The Secret Life of Pets 2/Trivia

Trivia

 * The Secret Life of Pets is the second Illumination film to become a franchise, following Despicable Me.
 * The eleventh Universal's animated film to become a franchise after An American Tail, The Land Before Time, Ama and the Mysterious Crystal, Balto, Computeropolis, Curious George, Despicable Me, Gabriel Garza, Paint World and How to Train Your Dragon.
 * The second Illumination film to be released in June, after Despicable Me 3.
 * Due to Patton Oswalt taking over Louis C.K.'s voice-acting role as Max, this is the first Illumination sequel where the main character is voiced by a different voice actor.
 * This is Nick Kroll's second voice role for Illumination following Sing (2016).
 * The fifteenth Universal animated film of 2010s to be produced in 1.85:1 aspect ratio, after Computeropolis 3, Despicable Me, Gabriel Garza, The Lorax, Plucky Chicken, Quest, Despicable Me 2, Gabriel Garza 2, Paradoria, Minions, The Secret Life of Pets, Imagimals, Sing, and Gabriel Garza 3.
 * The film marks Harrison Ford's first voice-acting role since the animated segment in the 1978 television film Star Wars Holiday Special.
 * The film is the second time that Tiffany Haddish and Nick Kroll are in together, following Uncle Drew, as well as the second film that Kevin Hart and Haddish are in together, following Night School.
 * The film is the second animated film to star both Kevin Hart and Nick Kroll following Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie in 2017.
 * The fourth animated film to be rated PG for some action and rude humor, after Computeropolis: The Deep Web, Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation and Ralph Breaks the Internet.
 * The tenth Universal's animated sequel to be rated PG by the MPAA, Computeropolis 2, Computeropolis 3, Despicable Me 2, Gabriel Garza 2, Gabriel Garza 3, Despicable Me 3, Computeropolis: The Deep Web, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World and Paradoria 2: Enchanted Realm.
 * Coincidentally, this film was released two weeks before Pixar's Toy Story 4, which is quite ironic that the first Secret Life of Pets was criticized for its similarities to the first Toy Story.
 * Also, the film being released on June 7, 2019 makes it coincide with the 29th anniversary of Universal Studios Florida's opening date in 1990.