Iglesias
 * Lil Rel Howery
 * Amy Poehler as Emily Stewart

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 * Rosemary Alexander
 * Holly J. Barrett
 * Ryan Bartley
 * Daniel Booko
 * Mitch Carter
 * Vic Chao
 * Antonio Raul Corbo
 * Niall Cunningham
 * Robin Atkin Downes
 * Giselle Eisenberg
 * Chase Fein
 * Johnny Gidcomb
 * Jason Harris
 * Karen Huie
 * Joyce Kurtz
 * Marcella Lentz-Pope
 * David Michie
 * Capri Oliver
 * Arthur Ortiz
 * Shakira Janai Paye
 * Jessica Pennington
 * Maddix Robinson
 * Warren Sroka
 * Byron Thames
 * Jessika Van
 * Diamond White
 * ViviAnn Yee

Production
On December 18, 2017, Frenzy Animation announced that a sequel to its 2017 film Sunnie was in development, with Amanda Leighton, Ben Schwartz, Katie Crown, and Josh Gad reprising their roles as Sunnie Stewart, Justin Barker, Bella Robbins, R.O.B.E.R.T., respectively. Ryan Marshall will return to write the sequel's story with Darren Lemke, William Davies, Eyal Podell and Jonathon E. Stewart writing the film's script. Further, the majority of the voice cast, new and returning, was also announced. On January 26, 2018, Jared Brady was announced as the sequel's director.

Production of the film done and shifted to work remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Theatrical and streaming
Sunnie 2 was theatrically released in the United States on November 6, 2020 by 20th Century Studios, which was then followed by a PVOD release on November 27. It was previously set to be released on July 31, 2020, before being pushed back to August 14. The film was delayed to October 16, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was once again delayed to its current November 6 release date.

Home media
Sunnie 2 was released on DVD, Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray by 20th Century Studios Home Entertainment on February 9, 2021.

Marketing
On March 2, 2020, Frenzy Animation and 20th Century Studios officially released a teaser trailer on their official YouTube channels and in theaters in front of Onward. A official trailer was released online on September 27, 2020.

Box office
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Critical response
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