Returning stars Seth Rogen, Zac Efron and Rose Byrne are joined by Chloë Grace Moretz for NEIGHBORS 2: SORORITY RISING, the follow-up to 2014’s most popular original comedy. Nicholas Stoller again directs in a film that follows what happens when the will of parenthood goes against the bonds of sisterhood.
Check out the funny new trailer below.
Now that Mac (Rogen) and Kelly Radner (Byrne) have a second baby on the way, they are ready to make the final move into adulthood: the suburbs. But just as they thought they’d reclaimed the neighborhood and were safe to sell, they learn that the new occupants next door are a sorority even more out of control than Teddy (Efron) and his brothers ever dreamed of being.
Tired of their school’s sexist, restrictive system, the unorthodox ladies of Kappa Nu have decided to start a house where they can do whatever the hell they want. When Shelby (Moretz) and her sisters, Beth (Kiersey Clemons) and Nora (Beanie Feldstein), find the perfect place just off campus, they won’t let the fact that it’s located on a quiet street stand in their way of parties as epic as the guys throw.
Forced to turn to the one ex-neighbor with the skills to bring down the new Greeks next door, the Radners—alongside best friends Jimmy (Ike Barinholtz) and Paula (Carla Gallo)—bring in charismatic Teddy as their secret weapon. If he can infiltrate the sorority and charm his way through it, the thirtysomethings will shutter the Kappas’ home. But if they think that their neighbors are going down without a fight, they have severely underestimated the power of youthful ingenuity and straight-up crazy.
NEIGHBORS 2: SORORITY RISING hits theaters May 20, 2016.
DreamWorks Animation has made us wait four years for the sequel to their most beloved toon HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (DESPICABLE ME, RIO and both of their sequels were released between the two DRAGON films). They clearly wanted to get it right and they did. HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 does not disappoint. It’s darker and more ambitious than the original, perhaps less well structured, but combines gorgeous visuals with surprisingly deep emotions. It’s the best animated film I’ve seen this year.
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 soars from the start with an opening dragon-racing competition, a sport that plays like Quidditch with sheep. Reintroduced are the main characters: our hero Hiccup (Jay Baruchel), now in a serious relationship with Astrid (America Ferrera), his wacky comrades Fishlegs (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), Snotlout (Jonah Hill), and twins Tuffnut and Ruffnut (T.J. Miller, Kristen Wiig). Everything is idyllic in the village of Burk, where dragons and humans coexist peacefully. Hiccup isn’t too keen on the idea of succeeding his father Stoick (Gerard Butler) as the new leader. He would rather be out exploring the world with Toothless, which he does whenever gets the chance. An encounter with dragon trappers leads Hiccup to the realization that not all the world is at peace with dragons, putting him in further conflict his father. Hiccup is given the chance to grow in to more of a warrior after teaming up with his long-lost mother (Cate Blanchett) and witnessing the brute power of the nasty, scar-faced Drago Bloodfist (Djimon Hounsou) who has mastered the dark side of dragon training.
Apart from the story and plot, director Dean DeBlois’ HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 is worth seeing simply for its sights. Sights like the many dragon battles, some with an evil mammoth who spews translucent green ice and sights like the land of Berk, a CGI environment so photorealistic you can reach out and touch it (be sure to see this one in 3D!) Throughout, the animation is superb. Toothless, with his golden expressive eyes and smooth black scales, has personality to burn. The addition of Blanchett is welcome but the best new character is the irredeemable, dragon-skin cape-clad Drago, who’s given his own frightening Kaiser Soze-like introduction. A major character’s death at the halfway point packs a punch not just because they so boldly went there but how they did it. It’s not as heavy as perhaps I’m making it sound – there are plenty of solid laughs along the way (many from Ms Wiig), but what the film and its predecessor share is a refusal to pander to youngest-common-denominators and that never lets whiz-bang technical wizardry take the place of narrative integrity. Like TOY STORY 2, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 is the best kind of animated sequel and a third chapter is set up nicely.
Director Dean DeBlois’ magnificentHOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 is the thrilling second chapter of the epic trilogy.
Thanks to Hiccup’s efforts in the first film, in HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2, the residents of Berk, who once viewed dragons as a scourge to be eliminated, now live alongside (and ride!) them in friendship. This time around, they face a different kind of dragon problem, albeit a good one: There’s so many of them! With everyone owning his or her own personal dragon and dragons permeating their way of life, the isle of Berk is a vastly different place.
But when grown-up responsibilities loom on the horizon, Hiccup and his faithful dragon Toothless take to the skies in search of answers. It’s much more than he bargained for, though, when Hiccup discovers that a mysterious dragon rider is really his long-lost mother Valka (Academy Award-winning actress Cate Blanchett) and that the peace between dragons and Vikings is threatened by the power-hungry Drago (Academy Award-nominated actor Djimon Hounsou) with help from the dragon trapper Eret, son of Eret (“Game of Thrones” actor Kit Harington).
As Astrid (America Ferrera), Gobber (Craig Ferguson) and Viking friends Snotlout (Jonah Hill), Fishlegs (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) and twins Ruffnut (Kristen Wiig) and Tuffnut (T.J. Miller), lend their support, Hiccup, his mother and tribal chief father Stoick the Vast (Gerard Butler), must work together to protect the dragons they have grown to love. In the process, Hiccup finds the answers he has been looking for in ways he could never have imagined.
Adding to the emotion of the sequel is John Powell’s sweeping score.
Nominated for a Best Score Academy Award in 2010 for HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, the composer’s brilliant soundtrack on HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 is filled with triumphant orchestral pieces, backed up by a resounding chorus.
This new score is something akin to a Wagnerian opera. It’s that good and that grand.
Track 11 is a song Powell and Icelandic folk singer Jónsi wrote for Stoick and Valka, one of three pieces on which the musicians collaborated.
“Dean DeBlois wanted something that sounded like an old folk song that they could sing together,” Powell says, “a melody that in the story had been their courting song long ago. So Jónsi and I sat down and started writing melodies and the arrangement. The tune became the theme music that represents Stoick and Valka’s relationship in the film.”
Adds Jónsi: “John and I both worked on DRAGON but this was the first time we collaborated on music together. Even though our styles are so different, I learned a lot from him and I’m really happy with this song and the result of all our work.”
Producer Bonnie Arnold says audiences will appreciate the many types of dragons that show up in HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2.
“They won’t be let down when they see what we’ve got, both old and new. We were able to make the dragons that audiences knew from the first movie even more interesting by giving them proper names, more features and more defined personalities. There’s closeness between the characters and their dragons as they work together. It’s fun but it’s also heroic and poignant at times.”
What is it about the DRAGON story that has touched the hearts of so many people? Arnold suggests that it’s the universal appeal of Hiccup and Toothless’ relationship.
“This is the first time I’ve been a part of a film that continues to grow and become more beloved as time goes by,” she says. “We still get little love letters from adults that say, ‘Should I be embarrassed that I love HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON and I’m 40 years old?’ It’s exciting to know that people of all ages have been touched by the story and adventures of Hiccup and Toothless.”
(Photos by Eric Charbonneau/Invision for Twentieth Century Fox/AP Images)
Filled again with the right blend of high-flying action, witty humor and dramatic depth, see HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 (IMAX 3D is a must) when it arrives in theaters this Friday, June 13th.
From DreamWorks Animation, the studio that brought you “Shrek,” “Kung Fu Panda” and “The Croods,” comes the highly anticipated sequel to the Academy Award®-nominated HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, based on the children’s book series by Cressida Cowell.
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 opens on June 13th, but you can take the whole family to see it on Tuesday, June 10th.
1. YOU MUST BE IN THE ST. LOUIS AREA THE DAY OF THE SCREENING.
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Check out the first five minutes of the film.
In the thrilling second chapter of the epic trilogy, five years have passed since the heroic young Viking Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) befriended an injured dragon and forever changed the way the residents of Berk interact with the fire-breathers. Now, Vikings and dragons live side-by-side in peace on the fantastical isle that has been transformed into a dragon’s paradise.
But when grown-up responsibilities loom on the horizon, Hiccup and his faithful dragon Toothless take to the skies in search of answers. It’s much more than he bargained for, though, when Hiccup discovers that a mysterious dragon rider is really his long-lost mother Valka (Academy Award®-winning actress Cate Blanchett) and that the peace between dragons and Vikings is threatened by the power-hungry Drago (Academy Award-nominated actor Djimon Hounsou) with help from the dragon trapper Eret, son of Eret (“Game of Thrones” actor Kit Harington).
As Astrid (America Ferrera), Gobber (Craig Ferguson) and Viking friends Snotlout (Jonah Hill), Fishlegs (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) and twins Ruffnut (Kristen Wiig) and Tuffnut (T.J. Miller), lend their support, Hiccup, his mother and tribal chief father Stoick the Vast (Gerard Butler), must work together to protect the dragons they have grown to love. In the process, Hiccup finds the answers he has been looking for in ways he could never have imagined.
DreamWorks Animation SKG proudly presents HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2, featuring the voices of Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, T.J. Miller, Kristen Wiig, Djimon Hounsou and Kit Harington. The film is written and directed by Dean DeBlois (“How to Train Your Dragon,” “Lilo & Stitch”). It is produced by Bonnie Arnold (“How to Train Your Dragon,” “Over the Hedge,” “Tarzan”). The executive producers are Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders (“The Croods,” “How to Train Your Dragon,” “Lilo & Stitch”). The music is by John Powell.
This film is rated PG for adventure action and some mild rude humor.
SETH ROGEN (This Is the End, 50/50), ZAC EFRON (The Lucky One, That Awkward Moment) and ROSE BYRNE (Bridesmaids, Insidious series) join forces with director NICHOLAS STOLLER (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Get Him to the Greek) for NEIGHBORS, a comedy about a young couple suffering from arrested development who are forced to live next to a fraternity house after the birth of their newborn baby.
By all appearances, new parents Mac (Rogen) and Kelly Radner (Byrne) are living the American Dream, one complete with an adorable little girl and a beautiful new starter home in the suburbs. Still, the early-thirtysomethings want to believe that they have a modicum of coolness left within them. This next phase of life is proving to be a challenge, as the reformed (sometime?) partyers struggle with the realities of entering an inevitable new stage: unapologetic adulthood.
When Mac and Kelly discover that their new next-door neighbors are none other than dozens of Delta Psi Beta fraternity brothers—led by charismatic president Teddy Sanders (Efron)—they try to play along and make the best of an awkward situation. But when the frat’s parties grow increasingly more epic, both sides of the property line begin to fend for their turf.
As the neighbors’ relentless sabotage and one-upmanship threaten to either get the college kids kicked off the block or make the newlyweds lose what’s left of their sanity, thus begins an epic Greek war for the ages.
NEIGHBORS opens in theaters May 9th.
WAMG invites you to enter to win a pass (good for 2) to the advance screening of NEIGHBORS on Tuesday, May 6 at 7PM.
As self-proclaimed comedy nerds, many of the filmmakers had no personal experience with Greek life outside of classic movies. “My knowledge was mostly through movies like ANIMAL HOUSE, REVENGE OF THE NERDS and OLD SCHOOL,” explains Rogen. “I did co-write a few episodes of Undeclared about fraternities, but my exposure was pretty limited.”
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Rated R For Graphic Nudity, Drug Use Throughout, Pervasive Language and Strong Crude & Sexual Content.
Dreamworks Animation has released the first five minutes of HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2.
Read Melissa Howland’s report from WonderCon on the sequel HERE.
IMAX, DreamWorks Animation and 20th Century Fox, a division of 21st Century Fox today announced that the filmwill be digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX 3D format and released into IMAXtheatres internationally starting June 13.
Dean DeBlois returns to direct the follow-up to the 2010 global hit HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, which grossed nearly $495 million at the global box office and more than $277 million internationally.
Stars Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson,America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, T.J. Miller, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Kristen Wiig reprise their respective voice roles, joined this time by Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett, Djimon Honsou and Kit Harington.
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 returns to the fantastical world of the heroic Viking Hiccup and his faithful dragon, Toothless. The inseparable duo must protect the peace – and save the future of men and dragons from the power-hungry Drago.
Opening in theaters on June 13, check out the final trailer for HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2.
From director and writer Dean DeBlois and producer Bonnie Arnold, the thrilling second chapter of the epic HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON trilogy brings us back to the fantastical world of Hiccup and Toothless five years after the two have successfully united dragons and vikings on the island of Berk.
While Astrid, Snoutlout and the rest of the gang are challenging each other to dragon races (the island’s new favorite contact sport), the now inseparable pair journey through the skies, charting unmapped territories and exploring new worlds. When one of their adventures leads to the discovery of a secret ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace.
Now, Hiccup and Toothless must unite to stand up for what they believe while recognizing that only together do they have the power to change the future of both men and dragons.
Inspired by the book series by Cressida Cowell, the sequel will again feature Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, T.J. Miller and Kristen Wiig, with Kit Harrington, Djimon Hounsou and two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett joining the cast.
DreamWorks Animation has unveiled this brand new poster for HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 ahead of the global premiere tomorrow of the final trailer. The studio uploaded this quick preview to their official Instagram account.
The thrilling second chapter of the epic HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON trilogy brings us back to the fantastical world of Hiccup and Toothless five years after the two have successfully united dragons and vikings on the island of Berk.
Combined with the score of composer John Powell, the original 2010 film was pure magic. He has returned for the second and subsequent third film, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 3.
While Astrid, Snoutlout and the rest of the gang are challenging each other to dragon races (the island’s new favorite contact sport), the now inseparable pair journey through the skies, charting unmapped territories and exploring new worlds. When one of their adventures leads to the discovery of a secret ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace.
Now, Hiccup and Toothless must unite to stand up for what they believe while recognizing that only together do they have the power to change the future of both men and dragons.
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 and HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 3, the next two chapters to the Academy Award-nominated original film, will be released on June 13, 2014 and June 17, 2016, respectively.
Both are being directed and written by Dean DeBlois (HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON) and produced by Bonnie Arnold (HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON). DeBlois and Chris Sanders (THE CROODS, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON) are serving as executive producers. Also inspired by the book series by Cressida Cowell, the sequels will again star Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, T.J. Miller and Kristen Wiig. HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 additionally stars Kit Harrington, Djimon Hounsou and two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett.
Watch the new red band – and NSFW – trailer for NEIGHBORS.
Seth Rogen, Zac Efron and Rose Byrne lead the cast of NEIGHBORS, a comedy about a young couple suffering from arrested development who are forced to live next to a fraternity house after the birth of their newborn baby.
The movie also features Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Dave Franco, Ike Barinholtz, and Lisa Kudrow.
NEIGHBORS, directed by Nick Stoller (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Get Him to the Greek), will be in theaters May 9th.
20th Century Fox and DreamWorks Animation have released a first trailer for HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2.
The thrilling second chapter of the epic HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON trilogy brings us back to the fantastical world of Hiccup and Toothless five years after the two have successfully united dragons and vikings on the island of Berk. While Astrid, Snoutlout and the rest of the gang are challenging each other to dragon races (the island’s new favorite contact sport), the now inseparable pair journey through the skies, charting unmapped territories and exploring new worlds.
When one of their adventures leads to the discovery of a secret ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace. Now, Hiccup and Toothless must unite to stand up for what they believe while recognizing that only together do they have the power to change the future of both men and dragons.
The voice cast features Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Kit Harington, Cate Blanchett, Djimon Honsou, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, T.J. Miller and Kristen Wiig.
Awww, I love Toothless! Just so cute. Looks like another visit to the island of Berk from director Dean DeBlois and producer Bonnie Arnold is going to be amazing!!
