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|preceded = ''[[The Croods]]'' (2013)<br>''[[Trolls World Tour]]'' (2020)
 
|preceded = ''[[The Croods]]'' (2013)<br>''[[Trolls World Tour]]'' (2020)
 
|followed = ''[[The Boss Baby 2]]'' (2021)
 
|followed = ''[[The Boss Baby 2]]'' (2021)
|image =Mark.png }}'''''The Croods: A New Age'''''<ref>[https://uspto.report/TM/90021468]</ref> is an upcoming sequel to ''[[The Croods]]''. It is set to be released on December 23, 2020. The movie had originally been cancelled after the purchase of DreamWorks by Universal Pictures on November 11, 2016, but was announced as being back in production on September 19, 2017.
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|image =Mark.png }}'''''The Croods: A New Age'''''<ref>https://uspto.report/TM/90021468</ref> is an upcoming sequel to ''[[The Croods]]''. It is set to be released on December 23, 2020. The movie had originally been cancelled after the purchase of DreamWorks by Universal Pictures on November 11, 2016, but was announced as being back in production on September 19, 2017.
   
 
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Revision as of 04:24, 28 July 2020

The Croods: A New Age[1] is an upcoming sequel to The Croods. It is set to be released on December 23, 2020. The movie had originally been cancelled after the purchase of DreamWorks by Universal Pictures on November 11, 2016, but was announced as being back in production on September 19, 2017.

Plot

After leaving their cave in the first film, The Croods encounter their biggest threat since leaving the cave: another family called The Bettermans.

Cast

As of June 2018, only the following actors have been announced.[2] On October 5, 2018, Peter Dinklage has joined the cast.[3] On May 21, 2015, Leslie Mann has joined the cast. On October 29, 2019, Kelly Marie Tran has join the cast and has replaced Kat Dennings.

Development

In April 2013, DreamWorks Animation announced a sequel to the film The Croods, with Chris Sanders and Kirk DeMicco set to return as directors.[1]

Pre-Production

In September 2013, it had been confirmed that Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, and Ryan Reynolds would reprise their roles in the sequel as Grug, Eep, and Guy from the first film.[2] In February 2014, DeMicco stated, the sequel would focus on Ugga and motherhood, making it "the first chapter of society," expanding on the first film, which he said is about "the last chapter of the caveman."[3] On June 12, 2014, it was announced that the sequel would be released on November 3, 2017.[4] In August 21, 2014, the film was pushed back to December 22, 2017.[5] In May 21, 2015, Leslie Mann and Kat Dennings had joined the voice cast. Mann would lend her voice to an upscale mother of a rival family named Hope Betterman, while Dennings was set to voice her daughter, Dawn, are also reported that Catherine Keener and Clark Duke are reprising their roles as Ugga and Thunk.[6] On August 9, 2016, nearing NBCUniversal/Comcast's impending acquisition of DreamWorks Animation, 20th Century Fox removed the film from the release schedule. The film would be instead released by Universal Pictures December of 2018.[7] In August 23, 2016, are reported that The Lego Movie and Hotel Transylvania co-writers Kevin and Dan Hageman had been hired to rewrite the script.[8]

Cancellation

On November 11, 2016, DreamWorks announced that production for the sequel was cancelled. According to reports, there had been doubts about proceeding with the project before Universal's acquisition of DreamWorks, and it was DreamWorks' decision to cancel the film.[9]

Production

In September 2017, DreamWorks and Universal revealed that the movie was back in production with a release date scheduled for September 18, 2020. However, DeMicco, the co-director of the first film, won't be returning as he is directing the film Vivo for Sony Pictures Animation. And it was confirmed that the original actors would reprise their roles.[10] In October 2017, it was reported that Joel Crawford would replace Sanders as director and Mark Swift set to produce.[11] In October 2018, Peter Dinklage was cast in the film to voice the character Phil Betterman.[12] In April 2019, The Croods 2 was delayed and to be released in the United States on December 23, 2020 by Universal Pictures.[13] In October 2019, DreamWorks revealed that Kelly Marie Tran had replaced Dennings as Dawn.[14] In May 2020, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, production of the film shifted to people working at home.[15] In June 2020, “The Croods: A New Age” was trademarked by the USPTO with an additional logo, despite Dreamworks not confirming anything yet.[16]

Soundtrack

Trivia

Videos

Dinner's_Ready-1591162259

Dinner's Ready-1591162259

Croods_2_Rig_Features

Croods 2 Rig Features


Gallery

Here's some concept artworks from Croods 2 by character designers Joe Pitt and Rune Brandt Bernicke and visual development artists Arthur Fong, Lisa Pisanu, Iuri Lioi, Priscilla Wong, Jayee Borcar, Rachel Tiep-Daniels and Floriane Marchix and Art Director Paul Duncan and production designer Nate Wragg and models by CG Charater Designer Leo Sanchez Barbosa. Here is the animation test by supervising animator Jamaal Bradley and the storynoards by storyboard artist and character designer Rune Brandt Bernicke.

References

  1. https://uspto.report/TM/90021468
  2. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Cartoon Brew
  3. 3.0 3.1 Peter Dinklage Joins Voice Cast Of 'The Croods 2', Deadline, October 5, 2018
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