The Pixelators: Level Two

The Pixelators: Level 2 is a 2020 American 3D computer animated science fiction comedy film produced by 20 Century Fox Animation. The sequel to the 2016 film The Pixelators, The film was directed by Mike Bell and Emma Maxwell, with Nicholas Stoller, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Rodney Rothman as writers. It stars the voices of Tom Holland, Anna Kendrick, Kevin Hart, Jason Statham, Ryan Reynolds, Zoe Saldana, Ellie Kemper, with Jason Sudeikis, and Kristen Wiig who all reprise their roles from the 1 film, along with new additions including Zach Galifianakis, Daisy Ridley, Tiffany Haddish, James McAvoy, Zendaya, Sterling K. Brown, with Trey Parker, and Josh Gad. In the film, Bryce Jones must team up with Lord Hex in order to rescue Bryce friends from a whole new video game dimension while an advanced and powerful supervillain from an abandoned video game that threatens to destroy the entire video game universe while Alice is taken to a new video game titled Flower Heaven and is crowned princess there.

The Pixelators Level 2 had its world premiere at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on January 14, 2020, and was released theatrically on February 7, 2020, by 20 Century Fox in RealD 3D, Dolby Cinema, and IMAX 3D. The film received positive reviews, with many considered it an improvement over it predecessor and commended it humour, character development, screenplay, soundtrack, animation, and the voice cast, although some criticism was on the film being derivative to the original film as well as the plot. It has grossed $589 million worldwide. It is the final film to be released under the Fox name as the company was renamed 20 Century Studios on January 17, 2020.

Plot
When an advanced and powerful supervillain named Dr. Silverclaw from an abandoned 80 video game kidnaps Bryce friends and plans to threaten to destroy the entire video game universe, Bryce and Lord Hex may have to make the impossible choice to forge an uneasy alliance against Dr. Silverclaw and embark on a new dangerous adventure. Meanwhile, Alice Summers is crowned princess in a new video game dimension titled Flower Heaven.

Cast

 * Tom Holland as Bryce Jones
 * Jason Drucker as a young Bryce Jones
 * Anna Kendrick as Alice Summers
 * Jason Statham as Lord Hex
 * Kevin Hart as Carl Stevenson
 * Ryan Reynolds as Peppy Penguin
 * Zach Galifianakis as Dr. Silverclaw
 * Daisy Ridley as Mia Mayhem
 * Tiffany Haddish as Queen Maddie
 * Trey Parker as Rupert, Dr. Silverclaw assistant.
 * James McAvoy as Jack Stone, an explorer and Peppy rival.
 * Josh Gad as Darren Dog, Queen Maddie assistant.
 * Sterling K. Brown as General Samson, Lord Hex co assistant.
 * Zendaya as Petunia, Lord Hex new assistant.
 * Ellie Kemper as Amelia, the gatekeeper of Pixel City.
 * Kristen Wiig as Harper Jones, Bryce mother.
 * Zoe Saldana as Nya, a nature warrior princess.
 * John Cena as Big Bill, a tough fighter.
 * Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill as Ed and Elliot, 2 multicoloured shape shifting creatures.
 * Patrick Stewart as Mayor Mark, the mayor of Pixel City.
 * Will Forte as Mr. Marshmallow
 * Jodi Benson as Princess Ariel from The Little Mermaid (1989)
 * Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson from The Simpsons
 * Kristen Bell as Alaina Glenn
 * Edward Mendez as Silverclaw Guard 1
 * Tyler Bryant as Silverclaw Guard 2
 * Noah McIntosh as Flower Guard, the Flower Kingdom Chef
 * Nolan North as The Police Chief
 * Mike Bell as Silverclaw Entry Bot, a panicked Flower Heaven resident, Cop Stories Officer
 * Kathryn Graves as Old Lady

ADR Group

 * Stephen Apostolina
 * Steve Alterman
 * Kimberly Bailey
 * Dave Boat
 * Daniel Booko
 * Jen Cain
 * June Christopher
 * David Cowgill
 * Terri Douglas
 * Jeff Fischer
 * Johnny Gidcomb
 * Jackie Gonneau
 * Phil LaMarr
 * Joanna Leeds
 * Scott Menville
 * David Michie
 * Heidi Brook Myers
 * Capri Oliver
 * Arthur Ortiz
 * Courtney Peldon
 * Ben Pronsky
 * Maddix Robinson
 * Kelly Stables
 * Fred Tatasciore
 * Kari Wahlgren
 * Ruth Zalduondo

Popular culture cameos and references
Coming soon!

Music
On February 16, 2019, Henry Jackman was revealed to be returning for the sequel score.

Release
The Pixelators Level 2 had its world premiere at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on January 14, 2020, and was released theatrically on February 7, 2020, by 20 Century Fox. It was previously set for November 1, 2019. It was released in Australia and New Zealand on February 20, 2020. The film was released in the United Kingdom on January 24, 2020, as shown on it international trailer. It was supposed to be released in China on March 27, 2020, but because of the COVID 19 2019 20 spread, the China release was cancelled. However, the China release was later rescheduled for August 28, 2020.

The film is rated PG by the MPA for frenetic sequences of animated action, brief mild language, some thematic elements, and rude humour.

On February 17, 2020, it was announced that a companion documentary original series based on how the film was made will be launched on the Disney+ streaming service sometime in late 2020.

The film North American theatrical release was preceded by Lemonade Love, a Fox Animation short film.

The film was also released in THX Ultimate Cinema on February 14, 2020, making it the 1 animated film to receive a THX Ultimate Cinema release.

Marketing

 * The 1 official trailer was released online on June 12, 2019, and was attached to screenings of Toy Story 4.
 * On November 3, 2019, Fox released 13 characters posters for the film, along with promotional film stills, as well a 2 trailer, which was released online a couple of days later and was attached to screenings of Paradoria 2.
 * The 3 and final trailer was released on December 14, 2019, and was attached to screenings of Star Wars 9 The Rise Of Skywalker.
 * An exclusive 4 minute IMAX 3D preview was released on January 16, 2020, and was attached to IMAX 3D screenings of Dolittle.

Fox will partner with more than 100 licensing and promotional partners to market the film including Sprint Corporation, which gives customers free movie tickets when they buy a free smartphone and Nintendo Switch, Chiquita bananas, Fandango, Gamefly, McDonald, Discover credit cards, and Ziploc. In late November 2019, American pizza chain Pizza Hut announced that they will be the official partner of the film. In January 2020, Disney Channel aired promos on it channel to promote the film release, making it the 1 Fox film to be promoted on a channel owned by Disney.

A Lego Video Game based on both films was announced at E3 2019 and was released on February 4, 2020, 3 days before the film release, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox 1, and Nintendo Switch.

Home media
On March 15, 2020, Fox and Disney announced that the film would be available on Digital and Movies Anywhere on March 27, 2020 and 4K Blu ray, DVD, and Blu ray on May 5, 2020 as a result of the 2019 20 coronavirus COVID 19 pandemic as the film was originally going to be released on home media on May 26, 2020.

Box office
As of March 16, 2020, The Pixelators Level 2 has grossed $244.6 million in the United States and Canada, and $344.4 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $589.1 million against a production budget of $175 million.

In the United States and Canada, The Pixelators Level 2 was released alongside Birds Of Prey and was projected to gross $55–70 million in it opening weekend from 4,392 theatres, playing in 2,400 3D theatres, 360 IMAX 3D theatres, 750 premium large format screens, and 220 D Box 4D enhanced theatres. However, after making $38.2 million including $10.2 million in it Thursday night previews, projections were increased to $90 million. It went on to gross $96.8 million in it opening weekend, breaking The Lego Movie record of $69 million for the biggest animated opening of all time in February. In it 2 weekend, the film fell 100% to $33.8 million, finishing 2, behind newcomer Sonic The Hedgehog (2020). It dropped to 3 and stayed there in it 3, 4, and 5 weekend grossing $21.4 million, $13.3 million, and $10.8 million respectively.

Critical response
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a Certified Fresh rating of 100% based on 398 reviews, and an average rating of 7.6 10. The site critical consensus reads, with crisp animation and humorous twists, The Pixelators Level 2 offers an undemanding yet delightfully entertaining update on the original film with enough replay value. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 100 out of 100, based on 69 critics, indicating generally favourable reviews. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of A+ on an A+ to F scale, higher than the 1 film A+, and PostTrak reported it received an average 5 out of 5 stars, with 100% of people saying they would recommend it.

Accolades
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Sequel
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Main
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Trailers
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