Jeremy Monroe: The Second Biggest Movie Ever

Jeremy Monroe: The Second Biggest Movie Ever is an 2020 American 3D live-action animated fantasy superhero comedy film based on the Fox animated television series ''Jeremy Monroe. A direct sequel to Jeremy Monroe: The Biggest Movie Ever'' (2003), it was written and directed by Mike Minchin, with live-action sequences directed by David Leitch with Seth Grahame-Smith and Matt Lieberman writing the script. The regular voice cast of the series reprise their respective roles from the series and the previous films, and the plot follows a supervillain named Dr. Havoc, who steals a powerful gem using a weapon that will wipe out the entirety of the universe. Jeremy Monroe and his friends must reunite their superhero alter-egos and travel to a different dimension (our world) to defeat Dr. Havoc and retrieve the gems.

The film was produced by Maldonado Studios and 20th Century Animation with CGI animation provided by Mikros Image. Jeremy Monroe: The Second Biggest Movie Ever was released to video on demand on July 10, 2020. It was initially set to shown in theaters in the United States on August 21, 2020, but the theatrical release was canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the film was finally released theatrically in Canada on September 4, 2020 and in America on September 18 in select theaters. The film was the first animated film to be released under the 20th Century Studios name.

Plot
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Voice cast
The series' regular voice cast reprised their roles.


 * Tom Kenny as Jeremy Monroe / Mr. Robles
 * Tara Strong as Sara Summers
 * Billy West as Robert Robinson
 * Richard Steven Horvitz as Jacob Young
 * Hank Azaria as Mr. Morrison / Jeffrey Summers
 * Mona Marshall as Gladys Summers
 * Tress MacNeille as Leslie Robinson / Katie Young / Principal Barbara / Florence Monroe
 * Eric Bauza as Clyde Wells / Tim Warren / Hector Young / Bob
 * Catherine Cavadini as Wendy Hopkins
 * Jess Harnell as Victor Monroe / Jim Fuller / Barry
 * Rob Paulsen as Mr. Toilet Paper
 * Isabel Maldonado as Nikki Williams
 * Rebeca Maldonado as Mike Summers
 * Katie Crown as Alice Smith
 * Antonio Banderas as Dr. Havoc
 * Kristen Bell as Sophia Campbell
 * Michael Cera as Scott Hutchinson
 * Woody Harrelson as Sgt. Jenkins
 * Seth Rogen as Dexter Danger / Dwayne Whitaker

Additional voices

 * Stephen Apostolina
 * Steve Alterman
 * Kimberly Bailey
 * Dave Boat
 * Mitch Carter
 * June Christopher
 * Wendy Cutler
 * Debi Derryberry
 * Terri Douglas
 * Jeff Fischer
 * Jackie Gonneau
 * Phil LaMarr
 * Hope Levy
 * Joanna Leeds
 * Scott Menville
 * Melanie Minichino
 * Capri Oliver
 * Arthur Ortiz
 * Paul Pape
 * Courtney Peldon
 * Maddix Robinson
 * Violet Grace Schaffer
 * Fred Tatasciore
 * Kari Wahlgren
 * Diamond White

Development
Following the release of Jeremy Monroe: The Biggest Movie Ever in 2003, co-director Mike Minchin stated that a sequel film was unlikely despite its successful box office performance. In a 2012 interview with IGN, Jeremy Monroe writer and executive producer Tim Blackburn was asked about the possibility of a sequel; he said, "We just feel like we've told so many stories, Jeremy and his friends and exists so well in this short 22-minute form." and stated that making another film was "a huge challenge". In late 2013, Fox was reportedly approaching the crews of the show to make another film adaptation to help reinvigorate the series' declining ratings. Internal disagreement delayed collaborations. On May 27, 2016, the Los Angeles Times reported Fox had "another Jeremy Monroe film" in development. Fox production president Emma Watts, officially announced on March 6, 2017, that a sequel film was officially in development and was due for an unspecified 2019 release, saying; "We will be releasing a brand-new Jeremy Monroe movie at the end of 2019". Production was announced on March 22, 2018, under the title Jeremy Monroe 2.

Filming
On November 9, 2018, it was confirmed that production on the film had officially begun. Unlike its predecessor, the film will include live-action sequences directed by David Leitch, with Larry Fong as the film's cinematographer. Filming began on January 16, 2019, and finished on April 8 the same year.

Music
In May 2019, Christophe Beck was announced to compose the film's score while Marc Shaiman, who wrote songs with Alan Menken on the first film, would be writing 4 original songs for the sequel. On June 23, 2020, it was announced that the film's soundtrack would be released on July 10, 2020 while the original score would be released digitally on July 24, 2020.

Release and marketing
Jeremy Monroe: The Second Biggest Movie Ever was released to VOD on July 10, 2020. It was previously scheduled for release on February 7, 2020, but was pushed back to April 17 with The Pixelators: Level Two taking its old release slot. On March 14, 2020, the film was pushed back to August 21, 2020 due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. On June 21, 2020, it was announced that the film's theatrical release had been cancelled and it would instead go straight to digital via premium video on demand on July 10, 2020. On July 27, 2020, 20th Century Studios and Walt Disney Motion Pictures Canada announced the film would be released in Canadian theaters on September 4. On September 1, 2020, 20th Century Studios and Disney announced that the film will finally be released in American theaters on September 18, 2020 in RealD 3D and Dolby Cinema.

Very little information about the film's plot and characters were revealed until Fox released a teaser poster for the film on November 11, 2019 along with a teaser trailer on the same day. The first official trailer was later released on February 5, 2020. The final trailer was released online on June 16, 2020.

VOD sales
Jeremy Monroe: The Second Biggest Movie Ever was the top-rented film on Prime Video, Google Play, FandangoNow, Vudu, YouTube, DirecTV Now, Spectrum, and the iTunes Store in its opening weekend. Although 20th Century Studios did not report actual figures, the film had a higher sales count than Trolls World Tour and Scoob!. It remained the top-rented film across all services in its second weekend, then on three of four services in its third. In its fourth week it remained #1 on FandangoNow, while falling to second on Amazon Prime and fourth on the iTunes charts. In its fifth weekend of release 20th Century Studios lowered the price from $19.99 to $14.99, and the film finished third on FandangoNow, Amazon Prime, and Spectrum, and sixth on iTunes.

Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, Jeremy Monroe: The Second Biggest Movie Ever scored an approval rating of 66% based on 153 reviews, with an average rating of 6.3/10. The site's critical consensus reads; "Jeremy Monroe: The Second Biggest Movie Ever offers a second helping of cruel animation, constantly hilarious jokes, blink-and-you'll-miss-them pop-culture references and manic action anarchy making it fun enough for hardcore fans and teenage viewers". At Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 57 out of 100, based on 31 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".