Cool Spot: Spot Goes to Hollywood

Cool Spot 2: Spot Goes to Hollywood is an upcoming American 3D computer-animated comedy film produced by 20th Century Animation and Virgin Produced and directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. It is the sequel to 2018's Cool Spot which in turn is based on the 1993 video game of the same name. Most of the cast members such as Pharrell Williams, Mila Kunis, and Bobby Cannavale will reprise their roles from the original film along with newer cast members such as Soulja Boy, Rami Malek, and Chris Hemsworth. The film is scheduled to be released on March 18, 2022 by 20th Century Studios.

Premise
Set 4 years after the original film, Cool Spot who risen to worldwide fame and married to Eve Coke, finds himself trapped in a projector where he must save his friends from death with the help of Kool-Aid Man who just recently gotten out of jail and more new friends.

Cast

 * Pharrell Williams as Cool Spot
 * Mila Kunis as Eve Coke
 * Bobby Cannavale as Dave Cola
 * Tom Holland as Splish
 * Luke Wilson as Fido Dido
 * Snoop Dogg as Bebe
 * Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson as Kool-Aid Man
 * Bill Murray as 7-Up
 * Bobby Moynihan as Berry Coke
 * James Corden as Bump Cola
 * Michael B. Jordan as Deeney Hopps
 * Jason Mitchell as Drinky
 * Steve Coogan as Cokebot
 * Alison Brie as Princess Gulpman
 * Michael Jai White as Womp Daddy
 * Angela Bassett as Swag Mom
 * Soulja Boy as an unknown villain
 * Rami Malek
 * Chris Hemsworth

Development
Before the film's release, Fox greenlit a sequel, with all the writers slated to return, for a possible 2021 release date. Additionally, Williams, Kunis, Cannavale, Holland, Wilson, Snoop Dogg, Murray, Moynihan, Corden, Jordan, Mitchell, Coogan, Brie, Bassett, and White were all expected to reprise their roles. Mac Miller was set to reprise his role as Paul, the A.I, however due to his death in September 2018, before the film‘s script was written, it is currently unknown if this character will be silent or be recasted. Producer John Cohen also stated that he wants other notable mascots to be featured in the sequel as well.

On September 17, 2018, it was confirmed that production on the sequel had commenced due to the huge success of the film at box office. On December 20, 2018, it was announced that the sequel would be released on July 30, 2021, with Lord and Miller returning to direct with Chernin, Williams and Jason Felts producing. In January 2019, in face of the proposed acquisition of 21st Century Fox by The Walt Disney Company, Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed that Cool Spot 2 is in production as Iger announced that the film was on Disney's slate of films being released in the following years. According to Lord and Miller, they both received inspiration from the video game's sequel Spot Goes To Hollywood in which they played earlier while preparing for the script of Cool Spot.

At the 2019 Annecy International Animated Film Festival in June, further more details including the plot were announced with Disney CEO Bob Iger revealing that 50 Cent would reprise his uncredited role as the Kool-Aid Man in the original film and that the film that many more mascots will be featured in the film. In July 2019, Rami Malek was added to the cast as apart of the main cast. On August 30, 2019, Chris Hemsworth was added to the cast after tweeting a picture of him recording on Twitter. On April 3, 2020, it was moved to April 22, 2022 as a result of Fox's updated film slate due to the 2019–20 coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic's impact on the film industry. On April 6, 2020, rapper Soulja Boy announced that he is in the movie and has a major role in it.

On June 15, 2020, 20th Century Studios announced that the film's full title would be Cool Spot 2: Spot Goes to Hollywood and was moved up a month to March 18, 2022.

Music
On June 15, 2020, it was announced that Ludwig Göransson will return and compose the film's score after doing the original film’s score.

Release
Cool Spot 2: Spot Goes to Hollywood is scheduled to be released on March 18, 2022 by 20th Century Studios. The film will be released in 3D, 2D and IMAX.