The Croods: A New Age

The Croods: A New Age (also known as The Croods 2) is a 2020 American computer-animated adventure comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures. A sequel to The Croods (2013), the film is directed by Joel Crawford (in his feature directorial debut) with a screenplay by Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman, Paul Fisher, and Bob Logan from a story by the original directors Kirk DeMicco and Chris Sanders. It features the returning voices of Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine Keener, Clark Duke, and Cloris Leachman, with new cast members Peter Dinklage, Leslie Mann, and Kelly Marie Tran.
A sequel to The Croods was first announced in 2013, with directors DiMicco and Sanders returning to helm the film. Its development continued through 2014 and 2015 until it was cancelled in November 2016 due to doubts in response to Universal Pictures' acquisition of DreamWorks Animation. However, the project was revived in September 2017 with Joel Crawford replacing Sanders and DiMicco as director. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, much of the final animations had to be done from the crew's homes.
The Croods: A New Age was theatrically released in the United States on November 25, 2020 after facing several delays from an original November 2017 release date, and will be made available via video on demand on December 25. It received positive reviews from film critics but it grossed $174.5 million while always great films by the user and some critics.
==Plot==
A flashback shows the death of Guy's parents when he was a child. As they drown in tar, they tell him to find somewhere called "tomorrow". He goes on a long journey and meets a young Belt before taking him along for the ride.
The Croods, along with Guy and their pets Chunky and Douglas, are still searching for a place to settle down, all the while surviving many dangerous creatures along the way. Grug is repeatedly annoyed at Eep and Guy's blossoming romance, fearing they may separate from the rest of the pack. This fear intesifies after Guy proposes to Eep that they find their own "tomorrow" without the rest of the Croods. As Grug walks off in anger, he soon comes across a giant wall and leads the whole pack to it. They are soon caught in a net and are released by the owners of the land, a couple called the Bettermans, Phil and Hope, who are revealed to have been friends with Guy’s parents before their deaths and Guy’s disappearance. The Bettermans welcome the Croods to their giant tree-home as house guests, where they meet their daughter and Guy's old friend, Dawn, who immediately befriends Eep. Life with the Bettermans becomes degrading for Grug as the Bettermans soon reveal themselves to be technologically advanced, better-mannered, and visibly condescending toward the Croods, believing that Guy is better off with them and hatch a scheme to get Guy to leave the Croods. Phil eventually takes Grug to his secret man-cave, a sauna-like place behind some waterfalls, where he manipulates him into believing Guy should leave their pack in exchange for Eep staying with the Croods. Meanwhile, Hope angers Ugga by insulting her family’s lifestyle and attempts to manipulate her like Phil, but fails, thus leading to Ugga and Grug’s decision to leave.
Sometime after this, Eep discovers that Dawn has never left the inside of the wall. Relating this to the solitude she faced in her cave, Eep convinced Dawn to use Chunky to escape the land and jump their wall for a joyride that ends with a bee stinging Dawn and having her hand swell up. When Eep takes her back home, Guy, upon finding out, chides her for her recklessness, ending with him insensitively calling her a "cave-girl". At dinner, tensions rise between the parents as well as Guy and Eep, especially when Dawn's swelling is revealed, culminating in Grug accidentally revealing his and Phil’s deal. Having had enough, the Croods decide to leave in the morning, but Guy decides to stay after he and Eep have a falling out. Soon, the land is attacked by "Punch Monkeys" (monkey-sized but with human-like strength) on account of Grug and Ugga eating a bunch of bananas the Bettermans hoard around their land and have forbidden Grug from eating. Phil reveals he sends the Punch Monkeys the bananas every day so that they leave the Bettermans alone and since Grug and Ugga ate them, the Punch Monkeys become upset and kidnap Grug, Phil, and Guy and take them to their homeland.
As the men are taken, the remaining Croods and Bettermans leave to rescue the men, but eventually get marooned on an island full of Wolf-Spiders, wolves with the characteristics of arachnids. During their time together, Hope finally snaps, lashing out on the Croods and running off. However, during an encounter with the Wolf-Spiders, she learns the error of her ways and accepts the Croods. When they learn the location of the men, they name themselves "The Thunder Sisters", after a female-exclusive clan Gran was in when she was younger. At the Punch Monkey home, Grug, Guy and Phil soon discover that Phil's diversion of a river to irrigate his farm unknowingly deprived the Punch Monkeys of their water supply and that the Punch Monkeys need the bananas not only to eat, but to offer to a large primate monster called the Spiny Mandrilla in hopes of appeasing it. The Punch Monkeys make Grug and Phil fight gladiator-style to see who will be the sacrifice and when they wear each other out, they exchange their bitter feelings with each other, making Guy regret what he said during his and Eep's fallout.
Soon, the Punch Monkeys dress all three men as bananas to sacrifice to the giant Spiny Mandrilla. Grug and Phil apologize for their poor behavior, and for putting pressure on Guy, but just as they are about to be eaten, the Thunder Sisters show up to rescue them. A long and perilous battle ends with Guy and Eep on a giant skull-chandelier where they reconcile and use it to defeat the Spiny Mandrilla by using fire to sever the ropes and send the skull falling into the abyss below. The Spiny Mandrilla climbs back out of the depths and grabs Eep by her "peanut toe", which she uses as a prosthetic phalange, and pulls it off, sending the monster plummeting to its demise and allowing the families to escape.
With their differences finally settled, the Bettermans allow the Croods to live in their land as neighbors, with Guy realizing that Eep is his "tomorrow" and he and Eep soon move into one of the Bettermans’ bedrooms together which Grug approves of and the Punch Monkeys become their next door neighbors.
==Cast==
* Ryan Reynolds as Guy Crood-Betterman
* Nicolas Cage as Grug Crood
* Emma Stone as Eep Crood
* Kelly Maria Tran as Dawn Betterman
* Peter Dinklage as Phil Betterman
* Leslie Mann as Hope Betterman
* Catherine Keener as Ugga Crood
* Clark Dude as Thunk Crood
* Cloris Leachman as Granny Crood
* Kalley Crawford as Sandy Crood
* Chris Sanders as Belt(Guy Crood-Betterman's pet)
* James Ryan as Sash(Dawn Betterman's pet)
* Melissa Disney as Guy Crood-Betterman's Mom
* Joel Crawford as Guy Crood-Betterman's Dad
* Januel Mercado as Shaman Monkey
* Ryan Naylor as Creepo Monkey
* Artemis Pebdani as Additional Voice
ADR group provided by Joel Crawford, Richard Gould, Januel Mercado, Ryan Naylor, James Ryan and Randy Thom.
==Production==
===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 and writers. According to DeMicco, 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."
On June 12, 2014, it was announced that the sequel would be released on November 3, 2017. On August 21, 2014, the film was pushed back to December 22, 2017. On August 9, 2016, nearing 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 sometime in 2018. On August 23, 2016, it was reported that Kevin and Dan Hageman were hired to rewrite the script.
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. However, in September 2017, DreamWorks and Universal revealed that the film was back in production with a release date scheduled for September 18, 2020. It was also revealed that both DeMicco and Sanders would not be returning. In October 2017, it was reported that Joel Crawford would replace them as director and Mark Swift would replace both the first film's producers Jane Hartwell and Kristine Belson as the producer of the film. Production of the film was shifted to work remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
===Casting===
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. On 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. It was also reported that Catherine Keener and Clark Duke were reprising their roles as Ugga and Thunk. In September 2017, it was confirmed that the original actors would reprise their roles. In October 2018, Peter Dinklage was cast in the film to voice the character Phil Betterman. In October 2019, DreamWorks revealed that Kelly Marie Tran had replaced Dennings as Dawn.
===Music===
In September 2020, it was announced that Mark Mothersbaugh had composed music for the sequel. The original 2013 feature was scored by Alan Silvestri.
==Soundtrack==
The Croods: A New Age (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)	The Croods: A New Age (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)	 	 	
Film score by 
Mark Mothersbaugh 	Film score by 
Mark Mothersbaugh 	 	 	
Released 	November 20, 2020 	 	 	
Studio 	DreamWorks Animation 	 	 	
Genre 	Score 	 	 	
Label 	Back Lot Music 	 	 	
DreamWorks Animation soundtrack chronology 	DreamWorks Animation soundtrack chronology 	 	 	
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{| class="wikitable" 	Trolls World Tour(2020)	The Croods: A New Age (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)(2020)	Spirit Untamed(2021)
All music is composed by Mark Mothersbaugh, except as noted.
No.	Title 	Artist 	Length
1. 	"Guy’s Backstory / Guy Meets Eep" 	 	2:17
2. 	"Cave Diary" 	 	1:18
3. 	"Meet the Croods" 	 	1:37
4. 	"Welcome To Tomorrow" 	 	1:33
5. 	"Feeding Frenzy" 	 	0:47
6. 	"BaNaNa" 	 	0:54
7. 	"Meet The Bettermans" 	 	1:35
8. 	"House Tour" 	 	0:32
9. 	"Meet Dawn" 	 	1:13
10.	"Betterman’s Plan" 	 	1:07
11.	"A Betterman Day" 	 	1:30
12.	"Scars Joy Ride" 	 	2:27
13.	"Phil, Grug, Lazy River" 	 	1:37
14.	"Caveman Mancave" 	 	2:53
15.	"Picture Book / Drunken Arrival" 	 	2:25
16.	"Word for Word / Betterman The Tool Maker"	 	1:04
17.	"Thunder Sisters" 	 	0:57
18.	"Mothers And Daughters" 	 	2:15
19.	"Bone Arena Fight" 	 	1:16
20.	"New Tribe Names" 	 	1:00
21.	"My First Love" 	 	3:00
22.	"Working Together" 	 	1:17
23.	"Explosive Love" 	 	1:52
24.	"I Think I Love You" 	Tenacious D (Jack Black & Kyle Gass)	3:19
25.	"Feel the Thunder" 	HAIM 	2:50
26.	"Travel Log / World’s First Neighborhood" 	 	2:34
27.	"We Are Here Together" 	HAIM & Jack Black 	2:51
==Release==
This film released in November 25, 2020 on Theatrical Release by Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation. It also getting delayed 4 times due to the coronavirus pandemic. Meanwhile, it bill also be spend a studio on $26.5 million promoting this film. This film released in July 16, 2021 on United Kingdom before Space Jam A New Legacy, Pig (2021) and Escape Room Tournament of Champions came out of theaters on USA while this also a streaming service named Peacock available on this film 30 Days
===Home media===
This film also streaming service will be December 18, 2020 while it looks also become a Peacock Streaming and Premium VOD. While it also available on Digital HD, Netflix Digital Streaming Exclusively and on BluRay, DVD, 4K Ultra Hd, and BluRay 3D on February 23, 2021 while it also exclusives bonus like The short Film of DreamWorks in Academy Awards named To Gerald, Director's Cut, Some Behind the Scenes, Deleted Scenes, Audio Commentary, and much more also by Universal Home Entertainment and it's also Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment in Australia on the movie pack in 2 films before the Croods 3 begins in Development. 
==Reception==
===Box office and video-on-demand sales===
As of July 12, 2021, The Croods: A New Age has grossed $58.6 million in the United States and Canada, and $123.4 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $182.0 million.
In the United States, the film made $1.85 million from 2,211 theaters on its first day, $2.7 million on its second (a 47% increase, opposed to the normal 40% drop seen on Thanksgiving Day), then $4 million on its third. It went on to debut to $9.7 million in its opening weekend (a five-day total of $14.3 million), the biggest opening weekend since Tenet over two months prior. The film remained in first the following two weekends, grossing $4.4 million and $3 million, respectively. It was dethroned by Monster Hunter in its fourth weekend. That same weekend, the film was the most-rented on FandangoNow, Apple TV, and Google Play. In its fifth weekend the film grossed $1.7 million over the Christmas frame. It also remained number one on all digital rental platforms. IndieWire estimated the film had made about $20 million from PVOD sales up to that point (of which Universal would keep 80% of). The film continued to hold steady in subsequent weekends, and regained the top box office spot in its 12th week of release with $2.7 million.
The film earned $3 million on its opening day in China, which is the third biggest for a Hollywood film in 2020, behind Tenet and Mulan. It went on debut to $19.2 million in China, and a total of $21.6 million internationally. By its third weekend of release the film crossed $46 million (RMB 300 million) in China, becoming the second-biggest Hollywood title of the year in the country behind Tenet ($66.6 million). It made $3.2 million in its fourth weekend of international play, pushing its running total above $57 million. 
=== Critical response ===
Critics noted The Croods: A New Age as "a decent-enough follow-up" and commended the cast. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 77% of 133 critics gave the film a positive review, and an average rating of 6.4/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Another agreeable outing for the titular prehistoric clan, The Croods: A New Age may be the missing link for parents between more elevated family-friendly fare." According to Metacritic, which calculated a weighted average score of 56 out of 100 based on 26 critics, the film received "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale (the same score as the first film), and PostTrak reported 83% of those gave the film a positive score, with 59% saying they would definitely recommend it.
Ben Kenigsberg of The New York Times gave a mixed-to-positive review, writing "No one would call it a huge leap on the evolutionary ladder, but the animated sequel "The Croods: A New Age" is slightly funnier than its serviceable 2013 predecessor." Michael O'Sullivan of The Washington Post rated the film 2/4 stars, describing it as a "larky, slightly lunatic film". Lindsey Bahr at Associated Press rated the film 2.5/4, stating "it might not be as novel as the first, but it's essentially harmless, if a little chaotic, fun for kids and doesn't need to be anything more than that". Kate Erbland of IndieWire gave the film a "C+" and said, "It's a little silly, very colorful, and entertaining enough to deliver some good-hearted ideas that aren't beholden to any period in time. Worth nearly a decade of push-pull to get here? Probably not, but on its own merits it's a charming throwback". Alonso Duralde of TheWrap gave the film a positive review and wrote, "You may never have thought you needed or even wanted a sequel to The Croods, but you may find it a pleasant surprise in a year where most of the surprises have been anything but."
==Awards==
Award 	Date of ceremony 	Category 	Recipient(s) 	Result 	Ref.
American Cinema Editors Awards 	April 17, 2021 	Best Edited Animated Feature Film 	James Ryan 	Nominated	
Annie Awards 	April 16, 2021 	Best Animated Feature 	Mark Swift 	Nominated	
Annie Awards 	April 16, 2021 	Best Animated Effects in an Animated Production 	Amaury Aubel, Domin Lee, Alex Timchenko, Andrew Wheeler and Derek Cheung 	Nominated	
Annie Awards 	April 16, 2021 	Best Character Animation in a Feature Production 	Rani Naamani 	Nominated	
Annie Awards 	April 16, 2021 	Best Character Design in a Feature Production 	Joe Pitt 	Nominated	
Annie Awards 	April 16, 2021 	Best Storyboarding in a Feature Production 	Evon Freeman 	Nominated	
Annie Awards 	April 16, 2021 	Best Voice Acting in a Feature Production 	Nicolas Cage as Grug 	Nominated	
Art Directors Guild Awards 	April 10, 2021 	Excellence in Production Design for an Animated Film 	Nate Wragg 	Nominated	
Cinema Audio Society Awards 	April 17, 2021 	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Animated	Tighe Sheldon, Christopher Scarabosio, Leff Lefferts, Alan Meyerson, Richard Duarte and Scott Curtis 	Nominated	
Golden Globe Awards 	February 28, 2021	Best Animated Feature Film 	Joel Crawford 	Nominated	
Hollywood Music in Media Awards 	January 27, 2021 	Best Original Score in an Animated Film 	Mark Mothersbaugh 	Nominated	
Hollywood Music in Media Awards 	January 27, 2021 	Best Original Song in an Animated Film 	"Feel the Thunder" – Alana Haim, Danielle Haim, Este Haim and Ariel Rechtshaid 	Nominated	
Motion Picture Sound Editors Awards	April 16, 2021 	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Animation 	Brian Chumney, Leff Lefferts, Randy Thom, Rick Hromadka, Dominick Certo, Pascal Garneau, Mac Smith, Doug Winningham, Dee Selby, Jonathan Greber, Ronni Brown, Shelley Roden, John Roesch and Janna Vance	Nominated	
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 	March 13, 2021 	Favorite Animated Movie 	The Croods: A New Age 	Nominated	
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 	March 13, 2021 	Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie 	Ryan Reynolds 	Nominated	
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 	March 13, 2021 	Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie 	Emma Stone 	Nominated	
Visual Effects Society Awards 	April 6, 2021 	Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature 	Joel Crawford, Mark Swift, Betsyf Nofsinger and Jakob Hjort Jensen 	Nominated	
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