Candy Quest 2

Jonah Hill

Anne Hathaway

Kristen Schaal

Danny McBride

Jack McBrayer

Peter Dinklage

***Candy Quest 2*** is a 2012 American 3D computer-animated adventure comedy film produced by Nickelodeon Movies and Splat Animation. It is the sequel to the 2008 film *Candy Quest*. The film was directed by John A. Davis from a screenplay by Brian Lynch, Robert Gordon, Karey Kirkpatrick and Joe Stillman, and a story by Sharp, Lynch and Kirkpatrick. Kevin Hart, David Tennant, Jonah Hill, Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Saunders and Alec Baldwin reprised their roles, joined by new cast members including Kristen Schaal, Danny McBride, Jack McBrayer and Peter Dinklage. Sometime after the first film, Kevin and his friends learn that there other worlds to discover and meet new ones. But the trip quickly takes a bizarre turn when a evilest darkest creature comes in, with emerging plans to unleash his entire curse to destroy every other world.

*Candy Quest 2* was released by Paramount Pictures on April 20, 2012. It was met with mixed reviews from critics and grossed $554 million worldwide. It was the first film released after Julie Young became chief executive officer of Paramount Animation and head of animation of Splat Animation. Although not successful to be followed by a third film, its television spin-off, premiered on Nickelodeon in 2015, served as the follow-up to the sequel.

## Voice cast

* Kevin Hart as Kevin, a adventurous squid.
* David Tennant as Dave, a bat who is one of Kevin's friend.
* Jonah Hill as Boney, a skeleton who is one of Kevin's friend.
* Anne Hathaway as Finisha, a flower who is one of Kevin's friend.
* Jennifer Saunders as the Queen of Candy
* Alec Baldwin as the Boss, who is the founder of a candy factory

*More coming soon!*

## Production

Director John A. Davis commented in August 2008 on a possible sequel, stating, "Looks like we're answering the most important questions about another one. We would love to bring those characters to the big screen back, but we haven't started writing it yet. We have a bunch of other ideas." By September 2008, Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies announced that a sequel had been greenlit, and was set for a 2012 release.

*More coming soon!*

## Release

Paramount released *Candy Quest 2* in the United States and Canada on April 20, 2012. The film's theatrical release was accompanied by the short film *Layla's Treasure Hunt*.

### Marketing

Paramount teamed up with marketing partners in the United States and Canada to promote the film through McDonald's Happy Meals with a set of 11 toys. The artwork book *The Art of Candy Quest 2* was published on July 5, 2012 by authors Sharon Gosling and Adam Newell, and shows the artwork that went into the making of the film, with storyboards, research photographs, and character sketches.

A video game based on the film was released on July 10, 2012 for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS, and Wii. On August 14, 2015, a PC version of the game was released, published by Activision and developed by Exient Entertainment. A mobile game titled *Candy Quest: Running Frenzy* was released on July 2, 2012 for iOS and Android.

### Home media

*Candy Quest 2* was released on DVD and Blu-ray on July 17, 2012.

## 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.