Mitchell Van Morgan 2 (2022 film)

*For other uses of the term "Mitchell Van Morgan" see Mitchell Van Morgan (disambiguation).*

## Development staff

### Directed by

Jay Lender
Micah Ian Wright

### Produced by

* MITCHELL Project
* Micah Ian Wright
* Mary Harrington
* Amir Nasrabadi
* Jason Rubin
* Lars Wingefors
* Yashuhiro Minamimoto

### Written by

Jay Lender
Micah Ian Wright

### Screenplay by

Jay Lender
Micah Ian Wright

### Based on

Mitchell Van Morgan by:
MITCHELL Project and Nickelodeon (ViacomCBS)

### Starring

* Corbin Bleu
* Christopher Massey
* Erin Sanders
* Amy Bruckner
* Rupert Grint
* Matthew Underwood
* Austin Butler
* Omari Hardwick
* Carlos Miller
* Christopher Murray
* Asmaa Galal
* Keke Palmer
* Jamie Lynn Spears

### Music by

* Mark Mothersbaugh
* Charlie Brissette
* MITCHELL Project Music Team (Original composer)

## Overview

### Studios

* Paramount Animation
* Paramount Players
* Nickelodeon Movies
* Viacom Networks Japan K.K.
* Micah Ian Wright Productions

### Distributed by

* Paramount+
(United States & Worldwide)
* Paramount Pictures
(Canada & China)

### Release date

* September 22nd, 2022
(Madison Square Garden)
* September 8th, 2022
(United States)

## Film order

### Preceded by

Mitchell Van Morgan

**Mitchell Van Morgan 2** is an upcoming American action-adventure comedy film based on based on Nickelodeon's Mitchell Van Morgan franchise and directed by the Mitchell Van Morgan staff members Jay Lender and Micah Ian Wright, and the sequel to the *Mitchell Van Morgan* film, it stars Corbin Bleu, Christopher Massey, Erin Sanders, Amy Bruckner, Rupert Grint, Matthew Underwood, and Austin Butler reprising their respective roles, alongside Omari Hardwick (who took Tiny Lister's place after his passing) as Marquessa, with Carlos Miller, Christopher Murray, Asmaa Galal in the roles of Andy Samberg, Doctor Payne, Amanda Payne. After the events of the first film, Mitchell joins forces with Doctor Payne to stop Dr. Marquessa and Genola from finding a powerful gemstone that has the power to build and destroy civilizations.

Following the financial success of the first film and tentative plans for a Mithell Van Morgan film series, Paramount Pictures announced that a sequel was in development in September 2020, with Schwartz, Carrey, Marsden and Sumpter all returning, alongside directors Jay Lender and Micah Ian Wright. Filming took place from March to June 2021 in Mount Mitchell and Wilmington, North Carolina.

Mitchell Van Morgan 2 is scheduled for release in the United States on September 8, 2022, by Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies.

## Plot

After defeating Marquessa and sending him to the Mushroom planet, Mitchell is ready for more freedom, as Andy and his wife agree to let him stay home while they go on vacation. However, Marquessa returns from the Mushroom planet with his wife Genola and his bratty children, The Marquessalings, in search of a power stone that can give the power to build and destroy civilizations. Now, Mitchell and his pals, Gavin, Martin, David, Nicholas, Carolyn, Jennifer, Devin, Dr. Payne, Amanda, Ebony and Valerie embark on a journey to get the emerald, before it falls into Marquessa's hands.

## Cast

### Live action

* Corbin Bleu as Mitchell Van Morgan, an Afro-Latin American high school delinquent who can run at incredible speeds, who is also a cartoonist/freelance rock musician and He is the series' title character and main protagonist.
* Christopher Massey as Gavin O'Neal Davis, a intelligent African-American high school mechanic who is Mitchell's best friend, right-hand man and best man. He is talented, courageous but is very thunderphobic and he is the brains of the organization as Mitchell's best mechanic of the group and He is the series' main deutagonist.
* Erin Sanders as Carolyn Ashley Taylor, a White-American high school typical girl who is Mitchell's childhood friend, sweetheart and love interest. and is also the master archer..
* Amy Bruckner as Jennifer Hooker, a bucktooth White-American high school young girl who is Gavin's self-proclaimed sweetheart and Carolyn's best friend/right-hand woman.
* Rupert Grint as Martin J. Moody, a high school White-American redhead who is Mitchell's friend and friendly rival. His fighting style is mostly based on bare-knuckle boxing, he is also the powerhouse of Mitchell's group and he is the series' main tritagonist.
* Matthew Underwood as David Jessie Drake, a White-American truant who is Mitchell's friend, Gavin's friendly rival and the werewolf. He is a playboy, stay home alot, pickpocketer, and He fights using his taekwondo fighting style. He is also the weakness of Mitchell's group and he is the series' main tritagonist.
* Austin Butler as Nicholas Dunn, a White-American high school snowboarder and automechanic who is Mitchell's friend and travel companion. He was definitely born in the same timeline as Mitchell and Gavin. He masters architectural culture, keen thoughts and lancering skills. He is also the last fighting member of Mitchell's group.
* Omari Hardwick as Doctor Marquessa, The insane African-American mad scientist and Mitchell's arch-nemesis, whose goal was to capture Mitchell and use his super-speed for world domination, but was instead defeated by the Afro-Latin American speed demon and subsequently had any evidence of his existence erased by the U.S. government. Now more insane than before as a result of being stranded on an alien planet for two years, he seeks to return to Earth, get revenge on Mitchell, and achieve his dreams of world conquest. Marquessa teams up with his wife Genola to find the power stone, knowing that he's only using him to achieve his goal.
* Carlos Miller as Andy Samberg, Police Officer of Raleigh
* Christopher Murray as Doc Payne, The scientist and doctor who is the father figure to Mitchell & his friends but the father to Amanda.
* Asmaa Galal as Amanda Payne, Dr. Payne's preteen daughter who always want a driver's license at preteen age and wanted to be her father's sidekick (which drives her father crazy sometimes in a grizzly way).
* Keke Palmer as Ebony Nichole Lewis, She is depicted as a female African-American professional treasure hunter devoted to the pursuit of jewels, calling herself the "World's Greatest Treasure Hunter". She has a tendency to ignore abstract morality or manners for potential profit; her "feminine charm" makes her appear careless, but she is actually scheming and manipulative and when in-danger, She can fight enemies with Taekwondo skills and part-time government spy talent.
* Jamie Lynn Spears as Valerie Ann Gupton, A Redneck/Native-American tomboy who has the ability to telekinetically control water and ice and is actually a professional swimmer, a part-time saleswoman and a tai chi student.

### Voice actors and motion-capture

* Rob Paulson as Marquessanik, Marquessa's robotic pawn minions.
* James Spader as Metal Mitchell, Mitchell's evil robotic clone of himself.

## Production

### Development

By April 2020, Marsden had expressed his interest in a sequel featuring several characters from the video games, Directors Micah Ian Wright and Jay Lender also expressed interest in developing a sequel that focused on Mitchell Van Morgan and his pals friendships towards school and further developed Marquessa. Later that month, Schwartz said that he felt it made sense for Paramount Pictures to not have announced a sequel by that point due to the COVID-19 pandemic, also adding that he was interested in a sequel featuring the Mitchell Van Morgan gang and a more game-accurate portrayal of Marquessa. Later that month, *Sonic the Hedgehog* co-writer Pat Casey revealed that there had been talks about a sequel, though the film had not been greenlit by Paramount by that point. He also said that Carrey was interested in wearing a fat suit in a sequel to more closely resemble Robotnik's video game appearance. Casey also hinted that a sequel could feature Mitchell's "Super Mitchell" form and the Power Stones from the video games, also expressing a desire to introduce the characters, whose existence was hinted at with the echidna tribe seen during the first film's opening sequence.

In May, Paramount Pictures confirmed that a sequel to *Mitchell Van Morgan* was in development, with Micah Wright and Jay Lender set to return as directors alongside writers Micah Wright and Jay Lender. Neal H. Mortiz, Toby Ascher, and Toru Nakahara will produce the sequel, having previously co-produced the first film alongside Takeshi Ito, while Tim Miller, Hajime Satomi, and Haruki Satomi will return from the first film as executive producers.

In December, it was confirmed by storyboard artist Fill Marc that artist Tyson Hesse, who redesigned the character of Sonic in the first film, would return. The film's title was officially announced as *Mitchell Van Morgan 2* in February 2021. In March 2021, it was reported that Moving Picture Company will provide VFX for *Mitchell Van Morgan 2*. In May, a synopsis of *Mitchell Van Morgan 2*Template:'s story was released as Paramount submitted a patent to the U.S. Copyright Office catalog.

### Casting

In January 2020, Omari Hardwick expressed interest in starring in a sequel, feeling that his character, the villain Dr. Marquessa, could be expanded in the sequel: "I wouldn't mind going to do another one because it was so much fun, first of all, and a real challenge to try to convince people that I have a triple-digit IQ... There is so much room, you know, Marquessa has not reached his apotheosis." In March, *Mitchell Van Morgan* star Corbin Bleu confirmed that he had signed on for multiple sequels.

In January 2021, The 2020 film cast announced that she would reprise their respective roles. They also revealed that the sequel will film in Mount Mitchell and Wilmington, NC (USA).

In March, Corbin Bleu and Omari Hardwick were announced to be reprising their roles as Mitchell and Marquessa respectively. In April, James Marsden was confirmed to return as Tom Wachowski. In June, it was announced that Shemar Moore had joined the cast in an undisclosed role.Cite error: Closing `</ref>` missing for `<ref>` tag

## Trivia

* some of the franchise's reoccurring characters was originally supposed to appear in the film but was forgotten during production.
* Jay Lender explained that Super Mitchell and the Power Stones were going to be in the movie, before the decision was made to focus on Mitchell and Marquessa's rivalry.
* On August 16, 2014, The Paramount Team revealed in an interview the Mitchell Van Morgan staff that they have signed on for three films based on the series.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hutchinson, Chase (March 15, 2021). 'Mitchell Van Morgan 2' Begins Production — See the Official Announcement. Collider.
2. ↑ Sonic The Hedgehog Director Reveals Deleted Scenes, Teases Tails & Sequel Plans.
3. ↑ GRANT HERMANNS (April 16, 2020). CS Interview: Corbin Bleu on Mitchell Van Morgan Success & Future.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Omari Hardwick Wants to play as Dr. Marquessa for the 'Mitchell Van Morgan' Sequel (April 23, 2020).
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kroll, Justin (May 28, 2020). 'Mitchell Van Morgan' Sequel in the Works.
6. ↑ Craddock, Ryan (January 27, 2020). The Mitchell Movie's Not Even Out Yet, But Omari Hardwick Is Up For Doing A Sequel.
7. ↑ Perine, Aaron (March 6, 2020). Mitchell Van Morgan Star Corbin Bleu Confirms He's Signed on for Multiple Sequels.
8. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `comingsoon.net starts production`
9. ↑ Rubin, Rebecca (July 24, 2020). 'A Quiet Place 2,' 'Top Gun: Maverick' Delayed Until 2021.

## External links

* Official website
* Nickelodeon Movies website

 ***Mitchell Van Morgan* in other media**