The Boss Baby: Family Business

Directed by

Tom McGrath

Produced by

Jeff Hermann

Written by

Michael McCullers

Starring

Alec Baldwin

Jeff Goldblum
Ariana Greenblatt
Eva Longoria
James Marsden
Amy Sedaris
Jimmy Kimmel
Lisa Kudrow

Music by

Hans Zimmer

Steve Mazzaro

Editing by

Mary Blee

Mark A. Hester

Studio

DreamWorks Animation

Distributed by

Universal Pictures

Release Date(s)

March 26, 2021

Language

English

**Chronology**
Preceded by	Followed by
The Croods: A New Age (2020) The Boss Baby (2017)	Spirit Untamed (2021)

The Boss Baby: Family Business^[1](also known as The Boss Baby 2) is an upcoming sequel to The Boss Baby (2017). It is set to be released on March 26, 2021.

Plot

Tim (James Marsden) and his Boss Baby little bro Theodore (Alec Baldwin) - have become adults and drifted away from each other. Tim is now a married dad. Ted is a hedge fund CEO. But a new boss baby with a cutting-edge approach and a can-do attitude is about to bring them together again … and inspire a new family business. Tim and his super-mom wife Maia (Eva Longoria) live in the suburbs with their super-smart 7-year-old daughter Tiggley (Ariana Greenblatt), and super-cute new infant Treasure (Amy Sedaris). Tiggley, who’s at the top of her class at the prestigious Acorn Center for Advanced Childhood, idolizes her Uncle Ted and wants to become like him, but Tim worries that she’s working too hard and is missing out on a normal childhood. When baby Treasure reveals that she’s—ta-da!—a top secret agent for BabyCorp on a mission to uncover the dark secrets behind Tiggley’s school and its mysterious founder, Dr. Armstrong (Jeff Goldblum), it will reunite the Templeton brothers in unexpected ways, leading them to re-evaluate the meaning of family and discover what truly matters.^[2]

Cast

Alec Baldwin as Theodore Templeton/Boss Baby
Jeff Goldblum as Dr. Armstrong
Ariana Greenblatt as Tiggley Templeton
Eva Longoria as Maia Templeton
James Marsden as Timothy "Tim" Templeton
Amy Sedaris as Treasure Templeton
Jimmy Kimmel as Ted Templeton
Lisa Kudrow as Janice Templeton

Pre-Production

On May 25, 2017, Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation announced that a sequel is set to be released on March 26, 2021, with Alec Baldwin reprising his role.^[3] On May 17, 2019, it was announced that Tom McGrath will return as director and Jeff Hermann, whose credits include Bilby, Bird Karma, and Marooned, will produce the sequel.^[4]

Production

On May 8, 2020, production began remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.^[5] In June 2020, “The Boss Baby: Family Business” was trademarked by USPTO, despite Dreamworks not confirming anything yet.^[6] On September 17, 2020, Jeff Goldblum, Ariana Greenblatt, Eva Longoria, James Marsden and Amy Sedaris joined the cast, alongside returning actors Jimmy Kimmel and Lisa Kudrow.^[7]

Trivia

The Boss Baby will be the seventh DreamWorks Animation film to become a franchise, after Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon, Trolls and The Croods
Along with Spirit Untamed and The Bad Guys, this marks the third time since 2014 that DreamWorks Animation releases three animated features in the same year.
This is the first Boss Baby film to be distributed by Universal Pictures.
The ninth DreamWorks Animation film to be released in March, after The Road to El Dorado, Monsters vs. Aliens, How to Train Your Dragon, The Croods, Mr. Peabody & Sherman, Home and The Boss Baby.
- It will also be Universal Pictures' second animated theatrical film released in March, after The Lorax in 2012.
- `This also marks DreamWorks Animation's fourth trilogy to have each installment distributed by a different studio over the years. (Fox distributed the first movie in 2017)
It's currently unknown if the plot will be based on the book's sequel The Bossier Baby.

References

DreamWorks
Feature Films
Antz (1998) • The Prince of Egypt (1998) • The Road to El Dorado (2000) • Chicken Run (2000) • Shrek (2001) • Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) • Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002) • Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003) • Shrek 2 (2004) • Shark Tale (2004) • Madagascar (2005) • Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) • Over the Hedge (2006) • Flushed Away (2006) • Shrek the Third (2007) • Bee Movie (2007) • Kung Fu Panda (2008) • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) • Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) • How to Train Your Dragon (2010) • Shrek Forever After (2010) • Megamind (2010) • Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) • Puss in Boots (2011) • Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012) • Rise of the Guardians (2012) • The Croods (2013) • Turbo (2013) • Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014) • How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) • Penguins of Madagascar (2014) • Home (2015) • Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) • Trolls (2016) • The Boss Baby (2017) • Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017) • How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) • Abominable (2019) • Trolls World Tour (2020)
Upcoming Films
The Croods: A New Age (2020) • The Boss Baby: Family Business (2021) • Spirit Untamed (2021) • The Bad Guys (2021)
Feature Films in Development
B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations • Shrek 5 • Me & My Shadow • Madagascar 4 • Puss in Boots 2: Nine Lives & 40 Thieves
Direct-to-Video Films
Joseph: King of Dreams (2000) • Little Audrey (2020)
Digital films
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (2021)
Canceled Films
Monkeys of Mumbai • Larrikins • Zodiac • Spooky Jack
TV specials
Shrek the Halls (2007) • Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space (2009) • Merry Madagascar (2009) • Scared Shrekless (2010) • Kung Fu Panda Holiday (2010) • Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury (2011) • Madly Madagascar (2013) • Trolls Holiday (2017) • How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming (2019)
Shorts
Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party! (2001) • Shrek 4-D (2003) • Sinbad and the Cyclops Island (2003) • Far Far Away Idol (2004) • Club Oscar (2005) • The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper (2005) • First Flight (2006) • Hammy's Boomerang Adventure (2006) • Secrets of the Furious Five (2008) • B.O.B.'s Big Break (2009) • Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon (2010) • Donkey's Caroling Christmas-tacular (2010) • Megamind: The Button of Doom (2011) • Thriller Night (2011) • The Pig Who Cried Werewolf (2011) • Night of the Living Carrots (2011) Book of Dragons (2011) • Gift of the Night Fury (2011) • Secrets of the Masters (2011) • Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos (2012) • Almost Home (2014) • Rocky and Bullwinkle (2014) • Dawn of the Dragon Racers (2014) • Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll (2016) • Bird Karma (2018) • Bilby (2018)
TV series
Toonsylvania (1998) • Invasion America (1998) • Alienators: Evolution Continues (2001–2002) • Father of the Pride (2004–2005) • The Penguins of Madagascar (2008–15) • Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (2011–2016) • DreamWorks Dragons (2012-2018) • Monsters vs. Aliens (2013-2014) • Turbo FAST (2013–2016) • VeggieTales in the House (2014-2016) • All Hail King Julien (2014-2017) • The Adventures of Puss in Boots (2015-2018) • Dinotrux (2015-2018) • The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show (2015-2017) • Dawn of the Croods (2015-2017) • Noddy, Toyland Detective (2016-present) • Voltron: Legendary Defender (2016-2018) • Home: Adventures with Tip and Oh (2016-2018) • Trollhunters (2016-2018) • VeggieTales in the City (2017) • Spirit Riding Free (2017-present) • Trolls: The Beat Goes On! (2018-present) • The Boss Baby: Back in Business (2018-present) • The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (TV series) (2018-present) • Harvey Street Kids (2018-present) • The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants (2018-present) • She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018-present) • Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny (2018-present) • 3 Below (2018-2019) • Where's Waldo? (2019-present) • Archibald's Next Big Thing (2019-present) • Dragons: Rescue Riders (2019-present) • Cleopatra in Space (2019-present) . Wizards (2020)
Upcoming TV series
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous (2020) • Gabby’s Dollhouse (2020) • Go, Dog. Go! (2020) • The Mighty Ones (2020) • Trolls: Trollstopia (2020) • Madagascar: A Little Wild (2020) • Lobo (2021) • Felix the Cat (TBA) • Bearbrick (TBA)

[1] ttps://uspto.report/TM/88942382

[2] ttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/jeff-goldblum-ariana-greenblatt-eva-longoria-join-the-boss-baby-family-business

[3] ttps://deadline.com/2017/05/boss-baby-2-alec-baldwin-release-date-dreamworks-animation-universal-1202102742/

[4] ttps://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/boss-baby-2-will-be-tom-mcgraths-sixth-feature-film-at-dreamworks-174259.html

[5] ttps://deadline.com/2020/05/animated-movies-coronavirus-production-tom-and-jerry-spongebob-scoob-skydance-illumination-1202928961/

[6] ttps://uspto.report/TM/88942382

[7] ttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/jeff-goldblum-ariana-greenblatt-eva-longoria-join-the-boss-baby-family-business

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