Alaina Gleen 2

***Alaina Gleen 2*** (***Alaina Gleen 2: Popstar Style*** in Europe and Canada) is an American 3D computer-animated comedy film produced by Universal Animation and ClearWorld Entertainment, and distributed by Universal Pictures. It was directed by series creator Thalia Ward and written by Dan Fogelman, Jordan Roberts and Erica Rivinoja from a story by Ward, and is the sequel to 2016's *Alaina Gleen*, which began Shield's reboot franchise of the original *Alaina Gleen* series. Sometime after the first film, Alania was hired by an agent Kelsie Davila to become a famous popstar. With the help with Lella, Lucian, Lana, Kayla and Jayla, along with their new friends, Alania decided to make her popular. Sarah Vowell, Chloë Grace Moretz, Jason Drucker, Ava Acres, Elijah Wood and Hayden Panettiere reprise their roles as Alaina, Lella, Lucian, Lana, Karson and Averi. New cast members include Ashley Johnson as Erika, Jake T. Austin as Jayce, and Emma Watson as Kelsie Davila.

*Alaina Gleen 2* was released in the United States and United Kingdom on February 21, 2020, in 2D, 3D, RealD 3D, Dolby Cinema, IMAX, and IMAX 3D formats. It was met with positive reviews from critics, who commended its humor, characters, screenplay, animation, and the vocal performances of Vowell and Panettiere. A third film, titled *Alaina Gleen 3*, is set for release on September 15, 2023.

## Voice cast

* Sarah Vowell as Alania Gleen, an 16-year-old girl
* Hayden Panettiere as Lella Gleen, Alaina's sister
* Jason Drucker and Ava Acres as Lucian and Lana Gleen, Alaina's twin brother and sister
* Elijah Wood as Karson, Alania's boyfriend
* Ashley Johnson as Erika, Kelsie's assistant
* Jake T. Austin as Jayce, Erika's friend
* Emma Watson as Kelsie Davila, an agent who secretly want Alaina to be her popstar while grant some money for herself.

*More coming soon!*

## Production

### Development

On February 14, 2016, shortly after *Alaina Gleen* (2016) was first released, series creator and director Thalia Ward commented on a possible sequel, stating, "Looks like we're answering the most important questions about another *Alaina Gleen* films. We would love to bring those characters to the big screen back once more, but we haven't started writing it yet. We have a bunch of other ideas." On September 2016, Universal announced that a sequel had been greenlit, and was set for a February 14, 2020 release date.

*More coming soon!*

## Music

*Main article: Alaina Garza 2/Soundtrack*
In July 2019, it was announced that Mark Mothersbaugh, who scored the first film, had signed on to score the sequel.

## Release

The film was widely released in the United States on February 21, 2020. The film was originally scheduled to be released on September 20, 2019, but was moved ahead twice to March 6, 2020, and then February 14, 2020. The film was released in 3D, IMAX, IMAX 3D and Dolby Cinema. A *Black Ink Girl* theatrical film, being *Audrina the Housekeeper*, accompanied the theatrical release.

*Alaina Gleen 2* was the last Shield Animation/ClearWorld Entertainment film distributed by Warner Bros., as JeremyWorks Entertainment to end their partnership with Warner Bros. and Shield Animation has entered into a distribution agreement with Universal Pictures, which started in 2021 with *The Quest of the Green Knight*.

### Makreting

Warner Bros. released a teaser trailer and poster for it on June 5, 2019. The film's first full trailer was released on September 11, 2019, and was shown alongside *The Tales of Sarahi: The Movie*. The second trailer of the film was released on November 8, 2019, and was shown alongside *Medieval Quest*.

Several merchandises were made for *Alaina Gleen 2*, such as toys and figurines. Warner Bros. and JeremyWorks partnered with more than 100 licensing and promotional partners to market the film including Jazwares, Funko, McFarlane Toys, Ziploc, McDonald's, and WarnerMedia's parent company AT&T. A tie-in video game titled *Alaina Gleen 2: Popstar Mayhem* was also announced to accompany the film's release, developed by Avalanche Software and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.

### Home media

*Alaina Gleen 2* was released on digital on the night of March 16, 2020 and available for JeremyNow! subscribers on April 3, 2020 in the United States. The announcement followed JeremyWorks' earlier than planned released of *Medieval Quest* on JeremyNow! due to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic. The film was released on DVD, Blu-ray, and Ultra HD Blu-ray on May 26, 2020 by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment under the ClearWorld Home Entertainment label (since the film's distribution rights were purchased by JeremyWorks Entertainment from Warner Bros. and transferred to Universal Pictures and Entertainment One due to their distribution agreement with Shield Animation). In addition to the short *Audrina the Housekeeper*, all releases include an original short film entitled *Alaina's Live Stream*.

## 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.