Freedom Planet 2 (film)

Freedom Planet 2 is a 2023 computer-animated science fantasy film based on the 2014 video game Freedom Planet. Serving as a sequel to the 2016 film, it was directed by Greg Tiernan, who directed the predecessor, and produced by Dan Lin, Roy Lee, and Conrad Vernon. It stars the voices of Dawn M. Bennett, Andi Sina, Aimee Smith, Ashlyn Madden, and Sean Chiplock, who reprise their roles from the first film, and stars the newcomers of Danny McBride, Jonah Hill, Kimiko Glenn, and Michelle Rodriguez.
Freedom Planet 2 was released on November 3, 2023 in the United States by 20th Century Studios. Like its predecessor, it was released in East Asia a week earlier before its initial US release date. It received mixed reviews, with critics critcizing its plot and screenplay.
== Synopsis ==
"Months after Merga's proposed attack on Avalice, Team Lilac are back when a scientist creates evil clones of themselves, who then wreak havoc across the planet. The press suspects the team to be responsible for these antics, so they are arrested. Will they find a way to be proven "innocent" and stop the scientist and their evil clones from causing more havoc?"
-20th Century Studios
== Voice cast ==
* Dawn M. Bennett as Sash Lilac.
* Andi Sina as Carol Tea.
* Aimee Smith as Milla Basset.
* Danny McBride as Professor Chen.
* Jonah Hill
* Kimiko Glenn
* Michelle Rodriguez
* Ashlyn Madden as Neera Li.
* Sean Chiplock as Spade/Prince Dail.
* Edwyn Tiong as the Royal Magister.
* Jason Lord as General Gong.
* Alejandro Saab as Mayor Zao.
== Production ==
=== Development ===
The sequel to Freedom Planet had been in consideration since December 2016, five months after its release. However, due to Cinesite's purchase of Nitrogen Studios, the studio responsible for the animation of the film, on March 7, 2017, along with a lack of creative freedom of the sequel, it was put on limbo. Later, on October 8, 2017, Sabrina DiDuro announced on her Twitter that she was in talks with Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan on a sequel for Freedom Planet, though she didn't say whether or not it would be made.
Information of a sequel to Freedom Planet resurfaced on January 7, 2020, when Cinesite announced on their newspot that an untitled Freedom Planet film was in development, hinting the possibility of the sequel. The full reveal was announced on February 3, with Greg Tiernan solely directing the film, though Conrad Vernon would still work on said film as a story artist.
=== Casting ===
Most of the cast from the first film reprised their roles, with the exception of Jill Harris and Apphia Yu, the former revealing that they were not approached by 20th Century Studios to reprise their roles as Lei Ember and Ai Frost respectively. Instead, the two characters were demoted to non-speaking roles.
=== Animation ===
The film's animation was provided by both of Cinesite's animation studios.
== Release ==
== Reception ==
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