Jeremy Monroe: The Second Biggest Movie Ever

***Jeremy Monroe: The Second Biggest Movie Ever*** is an 2020 American live-action/animated fantasy superhero comedy film based on the Fox animated television series *Jeremy Monroe.* A direct sequel to *Jeremy Monroe: The Biggest Movie Ever* (2003), it was written and directed by Mike Minchin, with live-action sequences directed by David Leitch with Seth Grahame-Smith and Matt Lieberman writing the script whilst being co-written by Steve Rowland, Tim Conner, and Dan Irwin. The regular voice cast of the series reprise their respective roles from the series and the previous films, and the plot follows a supervillain named Dr. Havoc, who steals a powerful gem using a weapon that will wipe out the entirety of the universe. Jeremy Monroe and his friends must reunite their superhero alter-egos and travel to a different dimension (our world) to defeat Dr. Havoc and retrieve the gems.

The film was produced by Maldonado Studios and 20th Century Animation with CGI animation provided by Mikros Image and Technicolor Animation Productions. *Jeremy Monroe: The Second Biggest Movie Ever* was released to video on demand on July 10, 2020. It was initially set to be shown in theaters in the United States on August 21, 2020, but the theatrical release was canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the film was later released theatrically in selected territories later on in 2020. The film received generally mixed reviews from critics and grossed over $37.4 million worldwide. The film was also the first animated film to be released under the 20th Century Studios name.

## Voice cast

*Main article: List of Jeremy Monroe characters*
The series' regular voice cast reprised their roles.

* Tom Kenny as Jeremy Monroe / Mr. Robles
* Tara Strong as Sara Summers
* Billy West as Robert Robinson
* Richard Steven Horvitz as Jacob Young
* Isabel Maldonado as Nikki Williams
* Catherine Cavadini as Wendy Hopkins
* Katie Crown as Alice Smith
* Jess Harnell as Victor Monroe / Jim Fuller / Barry
* Antonio Banderas as Dr. Havoc
* Woody Harrelson as Sgt. Jenkins
* Seth Rogen as Dexter Danger / Dwayne Whitaker
* Kristen Bell as Sophia Campbell
* Michael Cera as Scott Hutchinson
* Eric Bauza as Clyde Wells / Tim Warren / Hector Young / Bob
* Hank Azaria as Mr. Morrison / Jeffrey Summers
* Mona Marshall as Gladys Summers
* Tress MacNeille as Leslie Robinson / Katie Young / Principal Barbara / Florence Monroe
* Rob Paulsen as Mr. Toilet Paper
* Rebeca Maldonado as Mike Summers

### Additional voices

* Stephen Apostolina
* Steve Alterman
* Dave Boat
* June Christopher
* Wendy Cutler
* Grey DeLisle-Griffin
* Debi Derryberry
* Terri Douglas
* Jeff Fischer
* Daniel Kaz
* Phil LaMarr
* Joanna Leeds
* Scott Menville
* Melanie Minichino
* Max Mittelman
* Paul Pape
* Michael Ralph
* Maddix Robinson
* Violet Grace Schaffer
* Kari Wahlgren
* Matthew Wood

## Production

### Development

Following the release of *Jeremy Monroe: The Biggest Movie Ever* in 2003, co-director Mike Minchin stated that a sequel film was unlikely despite its successful box office performance. In a 2012 interview with IGN, *Jeremy Monroe* writer and executive producer Tim Blackburn was asked about the possibility of a sequel; he said, "We just feel like we've told so many stories, Jeremy 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 2013, 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 *Jeremy Monroe* 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 *Jeremy Monroe* movie at the end of 2019". Production was announced on March 22, 2018, under the title *Jeremy Monroe 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 David Leitch, with Larry Fong as the film's cinematographer. Filming began on January 16, 2019, and finished on April 8 the same year.

### Music

In May 2019, Christophe Beck was announced to compose the film's score. On June 23, 2020, it was announced that the film's soundtrack would be released on July 10, 2020 while the original score would be released digitally on July 24, 2020.

## Release

### Theatrical and streaming

*Jeremy Monroe: The Second Biggest Movie Ever* was released to VOD on July 10, 2020. It was previously scheduled for release on February 7, 2020, but was pushed back to April 17 with *The Pixelators: Level Two* taking its old release slot. On March 14, 2020, the film was pushed back to August 21, 2020 due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. On June 21, 2020, it was announced that the film's theatrical release had been cancelled and it would instead go straight to digital via premium video on demand on July 10, 2020. It was later released in IMAX 3D theaters in Russia, China, and Thailand only.

Very little information about the film's plot and characters were revealed until Fox released a teaser poster for the film on July 2, 2019 along with a teaser trailer on the same day. The first official trailer was later released on January 30, 2020. The final trailer was released online on June 25, 2020.

### Home media

*Jeremy Monroe: The Second Biggest Movie Ever* was released on Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD, and DVD by 20th Century Studios Home Entertainment on November 17, 2020.

## Reception

### VOD sales

*Jeremy Monroe: The Second Biggest Movie Ever* was the top-rented film on Prime Video, Google Play, FandangoNow, Vudu, YouTube, DirecTV Now, Spectrum, and the iTunes Store in its opening weekend. Although 20th Century Studios did not report actual figures, the film had a higher sales count than *Trolls World Tour* and *Scoob!*. It remained the top-rented film across all services in its second weekend, then on three of four services in its third. In its fourth week it remained #1 on FandangoNow, while falling to second on Amazon Prime and fourth on the iTunes charts. In its fifth weekend of release 20th Century Studios lowered the price from $19.99 to $14.99, and the film finished third on FandangoNow, Amazon Prime, and Spectrum, and sixth on iTunes.

### Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, *Jeremy Monroe: The Second Biggest Movie Ever* scored an approval rating of 68% based on 157 reviews, with an average rating of 6.4/10. The site's critical consensus reads; "*Jeremy Monroe: The Second Biggest Movie Ever* offers a second helping of cruel animation, constantly hilarious jokes, blink-and-you'll-miss-them pop-culture references and manic action anarchy making it fun enough for hardcore fans and teenage viewers". At Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 58 out of 100, based on 34 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

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