Miao 2

***Miao 2*** is a 2020 American animated action comedy film produced by Redman Films for Columbia Pictures, distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. The sequel to *Miao: The Movie* (2017), it was directed by Dane Martin from a screenplay from Martin and Reece Edwards, with Ryan Reynolds, Chris Rock, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi and Lucy Liu reprising their roles from the first film, joined by Demi Lovato, Frank Welker and Ben Whishaw. In the film, Miao and his friends, along with Miao’s wife Jom, join forces to stop Lady Charlene and H.A.V.O.C from finding the Infinity Orb.

*Miao 2* premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square in London on January 24, 2020 and was theatrically released in the United States on February 14, 2020 by Sony Pictures Releasing. Despite receiving mixed reviews by critics similar to the original film, being deemed inferior to the original and having its theatrical run cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, the film was a commercial success by grossing $156.3 million on a $52 million budget.

## Plot

Four years after the events of the first film, Miao and his friends have new lives: Miao is now married to Jom, a Siamese cat, in New York City and is still learning how to use his newfound powers, while Rippy, Komo, Mus and Haw live in an apartment in Atlanta with new jobs. Miao finally surprises Jom with a trip to Europe after he promised her at their wedding.

The couple then travel to Paris, France, where they are confronted at the airport by Lady Charlene who has escaped the god realm and is now accompanied by her Transformers-like robot H.A.V.O.C. Lady Charlene then demands the location of the Infinity Orb, which makes its user immortal and grants them immense power. Miao is then pursued by H.A.V.O.C and struggles to use his power to slow him down, but is rescued by detective and conspiracy theorist Malcolm Moose, who takes him and Jom to his Rolls-Royce. During the car trip, Malcolm explains that he had been wondering about the myths of Lady Charlene and found out one day that the gods have been hiding the Infinity Orb. When Miao learns about this, they both agree to find the orb together.

Later that night, Miao and Jom follow Malcolm to his secret headquarters, a normal suburban house in Warsaw, Poland, where Malcolm locates the Infinity Orb using magical tracking devices and they travel by helicopter to the Ural Mountains in Siberia. Lady Charlene and H.A.V.O.C destroy the helicopter and the three go into hiding in the mountains to be safe. Miao later reminisces of his past when his friends were there to support him when he defeated Lady Charlene for the first time and decides to send a voicemail to them. When Rippy receives the voicemail, he realises that something is wrong and abruptly tells the others to pack up.

Malcolm decides to trek towards the nearest civilisation with Miao and Jom with no vehicle but they are saved by Rippy and Miao reconciles with his long-lost friends. They make their way to Tokyo where they find out that Lady Charlene has seized the Infinity Orb. Malcolm reveals his identity as the god Callisto, angering Lady Charlene and they work together to fight off H.A.V.O.C. In the process, the Infinity Orb is almost destroyed, but Miao uses his powers to create an evolved version of himself to destroy the robot, which then plummets to the ground and kills Lady Charlene, effectively reverting Miao back to his original magic form.

With Lady Charlene defeated and presumed dead, Callisto lets Miao, Jom and his friends enjoy their vacation in Europe and teleports them back, before flying back to the god realm. Miao and Jom spend the remaining vacation with Miao’s friends, where they get to bond and relax. In the mid-credits scene, a news report interrupts the credits and reveals that Santa Claus has been kidnapped by the Leprechaun, while a young girl wishes that Santa would come back as she had wished for a pot of gold, ending the scene in a cliffhanger.

## Voice cast

* Ryan Reynolds as Miao, an orange tabby cat who is now 24 years old. After learning of Lady Charlene’s return in Paris, he teams up with his wife Jom and Callisto to stop Lady Charlene from her search for the Infinity Orb.
* Demi Lovato as Jom, Miao’s Siamese cat wife
* Ben Whishaw as Callisto / Malcolm Moose, one of the gods who disguises as a British detective and conspiracy theorist on his return to Earth and assists Miao and Jom to stop Lady Charlene.
* Chris Rock as Rippy, Miao’s straight man rooster friend from the first film who now lives with Komo, Mus and Haw in an apartment in Atlanta.
* Keegan Michael-Key as Komo, a komodo dragon who is one of Miao’s friends.
* Steve Buscemi as Mus, a polar bear who is one of Miao’s friends.
* Patton Oswalt as Haw, Miao’s quiet and introvert monkey friend.
* Lucy Liu as Lady Charlene, a witch who has the ability to cast dark spells. After breaking out from the god realm, she teams up with her new robot H.A.V.O.C. to find the Infinity Orb.
* Frank Welker as H.A.V.O.C, Lady Charlene’s personal Transformers-esque robot who works with her to retrieve the Infinity Orb.

## Release

### Theatrical

*Miao 2* premiered on January 24, 2020 at the Odeon Leicester Square in London, and was theatrically released in the United States on February 14, 2020 by Sony Pictures Releasing. It was originally scheduled for release on February 21, 2020, but was pushed forward by a week after the delay of Blue Sky’s *Nimona*.

### Home media

*Miao 2* was released on digital on March 24, 2020 and on DVD, Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray on May 5, 2020 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The digital release was originally scheduled in April 2020, but was pushed earlier to late March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Transcripts

### Main

To view the main transcript of the film, click here.

### Trailers

To view the transcript for the trailers of the film, click here.