Monsters University

***Monsters University*** (also known as ***Monsters, Inc.: Monsters University*** or simply ***Monsters, Inc. 2***) is an American computer-animated comedy movie produced by Pixar Animation Studios. Walt Disney Pictures acquired the American film rights and distributed the film in the USA. In August 2013, it was owned by Litton Entertainment and then released it internationally. It is a prequel to _Monsters, Inc._ and follows the same monsters who later become friends. John Goodman, Billy Crystal and Steve Buscemi reprised their roles.

## Cast

- Billy Crystal as Michael "Mike" Wazowski
    - Noah Johnston as Young Mike
- John Goodman as James P. "Sulley" Sullivan
- Steve Buscemi as Randall "Randy" Boggs
- Joel Murray as Don Carlton, the founding member of Oozma Kappa fraternity
- Sean Hayes as Terri Perry, an Oozma Kappa fraternity member
- Dave Foley as Terry Perry, an Oozma Kappa fraternity member
- Peter Sohn as Scott "Squishy" Squibbles, an Oozma Kappa fraternity member
- Charlie Day as Art, an Oozma Kappa fraternity member
- Frank Oz as Jeff Fungus
- Helen Mirren as Dean Hardscrabble, the headmistress at Monsters University.
- Alfred Molina as Professor Knight
- Nathan Fillion as Johnny Worthington, president of Roar Omega Roar
- Aubrey Plaza as Claire Wheeler, Greek Council president
- Tyler Labine as Brock Pearson, Greek Council vice-president
- John Krasinski as "Frightening" Frank McCay
- Bonnie Hunt as Karen Graves, Mike's grade school teacher
- Bobby Moynihan as Chet Alexander, a Roar Omega Roar fraternity member
- Julia Sweeney as Ms. Squibbles, Scott's mother
- Beth Behrs as  Carrie Williams, leader of Python Nu Kappa sorority
- John Ratzenberger as Abominable Snowman

## Development

A second movie of _Monsters, Inc._ had been planned since 2005. Following disagreements between then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner and then-Pixar owner Steve Jobs, Disney (who at the time owned the rights to make sequels to all of Pixar's films until the movie _Cars_ was released) announced that a sequel to _Monsters, Inc._ would be made by Circle 7 Animation. Circle 7 were also working on an early draft of _Toy Story 3_ at the time.

### Original version

The movie was originally going to be named _Monsters, Inc. 2: Lost in Scaradise_. The movie would have been about Mike and Sulley visiting the human world to give Boo a birthday present. However, they find out that she had moved to a different house. After getting trapped in the human world, Mike and Sulley split up after disagreeing on what to do (Sulley wanting to look for Boo, Mike wanting to find a way to get back to Monstropolis).

Screenwriters Rob Muir and Bob Hilgenberg were hired to write the script. They storyboarded an early draft of the script.

### Release date

A sequel made by Pixar was officially announced in 2010. The movie was originally planned to be released on November 16, 2012. However, it was later changed to November 2, 2012 (eleven years to the day after the release of its predecessor) to avoid direct competition with _The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2_. On April 5, 2011, it was announced that the film's release date had been pushed back farther to June 21, 2013 due to the success of Pixar movies that are released in the summer. This is according to Disney distribution executive Chuck Viane. It will be the studio's fourteenth feature film. Since being acquired by Litton Entertainment in August 2013, the company released the film internationally.

### 2011

In early 2011, there were claims that _Monsters, Inc. 2_ was going to be a prequel which focuses on Sulley and Mike's studies at the University of Fear, where they start off as rivals but soon become best friends. This is similar to how Woody and Buzz Lightyear start off in the first _Toy Story_. On March 29, 2011, it was confirmed that the movie will indeed be a prequel and the new title _Monsters University_ was shown. The movie will be directed by Dan Scanlon and produced by Kori Rae. It was also announced that John Goodman, Billy Crystal and Steve Buscemi will be reprising their roles. New voice cast includes Dave Foley, Julia Sweeney, Joel Murray, and Peter Sohn.

On August 12, 2011, Billy Crystal went to a 20th anniversary screening of _City Slickers_. When he was asked about his return to the role of Mike Wazowski he said, "That's why I'm a little hoarse. I spent five-and-a-half hours today for our fourth session on _Monsters Inc. 2_." Crystal has said that he and co-star John Goodman are having a blast together and describes the script as "really great" and "hilarious". Crystal also gave little details of the story of the movie. He described, "It's college pranks with monsters. And I wear a retainer. Mike has a retainer."

## Infobox (movie)

- **name**: Monsters University
- **image**: Monsters University Logo.svg
- **director**: Dan Scanlon
- **producer**: Kori Rae
- **writer**: Dan Gerson, Daniel Gerson
Robert L. Baird
Dan Scanlon
- **starring**: Billy Crystal
John Goodman
Steve Buscemi
- **music**: Randy Newman
- **studio**: Walt Disney Pictures
Pixar
- **distributor**: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
- **country**: United States
- **language**: English