Oggy Oggy 2

Oggy Oggy 2: Here We Come! (also titled as Oggy Oggy 2 and formerly billed as Boggy's Revenge) is a 2023 American computer-animated comedy film starring Jamie Chung reprising her role as Oggy, serving as a sequel to the 2021 film Oggy Oggy, and directed by Gary Rydstrom.

This is the final Xilam film to be distributed under Warner Bros. as its new parent company Warner Bros. Discovery had terminated Xilam's long-term partnership with the studio due to creative differences on March 9, 2022.

Oggy Oggy 2 had its premiere at the Fox Village Theater in Los Angeles on June 5, 2023, and was released theatrically in the United States on June 7, 2023. Unlike its predecessor, the film received negative reviews from critics who criticized the screenplay, humor, and plot, with most critics calling the film inferior to the original, although the animation received praise. Additionally, the film is also a box office bomb having grossed only $30.2 million worldwide so far.

Plot
After Boggy breaks out of jail, Oggy must stop Boggy after he plots his evil plan with the help of a new friend named Yoggy. He then meets Notey, a cruel rival of Sporty and Wallow, a mean old rival of Mallow.

Voice cast

 * Jamie Chung as Oggy
 * Dua Lipa as Sporty
 * James Corden as Mallow
 * Jason Lee as PoliceCat
 * Young M.A. as Yoggy, Oggy’s new male cat friend who assists him in stopping Notey.
 * 6ix9ine as Lolo
 * Lil Nas X as Baba
 * Tye Sheridan as Notey, a ruthless person.
 * Helen Mirren as Mayor Jane, the mayor of the city.
 * Katie Griffin as Mary. She was previously voiced by Anna Faris in the original film.
 * Jeff Bennett as Cowboy. He was previously voiced by Chris Pratt in the original film.
 * Mark Silverman as Boggy. He was previously voiced by Charlie Day in the original film.
 * Jeff Bergman as Dude #1. He was previously voiced by Ray Romano in the original film.
 * Jake Green as Dude #2. He was previously voiced by John Leguizamo in the original film.
 * Vincent Tong as Crook #1. He was previously voiced by Ben Schwartz in the original film.
 * Johnny Yong Bosch as Crook #2. He was previously voiced by Steve Carrell in the original film.
 * Carlos Alazraqui as Fuzz Fuzz. He was previously voiced by Billy Crystal in the original film.
 * Gary Rydstrom as Wallow, Mallow's angry twin brother whose been missing.
 * H. Jon Benjamin as Lenny, an anamorphic Dog who helps Oggy, Sporty and Mallow defeat Boggy, Notey and Wallow.

Additionally, the PoliceCat's sidekick and the Store Cashier both appear in the movie in non-speaking roles.

Additional voices

 * Theo Borders
 * Jason Harris
 * Scott Menville
 * Peter Pamela Rose
 * Jason Linere White

Production
Ahead of the first film's release Warner Animation Group and Xilam Animation confirmed that they were working on a sequel to Oggy Oggy: The Movie, and that Jon M. Chu was announced to return as the film's director with Adam Rifkin and David Berenbaum penning the screenplay while the cast including Jamie Chung, Dua Lipa, James Corden, and Jason Lee, would return to reprise their roles in the sequel. However, Chu dropped out of the project in October 2021 due to creative differences and was quickly replaced by Gary Rydstrom. Rifkin stated that the film would have a new turn in the Oggy franchise with a more darker and more mature film with Rystrom stating that the film would possibly be a huge finale. On May 15, 2022, Warner Bros. had trademarked Oggy Oggy 2: Here We Come as the new title of the sequel, which was approved in June of 2022. The film was then slated for a 2024 release but due to the last minute turnaround in production, the film was pushed up to 2023, forcing animators to work double, as well as Warner Animation Group preparing to be restructured, which raised the original $130 million budget to $175 million, making it the most expensive film by Warner Animation Group. Pratt later left the project citing scheduling conflicts with The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 with his replacement being voice actor Jeff Bennett. The script ended up being re-written 5 times including the removing of some characters and notably shrinking Boggy's role in the film to a mere cameo. Day ended up having to leave the film as well due to scheduling conflicts and was subsequently replaced by Mark Silverman. Most of the background cast either declined due to the script or schedule conflicts which caused trouble for the studio so they were replaced with vetertan voice actors due to budget cuts. The film's animation additionally was almost lost in database error at the studio.

On August 2, 2022, one of the producers Hutch Parker had stated that the sequel will be standalone as well but later stated that it'll directly follow the events of the first. On August 5, 2022, Young M.A. was announced to the sequel's cast. It was reported in December that the ending would be redone due to a negative response from test audiences and the film possibly being pushed back due to the animation team falling behind.

This is the second and final of the two Xilam-produced films released by Warner Animation Group. Xilam's experience with Warner Bros. during the making of the film led to a split between the two studios.

Theatrical
The film was released in theaters on June 7, 2023 by Warner Bros. Pictures in Dolby Cinema and Real D 3D. On February 9, 2023, it was announced that the film would not see a theatrical release in Mexico and would instead go straight to HBO Max in the region with an additional Russian release had already been pulled due to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Unlike its predecessor, it is rated PG by the MPA for "violence, brief mild language and thematic elements", the first form of Oggy and the Cockroaches media to do so. On May 30, 2023, the film’s release date was moved up 2 days earlier to June 7th. Before the film started, there was an animated short film titled The Legend of Everfree, which is directed by the first movie’s director Jon M Chu and written by Bob’s Burgers creator Loren Bouchard. However in some international countries, the episode "Falling for It!" from Looney Tunes Cartoons was shown instead.

Ban and censorship
The film was banned in the majority of the Muslim world (including Bahrain, Brunei, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, and the United Arab Emirates) as well as in other countries like Africa and China due to the inclusion of LGBT supporting character Baba whom also has a major subplot. Indonesia also banned the film and stated, “after thinking about our cultural aspect, this would be the best decision.” In Singapore, the scene resulted in the film being allowed only for people above 16 years of age (NC16). Despite bans across most of the Arab World, Morocco refused to ban the film and showed it in cinemas, despite a petition requesting a ban on the film.

The LGBT characters and their subplot was initially removed in late-April 2023, but after it received huge backlash, the characters and subplot were reinstated in the film. In an interview with Deadline Hollywood, Rydstorm called the characters "beautiful" and claimed that it’s the start of more diversity following the LGBT characters included in previous Disney/20th Century Animation films Princess Joanna and the Four Kingdoms, Strange World, and Hyper.

Marketing
The film’s teaser trailer was attached to select showings of Leaders of Academy: War of the L.O.E.V. and was released online 3 days later on November 7. The second and final trailer was released on March 7, 2023 and was attached to showings of Metro Waltz. and received criticism for the action sequences with commentators calling the film the "jumping the shark" point of the franchise as well as being too dark for the film's target age group.

Warner Bros. was later criticized after the film's official Twitter account posted a promotional picture of a parody of Princess Joanna and the Four Kingdoms, featuring Oggy, Sporty, Mallow, PoliceCat, Yoggy, and Cowboy. The parody was considered to be "tasteless" due to the overall themes of the work, and the image was deleted afterward.

Another instance where Warner Bros. was later criticized after the film's official Twitter account was another promotional picture, this time, it was a parody of Sonic the Hedgehog 2, featuring Oggy, Sporty, Mallow, PoliceCat, Yoggy, Boggy, Cowboy, Mary, Notey, and Wallow. However, unlike the Princess Joanna picture, it wasn’t deleted afterwards.

Funko Pops for the film were also released in February 2023 with Jakks Pacific announcing that they’ll be making toys for the film including figurines and plushies based on the film.

The Kid Laroi announced that he along with Lil Nas X and Lizzo will make an original song for the movie which was later titled “Goals” and was released on June 2, 2023.

A video game of the same name was released on June 2, 2023, which was developed by Torus Games and published by Outright Games for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch and PC. It received mixed reviews from critics whom praised the voice acting but criticized the lack of difficulty in the game.

Burger King also partnered with Warner Bros. to put out 8 collectible plushies as part of their kids meal as a tie in to the film as well as limited edition character shaped chicken nuggets and a whopper shaped like Oggy.

A collaboration with Minecraft, featuring content from this sequel and the first film was released in the game's marketplace on May 1, 2023. 7-Eleven brought back their limited-edition "Oggy’s Special Surprise Slurpee" to promote the sequel in May 2023.

Box office
As of June 11, 2023, Oggy Oggy 2 has grossed $9.3 million in the United States and Canada and $20.9 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $30.2 million. Following its poor opening weekend, Variety and Deadline Hollywood estimated the film would lose the studio $150–195 million.

In the United States and Canada, Oggy Oggy 2 was projected to gross around $20–25 million in its five day opening weekend. The film made $1.3 million on its opening day (including $415,000 from Tuesday night previews), the lowest for Warner Animation Group and $1.1 million on Thursday, which led to less optimism about it meeting initial box office projections and could debut to as low as $10 million. The film ended up debuting even lower than initial re-adjustments, making $6.9 million in its opening weekend (a five-day total of $9.3 million), a -80% drop compared to the original’s $34.5 million opening weekend. Boxoffice Pro’s Shawn Robbins called the debut "a soft start, there's no other way to put it," noting similarity between the recent underperformances of Disney’s recent animated films. The Hollywood Reporter called the domestic opening "one of the worst widely release starts for a major Hollywood animated film" and also lamented the film's $20 million international opening from 78 countries. The poor opening was blamed on poor audience reception, negative critical reviews, a vague and familiar premise, franchise fatigue, the lack of urgency for a sequel, and the lackluster marketing.

Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 17% of 376 critics gave the film a positive review, with an average rating of 3.19/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "Oggy Oggy 2 retains the amazing visuals the original had, but isn’t enough to cover up its lackluster story and humor that falls short compared to the original." Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 21 out of 100 based on 52 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B-" on an A+ to F scale, the lowest grade for a Warner Animation Group film, and those polled by PostTrak reported 54% of audience members gave the film a positive score, with 37% saying they would definitely recommend it.