Fairy Tale Times 2: Good vs. Evil

***Fairy Tale Times 2: Good vs. Evil*** is a 2015 American 3D computer-animated fantasy comedy film produced by Warner Animation Group, ClearWorld Entertainment and Village Roadshow Pictures for Warner Bros. Pictures. The film was directed by Chris McKay (in his directorial debut) from a screenplay by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and a story by Ward, Lord, and Miller. It is the sequel to 2012's *Fairy Tale Times*, and takes place two years after the first film. It focuses on Goldy, Roxie and Susan are going on the quest to stop an evil villain, who plan to turn the kingdom into chaos, during which Goldy finds love.

*Fairy Tale Times 2: Good vs. Evil* premiered at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles on January 22, 2015, and was released in the United States on February 20, 2015. It was an immediate critical and commercial success, earning over $853 million worldwide on its $77 million budget, making it the highest-grossing animated film of 2015. A third film, titled *Fairy Tale Times: The Last Chapter*, was released on September 18, 2020.

## Plot

Lord Hobard, King Ernest's adviser, was hoped to become king and seeks to invented dark magic. After discovering Ernest and Helena's daughter Susan was born, Hobard grew out of frustration and attacking the village by his dark magic. However, Hobard and his small army had been banished from the kingdom as punishment.

20 years later, a brave teenage boy named Jack and his partner Todd emerges from a magical portal in search of the other fairy tale creatures. Two years later, Goldy is now considered the heroine of the kingdom, by constantly saving the village and protecting every fairy tale smoothly with her friends, Susan, Roxie, Kasen, Yael, Tripp and Dillon. While Susan is now a princess, she was prepared for the tournament where she can pick a boy she could marry. Meanwhile, Jack and Todd spy on a new evil lair, led by Hobard who plans by placing a spell that poisons Ernest and used his dark magic to put chaos into the kingdom, allowing Hobard to take over his place as the king of the kingdom. Jack and Todd manage to send the fairy tales several notes about them coming to the kingdom as “emergency newcomers”.

Back at the kingdom, Susan and Roxie force Goldy to join them in a speed dating activity where Goldy meet Jack who deems her incompatible. The next day, while defending the kingdom from griffins who have been stealing everything for Hobard, which causes her to have a flashback of her mother and allows the griffins to escape. Goldy tells Susan and Roxie that she used to have a mother before when she was a little girl, until a griffins invaded her home, her mother sacrificed herself to save her daughter from them, she sent her to her grandmother.

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## Voice cast

* Isla Fisher as Goldy
* Sarah Vowell as Roxie
* Margot Rubin as Susan
* Nathan Lane as Kasen
* Simon Pegg as Yael
* Jesse McCartney as Jack
* Justin Timberlake as Todd

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## Production

In April 2012, at the time of the release of *Fairy Tale Times*, ClearWorld Entertainment CEO Thalia Ward and *Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs* and *The Lego Movie* directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller confirmed that a sequel was in the works, tentatively scheduled for a early 2015 release. Unlike the first film, the film was not directed by Thalia Ward due to her occupation with *Alaina Gleen* (2016). Ward was still involved as an executive producer, and was giving advice approximately every four months on the state of the film. *Fairy Tale Times 2: Good vs. Evil* was instead directed by Chris McKay, who is animator director of *The Lego Movie*.

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## Music

*Main article: Fairy Tale Times 2: Good vs. Evil/Soundtrack*
## Release

In January 22, 2015, *Fairy Tale Times 2: Good vs. Evil* premiered on January 22, 2015 at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles. Warner Bros. Pictures released the film widely in the United States on February 20, 2015, in the United Kingdom on February 27, 2015, and in Australia on April 2, 2015.

The film was shown alongside *Flash in the Pain*, a short film directed by Matthew O'Callaghan based on the *Looney Tunes* franchise.

### Marketing

The teaser trailer for *Fairy Tale Times 2: Good vs. Evil* was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on June 11, 2015 via YouTube and was shown in front of *How to Train Your Dragon 2* two days later. The first official trailer was released on September 10, 2015, followed by a second trailer on December 17.

The film was backed by a large marketing campaign, with various merchandise becoming available throughout 2007. A video game based on the film was released for Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Xbox One, Jeremy Neptune and PlayStation 4.

### Home media

*Fairy Tale Times 2: Good vs. Evil* was released on Blu-ray (2D and 3D) and DVD on June 9, 2015, while a digital release was released on May 26, 2015. In addition to *Flash in the Pain*, the releases include a short film titled *One More Bite of Apple*. Extras include audio commentary, behind-the-scenes featurettes, deleted scenes, music videos, and short promotional clips. In April 2020, the film's distribution rights were purchased by JeremyWorks Entertainment from Warner Bros. and transferred to Universal Pictures and Entertainment One.

## 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.