The Angry Birds Movie 2

Plot

Red, now a celebrated hero for saving Bird Island's eggs, spends his days fending off pranks from Leonard's pigs on Piggy Island. The dynamic shifts when a massive ice ball from Eagle Island lands near the pigs, prompting Leonard to propose a truce and a joint mission. The real danger is Zeta, Eagle Island's leader, who is fed up with her home and intends to seize both islands using a volcano-based superweapon that fires lava-filled ice balls. Meanwhile, Red worries that lasting peace will make him less admired.

Chuck and Bomb drag him to a speed dating event, where he meets Silver, Chuck's engineering-student sister, who quickly decides they are not a match. Separately, three hatchlings named Zoe, Vincent, and Samantha lose Zoe's unhatched sisters and set out to find them. Leonard convinces Red to assemble a team to sneak onto Eagle Island. They gather Chuck, Bomb, Silver, Leonard's assistant Courtney, and Mighty Eagle, who recognizes Zeta.

The group plans in Mighty Eagle's cave until Zeta's weapon destroys part of Eagle Mountain, alarming the other birds. They travel to Eagle Island in a submarine built by pig inventor Garry. Once there, Mighty Eagle admits he was once engaged to Zeta but fled out of cowardice. Red decides to infiltrate the weapon alone, but Silver follows.

Both are caught by security, and Zeta reveals her plan to bombard the islands. Red confesses that his fear of losing popularity drove his choices. Silver comforts him, and using her cleverness, they manage to escape together.

Production

The announcement for a second Angry Birds movie came in August 2016. Thurop Van Orman took the director's chair, with John Rice as co-director and Peter Ackerman writing the script. John Cohen returned as producer, and Sony Pictures Imageworks handled the animation once more. Sony Pictures Animation, Imageworks' sister company, put their name on the release even though they had previously backed out of co-producing and had no part in the first film.

During the summer of 2017, production designer Pete Oswald mentioned the sequel would lean more into adventure, bringing fresh characters and places to the existing world. He hoped it would improve on the first movie but couldn't share plot specifics at that time. The team chose to abandon the games' original setup by having the birds and pigs end their rivalry and join forces against a bigger enemy. This was meant to surprise viewers and surpass the first film's achievements, using a wider creative license.

Josh Gad explained that the idea felt not only clever but also fitting given the era's political divisions, where people with deep disagreements struggle to cooperate. Most of the voice cast was set by April 2018. Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Bill Hader, and Peter Dinklage all came back for their roles. Leslie Jones signed on to voice a new female villain, later identified as Zeta in the teaser.

Nicki Minaj joined the cast in December 2018. The teaser trailer also showed that Hal, the green boomerang bird, would return, with Anthony Padilla reprising his voice. The next day, producer John Cohen tweeted that Awkwafina would voice Courtney, the first named female pig in the franchise, who made a brief appearance in the teaser.

Reception

The Angry Birds Movie 2 earned $41.7 million in the US and Canada and $110.1 million elsewhere, totaling $152.8 million globally. In North America, initial projections estimated a $16–18 million take from 3,800 theaters over its first six days. It opened with $2.6 million on day one, placing fifth, and $1.7 million on day two. Over the six-day period, it pulled in $16.2 million, including a $10.6 million opening weekend, again finishing fifth.

This was less than a third of the first film’s $38.1 million debut, a drop blamed on marketing that made the sequel seem too similar and a crowded release schedule. Its US and Canadian theatrical run ended on November 14, 2019. Critics rated it higher than the original, and at launch it held the title of best-reviewed video game movie adaptation on Rotten Tomatoes. Audience scores matched the first film: a B+ from CinemaScore, and a 4 out of 5 stars with 72% “definite recommend” from parents and kids under 12 on PostTrak.

Guy Lodge of Variety praised it as “another unexpected pleasure,” highlighting “ingenious slapstick” and Leslie Jones’ voice work. Sandie Chen of Common Sense Media gave it three out of five stars, noting that “silly pranks, an ace voice cast, and a super-team mission storyline” make it more fun than the original, while acknowledging recycled jokes and Red’s lingering insecurity. Stephen Dalton of The Hollywood Reporter said it may lack the “refined wit” of Toy Story but “ticks plenty of lightweight fun boxes” for young children, with enough adult humor to keep parents engaged.

Sequel

A third Angry Birds film entered development on June 6, 2024, with Rovio's new parent company Sega Sammy Group co-producing alongside Rovio Animation, Prime Focus Studios, One Cool Films, Flywheel Media, Rabbits Black, and Dentsu. John Rice is attached to direct, with Thurop Van Orman writing the screenplay and serving as executive producer. John Cohen, Dan Chuba, and Carla Connor are set to produce, while Jason Sudeikis and Josh Gad will reprise their roles as Red and Chuck.

On April 8, 2025, Paramount Pictures acquired distribution rights from Sony Pictures and scheduled a January 29, 2027 release. The cast was confirmed to include Emma Myers, Keke Palmer, Lily James, Tim Robinson, Walker Scobell, Sam Richardson, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Nikki Glaser, Marcello Hernandez, James Austin Johnson, Anna Cathcart, and Psalm West, with Rachel Bloom and Danny McBride returning as Silver and Bomb. On September 18, 2025, the release was moved to December 23, 2026, and MrBeast and Salish Matter joined the cast. Smosh creators Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox will reprise their roles as Hal and Bubbles.

Did You Know?

• The film's soundtrack includes classical pop music hits from the 1960s to 2000s, as well as original songs by Kesha and Luke Combs.
• Sony used the film's marketing to call attention to climate change and to encourage young women to pursue STEM disciplines.