The Tooners 2

The Tooners 2 is a 2010 American live-action/animated fantasy comedy film directed by Walt Becker and written by Tab Murphy, Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi. It is the sequel to the 2006 film The Tooners, produced by Glass Ball Productions, O Entertainment, and Mandeville Films, and distributed by Universal Pictures. All the main cast from the first film reprised their roles, joined by Michael Peña, John Goodman and Katherine Heigl.

The film was released in the United States on October 8, 2010. In contrast to its predecessor, it received generally negative reviews from critics and grossed $157 million, considerably less than its predecessor.

Plot
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Live action

 * Will Arnett as David Robinson
 * Jennifer Garner as Michelle Robinson
 * Seann William Scott as Darren Scott
 * Jane Lynch as Elizabeth Murphy
 * Michael Peña as Roberto Ruiz

Voice cast

 * Renée Zellweger as Vera Vista
 * John Goodman as Tarot
 * Kenan Thompson as Bonk Bear
 * Katherine Heigl as Garra, Bonk's love interest
 * Mila Kunis as Lucy Cutie
 * Zooey Deschanel as Wiz Lizard
 * Eric Idle as Mr. Vista
 * Taraji P. Henson as Mrs. Vista
 * Patrick Warburton as Leonard
 * Steve Oedekerk as Gus
 * Geo G. as Mr. Moose

Loop Group

 * Doug Burch
 * Catherine Cavadini
 * Lanai Chapman
 * Will Collyer
 * Judi Durand
 * John DeMita
 * Willow Geer
 * Barbara Iley
 * Carlyle King
 * Daamen J. Krall
 * Marsha Kramer
 * Jeremy Maxwell
 * David Michie
 * Paige Pollack
 * David Randolph
 * Noreen Reardon
 * Nancy Truman
 * Andreana Weiner
 * Ruth Zalduondo

Production
In March 2007, Universal Pictures announced that they were planning a sequel to The Tooners, with Geo G., Steve Oedekerk, David Hoberman and Paul Marshal returning as producers while Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi were attached to write the screenplay with Tab Murphy. However, Mike Mitchell, the director of the first film, did not return for the sequel due to scheduling conflicts as he was busy directing Shrek Forever After for DreamWorks Animation. By February 2008, Walt Becker was announced as the new director for the sequel, which would begin filming in early 2009. It was also announced that the main cast from the first film would return. Filming started on April 12, 2009 in Vancouver, and was expected to take place there until early September.

Release
The Tooners 2 was originally scheduled to be released on June 11, 2010, but was pushed back to October 8, 2010 due to time constraints.

Home media
The Tooners 2 was released on DVD, Blu-ray Disc and Blu-ray 3D on February 8, 2011.

Box office
The Tooners 2 grossed $116.1 million in North America, and $141.3 million in other countries, for a worldwide total of $157.4 million. The film opened to #5 in its first weekend, grossing $9.2 million. According to Universal Pictures, the studio was aware that the film would not make as much as the first, and only made it based on the worldwide success of the first film.

Critical response
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 29% approval rating with an average rating of 7/10 based on 102 reviews; making it the second lowest-rated film ever produced by Glass Ball Productions on the site behind Real Tag. The website's consensus reads, "As with the original, The Tooners 2 may only entertain small children, but its lack of originality on the plot and weak slapstick gags make everything less entertaining." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 27 out of 100 based on reviews from 16 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale, the same grade earned by its predecessor.

Accolades
The Tooners 2 was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel.

Main
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Trailers
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