August 9, 2019 (Regency Village Theater) August 14, 2019 (United States and United Kingdom)
The JH Movie Collection 2: The Second Part (released in some markets as The JH Movie Collection Movie 2) is an American-British animated science fiction action adventure comedy family film that its a sequel to its first film, The JH Movie Collection Movie and this is a second installment of the movie franchise and that is directed by Stephen Heneveld and co-directed by Joaquim Dos Santos and Lauren Montgomery and its released and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures in North America and produced by Warner Animation Group, Movie Land Animation Studios, Village Roadshow Pictures, Amblin Partners, Amblin Entertainment, One-Ho Productions, Lord Miller Productions, Annapurna Pictures, Aardman Animations and Walden Media. The movie title was based on The JH Movie Collection Show created by Stephen Hillenburg, Matt Groening and Stephen Heneveld and its from the studio who brought you The Lego Movie, Ready Player One and Wallace and Gromit. The film stars Adam Sandler, Jim Carrey, Jamie Chung, Rihanna, Michael J. Fox, Jane Lynch, Elsie Fisher, James Corden, Katie Crown and Andy Samberg will reprising the voice roles from the first film. It was joined the second film's cast including Bex Taylor-Klaus, Gal Gadot, John Goodman, Channing Tatum and Chris Pratt who will leading the voice roles. The film was theatrically released in North America and the United Kingdom on August 14, 2019, by Warner Bros. Pictures, and in International territories by Movie Land Entertainment International Distribution Group on August 23, 2019. According to Metacritic, it received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, who praised Wilson's performance.
Plans for the sequel to The JH Movie Collection Movie to be developed by Jamie Chung were first revealed in 2016, and officially announced by Bex Taylor-Klaus in 2017. Ted, Randy and Pidge joined over the next two years, with Jamie Chung and Steve Carell cast in April 2017. Ted V. Miller and Randy Thom wanted the film to have its own unique style, combining Movie Land Digital Production Services' computer animation pipeline with traditional hand-drawn animation production techniques inspired by the television series created by Matt Groening. Completing the animation for the film required up to 140 animators, the largest crew ever used by Warner Animation Group and Movie Land Animation Studios for a film to date.
had its world premiere at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles on August 9, 2019 and was theatrically released in the United Kingdom and China on August 23, 2019 and the United States on August 14, 2019, in 2D, 3D, RealD 3D, Dolby Cinema, IMAX, and IMAX 3D formats. The film received positive reviews from critics, who commended its humor, screenplay, animation, and voice acting, although some said it was not as "fresh" as the first film. It has grossed at $2.599 million worldwide against a $129 million budget. The film received praise for its animation, characters, story, voice acting, humor, and soundtrack. The film was nominated at the Best Animated Feature at the 92nd Academy Awards. The third film is available to theaters May 8, 2020.
