Turning Red 2: 1 Year Later

Turning Red 2: 1 Year Later is a 2024 American computer-animated fantasy comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sequel to Turning Red (2022). It was directed by Domee Shi and produced by Lindsey Collins, from a screenplay written by Shi and Julia Cho, and a story by Shi, Cho, and Sarah Streicher. It stars repirsed voices of Rosalie Chiang, Sandra Oh, Ava Morse, Hyein Park, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Orion Lee, Wai Ching Ho, Tristan Allerick Chen, and James Hong, who are all joined by Ren Jialun. Set in Toronto, Ontario in 2003, the film follows Meilin "Mei" Lee (Chiang), now a 14-year-old student that is starting high school who must liberate herself from a greedy businessman that manipulates her into his slave.
Turning Red 2: 1 Year Later was theatrically released on June 5, 2024.
== Synopsis ==
Taking place 1 year after the events of the first film, Meilin "Mei" Lee is now 14 years old and is starting high school. Mei is incredibly nervous about this, but she must do it. A few months after starting, Mei starts to really enjoy high school. One day, she is checked out of school early because a man named Frank is requesting to see her. Frank explains to Mei that he knows about Mei's panda spirit, and wants her to help him grow his business by selling "panda merchandise". It is later revealed that Frank is actually an incredibly greedy businessman who plots to make Mei his slave to help him make money. Mei must find away to liberate herself from Frank's enslavement.
== Cast ==
* Rosalie Chiang as Meilin "Mei" Lee, a now 14-year-old Chinese-Canadian girl who suddenly transforms into a huge red panda whenever she experiences any strong emotion, such as lust or anxiety, due to her ancestors' mystic connection with red pandas.
* Sandra Oh as Ming Lee, Mei's strict and overbearing now nice mother.
* Ava Morse as Miriam Mendelsohn, a singing tomboy with braces who is one of Mei's best friends.
* Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as Priya Mangal, a calm and cool Indo-Canadian girl who is one of Mei's best friends.
* Hyein Park as Abby Park, an energetic Korean-Canadian girl and one of Mei's best friends.
* Orion Lee as Jin Lee, Mei's quiet father.
* Wai Ching Ho as Wu, Mei's grandmother and Ming's mother.
* Tristan Allerick Chen as Tyler Nguyen-Baker, Mei's classmate and former bully who initially picks on her.
* James Hong as Mr. Gao, a local elder and a friend of the Lee family who helps in the red panda-sealing ritual.
* Addie Chandler as Devon, Mei's secret crush and the local convenience store clerk.
* Ren Jialun as Frank, a greedy businessman who makes Mei his slave by forcing her to make "panda merchandise" for him so he can make money off of it.
* Randall Park as Officer Ramirez, a friendly and supportive police officer who helps Mei and her friends in their fight against Frank.
* Jessica Henwick as Lydia, Frank's cunning and manipulative assistant who carries out his unethical plans.
** Ross Butler as Derek, a tough enforcer working for Frank who tries to intimidate Mei and her friends.
** Ken Jeong as Sensei Kang, a martial arts instructor hired by Frank to capture Mei and force her to do his bidding.
Category:Fantasy
Category:Animated comedy films
Category:Animation
Category:Comedy
Category:Animation films
Category:Coming-of-age films
Category:Disney films
Category:Pixar Films
Category:Turning Red
Category:Sequels
Category:Walt Disney Pictures
Category:Pixar Animation Studios
Category:Pixar Animation Studios films
Category:Pandas