Leaders of Academy: War of the L.O.E.V.

Leaders of Academy: War of the L.O.E.V. (also known as Leaders of Academy 2) is an upcoming American computer-animated superhero comedy film produced by Warner Animation Group and Frenzy Animation. Directed by Chris McKay from a screenplay by John Requa, Glenn Ficarra, John Whittington, Seth Grahame-Smith, William Wheeler, and Tom Wheeler, the film will serve as a sequel to Leaders of Academy (2012) and stars James McAvoy, Emma Stone, Owen Wilson, Chloë Grace Moretz, Eric Idle, and J. K. Simmons reprising their roles from the first film, joined by Kate McKinnon, Woody Harrelson, Tiffany Haddish, Antonio Banderas, Fred Armisen, Kristen Schaal, Channing Tatum, Michelle Yeoh, Keegan-Michael Key, Justice Smith, and Richard Ayoade. It will be the final Frenzy Animation film to be distributed under Warner Bros. as its new parent company Warner Bros. Discovery had terminated Frenzy's partnership with the studio on August 4, 2022.

The film will be theatrically released on November 4, 2022, by Warner Bros. Pictures in IMAX, Dolby Cinema, and RealD 3D.

Premise
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Voice cast

 * James McAvoy
 * Emma Stone
 * Justice Smith
 * Chloë Grace Moretz
 * Owen Wilson
 * Kate McKinnon
 * Woody Harrelson
 * Eric Idle
 * Tiffany Haddish
 * Antonio Banderas
 * Kristen Schaal
 * Channing Tatum
 * J. K. Simmons
 * Keegan-Michael Key
 * Michelle Yeoh
 * Richard Ayoade
 * Fred Armisen

Production
In March 2020, Warner Animation Group and Frenzy Animation confirmed that they were working on a sequel to Leaders of Academy, and that Chris McKay was announced as the film's director with John Requa and Glenn Ficarra penning the screenplay while the cast including James McAvoy, Emma Stone, Chloë Grace Moretz, J. K. Simmons, Eric Idle, and Owen Wilson would return to reprise their roles in the sequel. On September 14, 2020, Warner Bros. had trademarked Leaders of Academy: War of the L.O.E.V. as the new title of the sequel, which was approved in January of 2021.

On August 24, 2021, producer Marcus Crawford had stated that the sequel will take place 10 years after the events of the first film. On March 11, 2022, Kate McKinnon, Woody Harrelson, Tiffany Haddish, Michelle Yeoh, Antonio Banderas, Fred Armisen, Channing Tatum, Justice Smith, Keegan-Michael Key, Kristen Schaal, and Richard Ayoade were announced to the sequel's cast.

Release
Leaders of Academy: War of the L.O.E.V. is scheduled to be theatrically released on November 4, 2022, by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Marketing
Warner Bros. released a teaser poster for the film on March 22, 2022, along with a teaser trailer, which included the AC/DC song "Back in Black", the next day. An official trailer was released on July 27, 2022.