Crystal Returns

***Crystal Returns*** is an American computer-animated fantasy comedy-drama adventure film produced by Amblin Animation. The sequel to the 2017 film *Crystal Legends,*written anddirected by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, from a screenplay by Tom Wheeler, Evan Katz, Jonathan Aibel and Gleen Berger and a story by Lord, Miller and Katz. The film stars the reprised roles of Stephanie Beatriz, Hayden Panettiere, Odeya Rush, Elijah Wood, Bobby Moynihan, and Katherine Heigl, along with new additions including Zoe Saldana, Michelle Pfeiffer, Tom Holland, Amadna Leighton, and Katie Crown. The film takes place three years after the events of the first film, with Crystal now being 18-years old. The film follows Crystal and her friends discover that there a mysterious palace known as the Hidden Unknown. However, an evil sorceress who intends to overthrow the Hidden Unknown. Now Crystal and her friends must find a way to stop the evil sorceress and saved the Hidden Unknown from current doom.

The film was released theatrically in Canada on September 18, 2020, and simultaneously released in theaters and on Peacock simultaneously in the United States on December 18, 2020. The film received universally positive reviews from critics, who commended its humor, characters, screenplay, animation, and the vocal performances of Beatriz and Panettiere. A third and final film, titled *Crystal Legacy*, was announced and is scheduled to be released on September 8, 2023.

## Voice cast

* Stephanie Beatriz as Crystal
* Hayden Panettiere as Summer
* Odeya Rush as Trinity
* Elijah Wood as Asher
* Bobby Moynihan as Keagan
* Katherine Heigl as Reyna

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## Production

### Development

On May 15, 2017, Amblin Animation announced that a sequel to its 2017 film *Crystal Legends* was in development, with Stephanie Beatriz, Hayden Panettiere, Odeya Rush, Elijah Wood, Bobby Moynihan, and Katherine Heigl reprising their previous roles, respectively. Producer John Cohen and writer Tom Wheeler and Evan Katz returned for the sequel, while Amblin Animation founder Steven Spielberg reprised his position as executive producer like most of his Amblin Entertainment films. Phil Lord and Christopher Miller would also both return to direct and write the sequel, despite having stepped down as directors in order to work more on other projects.

*More coming soon!*

### Music

Mark Mothersbaugh, who scored the first film, returned to score the sequel.

## Release

*Crystal Returns* was originally scheduled for theatrical release on March 5, 2021, by Universal Pictures. It was pushed back to May 21, 2021, before being delayed nearly a year earlier to November 6, 2020. It was later moved to December 18, 2020 (as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic).

On November 5, 2020, Universal announced that the film will be simultaneously released in theatres and on Peacock on the same day it will release in American theaters.

The film also debuted a new animated logo opening for Amblin Animation, showcasing characters from *Animaniacs*, *Miss Twenties*, *Tales in the Darktown*, *Animated Night*, *Tiny Toon Adventures* and *Metro Cone* with a new fanfare from John Williams and produced by Jenny Shepard.

### Home media

*Crystal Returns* was released by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment on Digital HD on February 23, 2021 and on DVD, Blu-ray, and Ultra HD Blu-ray on March 9, 2021.

## 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.