Rio 2

Rio 2 (also known as Rio 2: Jungle Fever) is a 2014 computer animated musical comedy film made by Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Fox Animation. It stars the voices of Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, will.i.am, Jamie Foxx, George Lopez, Tracy Morgan, Jemaine Clement, Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro and Jake T. Austin. Rio 2 was Blue Sky's only G-rated sequel and Blue Sky's only sequel outside of Ice Age.

Rio 2 was released internationally on March 20, 2014,and on April 11 in American theaters by 20th Century Fox. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $498.7 million against a production budget of $103–130 million. The film is dedicated to the memory of screenwriter Don Rhymer, who died in 2012.

Cast

 Jesse Eisenberg as Blu, a male Spix's macaw from Moose Lake who was born in Rio de Janeiro and Jewel's mate.
 Anne Hathaway as Jewel, a female Spix's macaw from Rio de Janeiro and Blu's mate.
 Jemaine Clement as Nigel, an evil sulphur-crested cockatoo who seeks revenge on Blu for crippling his ability to fly.
 Kristin Chenoweth as Gabi, a poison dart frog who is Nigel's sidekick. At the end of the film, she is revealed to be a normal tree frog.
 will.i.am as Pedro, a rapping red-crested cardinal.
 George Lopez as Rafael, a romantic, wise and energetic toco toucan and Eva's mate who is fond of the Rio Carnival.
 Bruno Mars as Roberto, Jewel's suave childhood friend.
 Leslie Mann as Linda, an American woman who adopted Blu for 15 years and Tulio's wife and assistant.
 Rodrigo Santoro as Túlio, a Brazilian ornithologist and Linda's husband.
 Rita Moreno as Aunt Mimi, Eduardo's sister and Jewel's aunt.
 Tracy Morgan as Luiz, a bulldog and a chainsaw expert with a drooling condition.
 Jake T. Austin as Fernando, Linda and Tulio's adopted son.
 Andy García as Eduardo, Jewel's father.
 Jamie Foxx as Nico, a smooth and charismatic yellow canary that wears a bottle-cap hat and a close friend to Pedro.
 Rachel Crow as Carla, Blu and Jewel's music-loving daughter and the oldest of Blu and Jewel's children.
 Pierce Gagnon as Tiago, Blu and Jewel's youngest, mischievous, and only son.
 Amandla Stenberg as Bia, Blu and Jewel's intelligent, younger daughter, the middle child.
 Miguel Ferrer as Big Boss, the hot-tempered head of the illegal logging activity. This was Miguel’s final appearance in a theatrical film before his death in 2017.
 Janelle Monáe as Dr. Monae, a veterinarian This was also Rita's first film role.
 Natalie Morales as a news anchor.
 Bebel Gilberto as Eva, a keel-billed toucan and Rafael's mate.
 Philip Lawrence as Felipe, a scarlet macaw and the hostile leader of a tribe who has a rivalry and territorial dispute with the Spix's macaws.

Release
Rio 2 was released to international theaters on March 20, 2014. The film's premiere was held in Miami, Florida, on March 20, 2014. The film was released theatrically in the United States on April 11, 2014.
Sequel
In January 2022, it was confirmed that a third Rio film is in development.

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