Happy Feet Two

Erik, the son of Mumble and Gloria, cannot dance like the other penguins of Emperor-Land. He and his friends Bo and Atticus follow one of Mumble's friends, Ramón, the leader of the Amigos, to Adélie-Land. There, they meet its leader, the flying penguin con artist Sven, who, after surviving the loss of his native fishing grounds because of his ability to fly, partnered with Mumble's friend Lovelace, who was fired from his job as Guru. They tell the others that they were rescued by humans but fled to Antarctica after believing that they would be eaten. There, Sven performs his first miracles by revealing moss to the locals and using his power of "Sven Think" to help Ramón to find his potential mate Carmen, who is uninterested. Mumble finds the kids and tells them to return to Emperor-Land, with encouragement from Sven.

Meanwhile, Will, an adventurous and existentialist krill, is determined to discover life beyond the swarm, with his best friend, Bill, following him to ensure his safety. After being separated from the swarm, they realize that they are at the bottom of the food chain, and Will tries to move up, with Bill reluctantly joining him. Mumble tells Erik that he is unique and will one day find his calling, but he is still enthralled with Sven. While trying to cross an ice bridge, Bryan the elephant seal and his two sons refuse to let the penguins pass. An argument results with Bryan falling off the bridge and being trapped, but Mumble lures a leopard seal to chase him into the ice, freeing Bryan and earning his respect. However, Erik attributes the rescue to his attempt to use "Sven Think", much to Mumble's dismay.

On returning to Emperor-Land, the penguins discover that a large iceberg has trapped the emperor penguins in a pit surrounded by ice walls. While Mumble, Erik and Atticus deliver their supply of fish to the stranded penguins, Bo returns to Adélie-Land to seek help. The next morning, a large flock of skua attack the emperor penguins, and although Noah the Elder encourages them to fight back, all hope seems lost until Bo returns with Sven, who begins a cooperative effort to feed the emperor penguins by hunting fish.

The humans who rescued Sven and Lovelace return to Antarctica to help, but a blizzard causes them to flee. Erik urges Sven to teach the penguins how to fly, but Sven reveals that he is not really a penguin, but a tufted puffin. Mumble begins to tap dance, leading the penguins in a dance that weakens the ice, but several chunks break loose, sending Bo, Atticus and several other penguins into the crevice. Ramón realizes that Carmen is trapped and jumps down to be with her, finally winning her love. Sven proves himself as a worthy dancer and leads the Adélies in a dance while Erik and Mumble go to seek Bryan's help. Meanwhile, a reformed Will reunites with Bill and their flock, and Bill reveals that they are now legends because of their journey.

Mumble and Erik arrive at Elephant Seal Beach, where Bryan is in the middle of a dominance fight. Mumble pleads for help, but Bryan declines because of his Beach Master duties. Using his singing abilities, Erik praises Mumble for his bravery and condemns Bryan for refusing to help after Mumble rescued him. The elephant seals travel en-masse to Emperor-Land, where Mumble, Gloria, Erik, the emperor penguins, the elephant seals, Will, Bill, their krill swarm and Sven work together to destroy the iceberg, after which Mumble and Erik reunite with Gloria.

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• Ava Acres as Erik, Gloria and Mumble's only son, and Memphis and Norma Jean's grandson.{{cite news|last1=Dargis|first1=Manohla|title=Happy Feet Two - Review|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/18/movies/happy-feet-two-with-brad-pitt-matt-damon-and-elijah-wood-review.html|access-date=October 13, 2014|work=The New York Times|date=November 17, 2011|archive-date=October 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024073758/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/18/movies/happy-feet-two-with-brad-pitt-matt-damon-and-elijah-wood-review.html|url-status=live}} His singing voice is provided by E. G. Daily, who voiced Baby Mumble in the original film.
• Elijah Wood as Mumble, Gloria's husband and Erik's father.
• Robin Williams as Ramón and Lovelace, Mumble's friends. Ramón is a laid-back Adélie penguin who speaks with a Spanish accent, and Lovelace is a spiritual rockhopper penguin and Sven's partner; Williams is also the film's narrator. This was his last animated feature before his death in 2014.
• Alecia Moore (P!nk) as Gloria, Mumble's wife and Erik's mother. Alecia Moore replaces Brittany Murphy, who died in 2009.
• Meibh Campbell as Bodicea "Bo", Miss Viola's daughter and Erik's friend. Her singing voice is provided by E. G. Daily.
• Benjamin "Lil' P-Nut" Flores Jr. as Atticus, Seymour's son and Erik's friend.
• Common as Seymour, Atticus's father. Common replaces Fat Joe.
• Magda Szubanski as Miss Viola, Bo's mother.
• Hugo Weaving as Noah the Elder, Emperor-Land's mayor and the leader of its council of elders.{{cite news|url=http://cinemovie.tv/cinemovie_new/component/content/article/51-trailers/1497-movie-trailer-happy-feet-2- |title=Hugo Weaving's confirmed |access-date=June 17, 2011 |work=CineMovie.tv |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813152056/http://cinemovie.tv/cinemovie_new/component/content/article/51-trailers/1497-movie-trailer-happy-feet-2- |archive-date=August 13, 2011 }}
• Brad Pitt as Will the Krill.{{cite news |url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/2011/0930/happyfeet2poster.html |title=Happy Feet 2's first look at Pitt, Damon |date=September 30, 2011 |access-date=October 13, 2011 |publisher=RTÉ Ten |archive-date=October 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004143738/http://www.rte.ie/ten/2011/0930/happyfeet2poster.html |url-status=live }}
• Matt Damon as Bill the Krill.
• Sofia Vergara as Carmen, Ramón's love interest.{{cite news |url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/sofia-vegaras-tattoo-tribute-to-sad-heath/story-e6frfmqr-1226034442207 |title=Sofia Vegara's role in Happy Feet Two revealed |access-date=June 14, 2011 |work=News.com.au |date=June 4, 2011 |archive-date=June 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626220718/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/sofia-vegaras-tattoo-tribute-to-sad-heath/story-e6frfmqr-1226034442207 |url-status=dead }}
• Richard Carter as Bryan the Beach Master.
• Anthony LaPaglia as Alpha Skua.{{cite news |url=http://happyfeettwo.warnerbros.com/index.html |title=More Cast |access-date=June 15, 2011 |work=HappyFeetTwo.WarnerBros.com |archive-date=August 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809110230/http://happyfeettwo.warnerbros.com/index.html |url-status=live }}
• Hank Azaria as The Mighty Sven,{{cite news |url=http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/wb/happyfeettwo |title=Another New Character |access-date=June 14, 2011 |work=Trailers.Apple.com |archive-date=June 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624114601/http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/wb/happyfeettwo/ |url-status=live }} a tufted puffin who speaks in a Scandinavian accent and is a con artist. He is also the ruler of Adélie-Land.
• Jai Sloper and Oscar Beard as Weaner Pups.
• Danny Mann as Brokebeak.
• Carlos Alazraqui, Johnny A. Sanchez, Lombardo Boyar and Jeffrey Garcia as Nestor, Raul, Lombardo and Rinaldo, respectively, Ramon's Adélie penguin group called "The Amigos", who speak in thick Spanish accents.
• Lee Perry as Francesco, Wayne the Challenger, Eggbert and Leopard seal.
• Roger Narayan as an Indian penguin.

File:George Miller - Happy Feet 2.jpg at the film's Australian premiere in Sydney]]

Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Magda Szubanski and Hugo Weaving reprised their previous roles as Mumble, Ramón, Lovelace, Ms. Viola and Noah. Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman make a brief cameo as Norma Jean and Memphis. Also returning for the film are Carlos Alazraqui, Johnny A. Sanchez, Lombardo Boyar and Jeffrey Garcia as Nestor, Lombardo, Raul, and Rinaldo, respectively.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110708052049/http://malamar.blogspot.com/2010/02/record-brilliance.html "Record Brilliance, Feb 4, 2010"]. Malamar.BlogSpot.com. Retrieved November 19, 2010. Fat Joe was replaced by Common as Seymour.

Brittany Murphy, who originally voiced Mumble's love interest Gloria, was set to reprise her role and scheduled to begin recording sometime in 2010,{{cite news |url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/brittany-murphy-plotted-new-year-escape-to-australia/story-e6frfmvr-1225812575550 |work=News.com.au |title=Brittany Murphy planned to have New Year in Australia |first1=Holly |last1=Byrnes |first2=Carly |last2=Crawford |date=December 21, 2009 |access-date=January 2, 2010 |archive-date=February 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222175404/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/brittany-murphy-plotted-new-year-escape-to-australia/story-e6frfmvr-1225812575550 |url-status=dead }} but died from pneumonia on December 20, 2009. Steve Irwin, who voiced Trev the elephant seal and an albatross, died of a stingray injury on September 4, 2006. P!nk replaced Murphy (P!nk had already contributed a song "Tell Me Something Good" to the soundtrack of the first film). Brad Pitt and Matt Damon voiced the tiny krill, Will and Bill.[http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/enticing-glimpse-of-projected-triumphs/story-e6frg8n6-1225906549211 "Enticing glimpse of projected triumphs"]. TheAustralian.com. Retrieved November 19, 2010.[https://www.slashfilm.com/2010/01/15/george-miller-casting-teresa-palmer-in-mad-max-4-fury-road-matt-damon-and-brad-pitt-in-happy-feet-2 "George Miller Casting: Teresa Palmer in Mad Max 4: Fury Road, Matt Damon and Brad Pitt in Happy Feet 2"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100811063902/http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/01/15/george-miller-casting-teresa-palmer-in-mad-max-4-fury-road-matt-damon-and-brad-pitt-in-happy-feet-2/ |date=August 11, 2010 }}. /Film. Retrieved May 27, 2011. Hank Azaria also signed on to voice The Mighty Sven.{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/02/04/2810411.htm |title=Sydney welcomes patter of Happy Feet 2 |access-date=February 14, 2010 |author=Antonette Collins |work=ABC News |date=February 4, 2010 |archive-date=February 7, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100207134017/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/02/04/2810411.htm |url-status=dead }} E.G. Daily, who played young Mumble in the previous film, played the vocals for Mumble's choreophobic son Erik and the daughter of Miss Viola, Boadicea, as well as additional voices. Sofía Vergara appears in the film as a new character, Carmen.[https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=64636 "Sofia Vergara Joins The Smurfs & Happy Feet 2"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101214438/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=64636 |date=November 1, 2014 }}. ComingSoon.net. Retrieved November 19, 2010. There is a live-action scene in the movie, as was in Happy Feet.{{cite news|url=http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/20770/miller-s-happy-feet-2-uses-fury-cameras |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731032839/http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/20770/miller-s-happy-feet-2-uses-fury-cameras |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 31, 2012 |title=Live action in Happy Feet Two? |access-date=June 13, 2011 |author=Garth Franklin |work=DarkHorizons.com |date=June 5, 2011 }} Mitchell Hicks signed up as the movie's choreographer.{{cite news |url=http://www.thesauce.info/2009/08/28/mitchell-hicks-putting-his-boots-into-happy-feet-2 |title=A New Dancing Expert |access-date=June 14, 2011 |work=TheSauce.info |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090905171330/http://www.thesauce.info/2009/08/28/mitchell-hicks-putting-his-boots-into-happy-feet-2/ |archive-date=September 5, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}

The film was released along with the Looney Tunes short titled I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat.{{cite magazine|last=B. Vary|first=Adam|title=Tweety Bird and Sylvester the Cat do battle in new Looney Tunes short -- EXCLUSIVE CLIP|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/11/14/tweety-bird-sylvester-looney-tunes-clip-exclusive/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=May 31, 2014|date=November 14, 2011}}

The DVD, Blu-ray and 3D Blu-ray releases of Happy Feet Two were released on March 13, 2012, from Warner Home Video.{{cite news|last=Sarto|first=Dan|title=Happy Feet Two Arrives onto Blu-Ray, DVD and Digital Download on March 13|url=http://www.awn.com/news/films/happy-feet-two-arrives-blu-ray-dvd-and-digital-download-march-13|access-date=September 29, 2012|newspaper=Animation World Network|date=January 23, 2012|archive-date=April 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120429095711/http://www.awn.com/news/films/happy-feet-two-arrives-blu-ray-dvd-and-digital-download-march-13|url-status=live}}

The film grossed $64 million in the United States, along with $86 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $150.4 million. Produced on a budget of $135 million, the film ended up losing around $40 million for the studio.{{cite news|last1=Feinberg|first1=Scott|title=Midyear Awards Report: Warner Bros. (Analysis)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/midyear-awards-report-warner-bros-349545|access-date=September 18, 2015|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 16, 2013|archive-date=February 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223141135/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/midyear-awards-report-warner-bros-349545|url-status=live}}

In its opening weekend, Happy Feet Two earned $21,237,068 while playing on 3,606 screens. This was barely half of the $41,533,432 that the first Happy Feet made in its opening weekend in November 2006. Approximately 50% of Happy Feet Two{{'}}s box-office take came from the 2,825 screens that showed it in 3D.[https://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3312&p=.htm Weekend Report: 'Breaking Dawn's Huge Debut Just Shy of 'Twilight' Record] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116035227/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3312&p=.htm |date=November 16, 2018 }} Box Office Mojo Thus, when adjusted for ticket price inflation, Happy Feet Two achieved less than 45% of the attendance figures of its predecessor. Major box-office prediction websites were almost unanimously predicting an opening weekend of $35 million – $45 million, so Happy Feet Two{{'}}s box-office performance was underwhelming. Among 2011's animated films, Happy Feet Two{{'}}s opening weekend ranks eighth. Kurt Orzeck of the Vancouver Sun reported that "due to the poor performance of Happy Feet Two, 600 of the 700 employees at the Sydney-based Dr. D. Studios, the digital production studio behind the animated movie, have reportedly received their walking papers".{{cite web | last = Orzeck | first = Kurt | date = November 25, 2011 | title = 'Happy Feet Two' flop leads to 600 layoffs (Report) | url = https://www.thewrap.com/happy-feet-two-leads-hundreds-layoffs-33075/ | work = TheWrap | access-date = December 15, 2018 | archive-date = December 14, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181214010801/https://www.thewrap.com/happy-feet-two-leads-hundreds-layoffs-33075/ | url-status = live }}

{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|45|5.50|121|The animation is as eye-popping as ever, but Happy Feet Two{{'s}} narrative is too noisily incoherent to recapture the Oscar-winning charm of its predecessor.|ref=yes|access-date=January 4, 2022}} On Metacritic, the film has a score of 50 out of 100 based on reviews from 35 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.{{cite web|title=Happy Feet Two|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/happy-feet-two|website=Metacritic|access-date=December 15, 2018|archive-date=July 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727020622/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/happy-feet-two|url-status=live}} Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on a scale of A+ to F.{{cite web |url= https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |title= Cinemascore |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181220122629/https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |archive-date= December 20, 2018 |access-date= July 31, 2019 }}

Richard Corliss of Time gave the film a positive review and said that Miller is "not content to duplicate the pleasures of his first penguin film; he dares to go bigger, deeper, higher — happier".{{cite magazine| url=https://entertainment.time.com/2011/11/17/happy-feet-two-mr-millers-poppy-penguins-save-their-own-planet/ | magazine=Time | title=Movie Review: Happy Feet Two: Mr. Miller's Poppy Penguins Save Their Own Planet – Entertainment – TIME.com | date=November 17, 2011}}

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film two and a half stars out of four. He wrote, "The animation is bright and attractive, the music gives the characters something to do, but the movie has too much dialogue in the areas of philosophy and analysis."{{cite news|author=Roger Ebert|author-link=Roger Ebert|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/happy-feet-two-2011|title=Happy Feet Two|work=Chicago Sun-Times|publisher=rogerebert.com|date=November 16, 2011|access-date=November 11, 2021|archive-date=November 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118134342/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/happy-feet-two-2011|url-status=live}}

British newspaper The Telegraph named Happy Feet Two one of the ten worst films of 2011, saying, "Happy Feet Two is an appalling 3D animated sequel about a colony of all‑singin', all-dancin', all-infuriatin' penguins."{{cite news|title=Ten worst films of 2011|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culture-review-of-the-year/8954287/Ten-worst-films-of-2011.html?image=7|work=The Telegraph|access-date=December 17, 2011|location=London|date=December 15, 2011|archive-date=June 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618051450/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culture-review-of-the-year/8954287/Ten-worst-films-of-2011.html?image=7|url-status=live}}

Happy Feet Two: The Video Game, released on November 8, 2011, was developed by KMM Games for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii. WayForward Technologies developed the Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo DS versions,{{cite news |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-announces-happy-feet-two---the-videogame-122935898.html |title=Official Video Game of Happy Feet 2 |access-date=June 13, 2011 |work=PRNewsWire.com |date=May 1, 2011 |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604152014/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-announces-happy-feet-two---the-videogame-122935898.html |url-status=live }} published by Warner Bros.

{{Main|Happy Feet Two (soundtrack)}}The soundtrack album for the film was released by WaterTower Music on CD on November 21, 2011, and on iTunes on November 15, 2011.{{Citation |title=Various - Happy Feet Two (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |date=2011 |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/13656163-Various-Happy-Feet-Two-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack?srsltid=AfmBOoq5gb69z39ReF-uvljNY8hJgYkmT3_pSa31NtNBb-4tUCidvgIh |access-date=2025-03-27 |language=en}} Unlike the previous film's two album releases—one for its songs and one for its score—both the songs and John Powell's score are included on this album. The songs "Happy Feet Two Opening Medley", "Bridge of Light" and "Under Pressure/Rhythm Nation" are led by P!nk, who lends her vocals to the character Gloria, taking the place of Brittany Murphy from the first film.

The deluxe edition of the album contains an additional 5 songs performed by Ozomatli. These and other songs can also be found on the soundtrack for the video game, which was released on iTunes on November 8, 2011.

When director George Miller was asked if he had any plans for Happy Feet Three, he replied:{{Cite web |date=2012-01-18 |title=Director George Miller Talks HAPPY FEET TWO, MAD MAX, and JUSTICE LEAGUE |website=Collider |url=http://collider.com/george-miller-happy-feet-2-mad-max-interview/126581/ |access-date=2023-08-01 |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407094516/http://collider.com/george-miller-happy-feet-2-mad-max-interview/126581/ |url-status=bot: unknown }}

{{Blockquote|If you put a gun to my head and said, "You have to come up with a story for Happy Feet Three", I'd say shoot me. I would have no idea. I really would have no idea. The stories creep up on you. You just have to allow the stories to come, and then they get in like little ear worms in your head and they won't go away. If that happens and we've got the energy, we'll do it is a fantastic movie a third one. If it doesn't happen, it doesn't happen. That's the only way you can do it. It has to be authentic. I really wanted to make this film better than the first one. Otherwise, at my age, what's the point? You really want to make it better. If something comes up that's really exciting and I can convey that enthusiasm to other people, then there would be a third one.|George Miller}}

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