Cynthia: The Second Movie

***Cynthia: The Second Movie*** is an 2023 American animated fantasy comedy film directed by Saniya Valencia, with live-action sequences directed by Chris Sanders with Nicholas Stoller and Jordan Roberts writing the script whilst being co-written by Thomas Lennon, Jon Vitti and Brain Lynch. Based on the Fox Zoom animated television series *The Adventures of Cynthia* and a standalone sequel to *Cynthia: The Movie*. The regular voice cast of the series reprise their respective roles from the series and the previous films. The film was produced by 20th Century Animation, Fox Zoom Movies and 20th Century Family.

*Cynthia: The Second Movie* was formerly slated for a worldwide theatrical release by 20th Century Studios, plans were changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film was released theatrically and on Disney+ simultaneously in the United States on January 15, 2021. It has grossed $75 million worldwide and received mixed-to-positive reviews.

## Voice cast

The series' regular voice cast reprised their roles.

* E.G. Daily as Cynthia
* Catherine Cavadini as Miracle
* Liliana Mumy as Wendy
* Yuri Lowenthal as Jett
* Danica McKellar as Bessie
* Cree Summer as Valerie
* Jennifer Hale as Lady Ancreta
* Maurice LaMarche as Neclord Hallewell
* Vanessa Marshall as Cierra
* Billy West as Taff
* Jason Marsden as Carsen Ghost
* David Kaufman as Mike Moonlight
* Tress MacNeille as Violet
* Tom Kenny as Ultra
* Frank Welker as Dook
* Hank Azaria and Jeff Bennett as Neddy and Joey
* Rob Paulsen as Jammy
* Eric Bauza and Tara Strong as Trey and Penny
* Katie Crown as Kara
* Antonio Banderas as Dr. Chaos

*More coming soon!*

## Production

### Development

Following the release of the first film in 2010, co-director Kevin Lima stated that a sequel film was unlikely despite its successful box office performance. In a 2012 interview with IGN, 20th Century Animation CEO and *The Adventures of Cynthia* creator Nova Young was asked about the possibility of a sequel; he said, "We just feel like we've told so many stories, Cynthia and his friends and exists so well in this short 22-minute form." and stated that making another film was "a huge challenge". In late 2014, Fox was reportedly approaching the crews of the show to make another film adaptation to help reinvigorate the series' declining ratings. Internal disagreement delayed collaborations. On May 27, 2016, the *Los Angeles Times* reported Fox had "another *Cynthia* film" in development. Fox production president Emma Watts, officially announced on March 6, 2017, that a sequel film was officially in development and was due for an unspecified 2019 release, saying; "We will be releasing a brand-new *Cynthia* movie at the end of 2019". On October 30, 2017, a newly created 20th Century Fox division, Fox Family, was created to oversee feature film adaptation of its TV shows. This included taking *Cynthia* over from 20th Century Fox Animation. Production was announced on March 22, 2018, under the title *Cynthia 2*.

### Filming

On November 9, 2018, it was confirmed that production on the film had officially begun. Unlike its predecessor, the film will include live-action sequences directed by Chris Sanders, with Larry Fong as the film's cinematographer. Filming began on May 15, 2019, and finished on August 5 the same year.

Production of the film done and shifted to work remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Release

*Cynthia: The Second Movie* was originally set for a worldwide theatrical release on October 16, 2020 by 20th Century Studios. It was pushed back to December 11, 2020, before being delayed months earlier to August 14, 2020. It was later moved to September 25, 2020 (as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic). On July 23, 2020, the film was then rescheduled for a February 2021 release, as a result of Fox's updated film slate due to the pandemic.

On September 23, 2020, The film's release was moved up a couple months back to December 23, 2020, with *The King's Man* taking its February slot. On November 5, 2020, it was announced that the film's theatrical release had been cancelled and it would instead be released through video on demand and Disney+ on March 19, 2021. However, on November 27, 2020, Disney then announced that the film would instead release the film for a premium fee for $19.99 on Disney+ on January 15, 2021. *Cynthia: The Second Movie* will be available for the purchase until March 1, 2021, before becoming available for all subscribers on March 19.

On December 10, 2020, 20th Century Studios and Disney announced that the film will be simultaneously released back in theatres and on Disney+ (with the $20 Premier Access fee intact) on the same day it will release in American theaters.

### Marketing

On February 5, 2020, 20th Century Studios officially released a teaser trailer on their official YouTube channels and in theaters in front of *Lydia: The Rise of Curse* and *Onward*. A official trailer was released online on December 14, 2020.

### Home media

*Cynthia: The Second Movie* was released on digital on April 6, 2021, and on Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, and DVD on April 20, 2021 by 20th Century Studios Home Entertainment.

## Transcripts

### Main

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

### Trailers

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