Dusk and Dawn 2

Dusk And Dawn 2 Belt Of Venus is a 2009 American 3D computer animated fantasy comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation SKG and distributed by Paramount Pictures. 2 installment in Dusk And Dawn Series and sequel to Dusk And Dawn, it was directed by Tim Johnson and written by William Davies and Michael J Wilson. Film features Josh Peck, Zooey Deschanel, Anthony Hopkins, Christine Baranski and Dan Aykroyd reprising their roles from previous film, with newcomers James Woods, Isla Fisher, Nicole Kidman, with Jeff Garlin, and Bill Nighy join cast. In film, Dusk and Dawn new life turns upside down when an advanced Venus threatens their home, and they attempt to get rid of Venus but are forced to make peace with him.

Production on a sequel to Dusk And Dawn began in 004 following box office success of 1 film. New ideas for film were conceived including some unused ideas from 1 film, as well as Dawn being main focus of new story. Hans Zimmer returned to compose film score, albeit without co composer John Powell. It was released in US on May 15, 2009. Film was originally intended for release in 2006, and has had several additional release dates since it was 1 announced. Despite receiving mixed reviews, it was a box office success, grossing $414 million worldwide against a budget of $160 million, making it 4 highest grossing film of 2009.

3 film, title Dusk And Dawn 3 A Zodiacal Night, was released on March 2, 2018.

Plot
3 years after Twilight and Sun people made peace, they now live together in harmony. Dusk And Dawn have stay best friends, hanging out after a celebration in Sun palace while Dawn plans on professing her love to Dusk. 1 day, pair receive a message from a nearby land call Belt Of Venus that they are plotting to overtake both Dusk and Dawn home, unless they want to make peace with them. Dusk And Dawn recruit humanoid Keeper and his tribe to learn more about Belt Of Venus. A meet in the tribe home is disrupted when a light from Belt Of Venus hits Dusk and Dawn home, forcing everyone to evacuate.

Dusk And Dawn enlist their friend Light alongside Twilight, Sun and Keeper to embark on an adventure to find Belt Of Venus. Meanwhile, Venus talks with Twilight fellow periods Blue and Golden that Dusk, Dawn and their tribe evacuated their home. He confesses that Twilight was once his follower but he abandoned him for being disrespectful towards every 1 in Twilight palace. Blue and Golden find Dawn and convince her to visit Belt Of Venus, making her separate from Dusk and rest of group.

By time Dawn eventually arrives at Belt, Venus guides her through rest of Belt and joins her for dinner, but she did not accept it. Despite hearing this, Venus automatically takes Dawn to dinner. Suddenly, Venus playful pets started to have a food fight with Dawn at dinner and they tried to help her leave Belt and reunite her friends, but Venus and his guards imprison her. At same time, Dusk and his group notice that Dawn has gone missing and they attempt to find her, but no avail, making Dusk depressed.

Next day, Venus let Dawn free out of her cell and decides to spend more time on Belt, much to delight. Dawn later discovers that Venus was not only Twilight former follower, but he also met Sun ever since Dawn was young. Later, Dusk and his group finally find Dawn in Belt Of Venus, but somehow both of them get into an argument when not only Dusk can find Dawn a long time but also can decide whenever they can spend time on Belt. Dawn refuses to believe what Dusk said and end her friendship with him, cause him and group to turn against Dawn.

After Dusk And Dawn reconcile, Venus traps both of them and reveals that he has actually been plotting to seize both Twilight and Sun homes by wiping every 1 out while pursing them to stay in Belt Of Venus. Refusing to believe that, Venus gets outraged and injures Dusk. This in turn causes Dawn to attack him for hurting her friend. Duo begin to fight Venus, who calls his henchmen. Dusk, Dawn, Light, Twilight, Sun, Keeper and others team up to defeat Venus minions. Suddenly, Venus grabs Dawn but Sun rescues her own creation and they escape safely, leaving behind a furious Venus with Belt destroyed, causing him to vanish completely.

Dusk And Dawn, along with rest of their friends, return back home. While every 1 celebrates the pair bravery, Twilight And Sun credit them for saving their homes, and Dawn explains to Dusk that some 1 manipulating you is not right thing to do because it what friends are always for, again resuming their relationship.

Cast

 * See also: List Of Dusk And Dawn Characters


 * Josh Peck as Dusk
 * Harrison Fahn as young Dusk
 * Zooey Deschanel as Dawn
 * Olivia Mattingly as young Dawn
 * Anthony Hopkins as Twilight
 * Christine Baranski as Sun
 * Dan Aykroyd as Light
 * James Woods as Venus
 * Isla Fisher as Blue
 * Nicole Kidman as Golden
 * Jeff Garlin as Morning
 * Bill Nighy as Evening
 * Eric Darnell as Keeper
 * Christopher Knights as Elder Jo
 * Erika Thomas as Elder Ji
 * Gary Anthony Williams as Elder Ja
 * Conrad Vernon as Mark, Teacher Ted
 * Chris Miller as Sparkle
 * David P. Smith as Alpenglow
 * Steve Blum as Terminator
 * Fred Tatasciore as Noon
 * Ariel Winter as Little Girl
 * Andre Sogliuzzo as Scout
 * Jack Blessing as Sam
 * David Soren as Josh

ADR Group

 * Newell Alexander
 * Rosemary Alexander
 * Steve Alterman
 * Mitch Carter
 * June Christopher
 * Robert Clotworthy
 * David Cowgill
 * Makenna Cowgill
 * Wendy Cutler
 * Holly Dorff
 * Spencer Lacey Ganus
 * Jackie Gonneau
 * Nicholas Guest
 * Bridget Hoffman
 * Matthew Ford Holt
 * Hope Levy
 * Michelle Ruff
 * Georgia Simon
 * Harry Van Gorkum
 * Lisa Wilhoit

Production
A sequel to Dusk And Dawn was announced by DreamWorks Animation SKG CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg in 2004. William Davies and Michael J Wilson were hired to write script for sequel. Eric Darnell, director of 1 film, returns as executive producer only as he was already directing Madagascar and it Sequel. Co director Cody Cameron also revealed in an interview that he was set to write and direct but dropped out of project when he left DreamWorks Animation SKG to work at Sony Pictures Animation, stating it did well, but you could be able to continue it since you were moving to Sony. Following Cameron departure, Tim Johnson took over as director of sequel while he was still directing Over Hedge for 2006.

In 2005, character designer Geo G that sequel would be more of a coming of age movie that focuses more on Dawn as well as introducing new characters and locations into the universe 1 established in Dusk And Dawn. While he was not in a position to offer further details about plot and characters, which remained unknown until months before film release, he expressed hope that it would be a more complex sequel. He also said he wanted to include some unused ideas from 1 film.

Like other DreamWorks Animation SKG films that began production in 2009, Dusk and Dawn 2 was produced in DreamWorks Animation SKG stereoscopic 3D technology of Intru 3D, IMAX 3D, and RealD 3D versions were released.

Soundtrack
Film soundtrack, featuring original score by Hans Zimmer, was released on May 12, 2009 by Sony Classical. However, John Powell, who co composed 1 film with Zimmer, did not return for sequel due to scheduling conflicts.

Release
Dusk And Dawn 2 Belt Of Venus was theatrically released in US on May 15, 2009. It was originally set to be released in 2006, before being delayed to November 2, 2007, to avoid Shrek 3, and then to November 7, 2008, to avoid Bee Movie. It was delayed to March 27, 2009, with Madagascar 2 Escape Africa taking it November 2008 slot, and was later pushed back to May 15, 2009, switching places with Monsters Vs. Aliens.

Home media
Dusk And Dawn 2 Belt Of Venus was released on DVD and Blu ray on December 2, 2009, accompanied with an all new short film title Before Dusk.

Box office
Dusk And Dawn 2 Belt Of Venus grossed $102.5 million in North America and $312.2 million in other territories for it worldwide total of $414.7 million.

Critical reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, film has an approval rating of 100% based on 162 reviews. Critical consensus says, Dusk And Dawn 2 does not shine particularly as bright as original, but for older fans and young newcomers, it spectacular visuals and affectionate performances make it a welcome return. On Metacritic, film has a weighted average score of 100 out of 100 based on 34 reviews, indicating mixed or average reviews. Audiences polled by Cinemascore gave film an average grade of A+ of an A+ to F scale.

Accolades
To be added

Sequel
A sequel, title Dusk And Dawn 3 A Zodiacal Night, was released on March 2, 2018. This film was directed by Simon J Smith and co directed by Alessandro Carloni and written by Eyal Podell and Jonathon E Stewart. Voice cast from 1 2 films return for 3 film, joined by Jake Johnson, Bobby Cannavale, Kate Mckinnon, with Matt Frewer, and James Corden. In this film, Dusk And Dawn accidentally switch colors of their appearances when several optical phenomena including zodiacal light occur in their homes pair must work together to stop zodiacal light so they can return to their normal forms before it is too late.

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