Leaders of Academy: War of the L.O.E.V.

Leaders of Academy: War of the L.O.E.V. (also known as Leaders of Academy 2) is an 2022 American computer-animated superhero comedy film produced by Warner Animation Group and Frenzy Animation. Directed by Chris McKay from a screenplay by John Requa, Glenn Ficarra, John Whittington, Seth Grahame-Smith, William Wheeler, and Tom Wheeler, the film is serving as a sequel to Leaders of Academy (2012) and stars James McAvoy, Emma Stone, Owen Wilson, Chloë Grace Moretz, Eric Idle, and J. K. Simmons reprising their roles from the first film, joined by Scarlett Johansson, Woody Harrelson, Tiffany Haddish, Antonio Banderas, Fred Armisen, Kristen Schaal, Channing Tatum, Michelle Yeoh, Keegan-Michael Key, Justice Smith, and Richard Ayoade. It will be the final Frenzy Animation film to be distributed under Warner Bros. as its new parent company Warner Bros. Discovery had terminated Frenzy's long-term partnership with the studio on August 4, 2022.

The film was theatrically released on November 4, 2022, by Warner Bros. Pictures in IMAX, Dolby Cinema, and RealD 3D. It received generally positive reviews, with most critics calling it an improvement over the original, praising the animation and voice acting but criticized the plot and the screenplay. The film has grossed $552 million worldwide over its $120 million budget.

Premise
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Voice cast

 * James McAvoy as Firestar, a superhero with the powers of fire.
 * Scarlett Johansson
 * Emma Stone as Ms. Thunder, a superhero with the power of lighting and thunder.
 * Justice Smith
 * Chloë Grace Moretz
 * Owen Wilson
 * Woody Harrelson
 * Eric Idle
 * Tiffany Haddish
 * Antonio Banderas
 * Kristen Schaal
 * Channing Tatum
 * J. K. Simmons
 * Keegan-Michael Key
 * Michelle Yeoh
 * Richard Ayoade
 * Fred Armisen

Production
In March 2020, Warner Animation Group and Frenzy Animation confirmed that they were working on a sequel to Leaders of Academy, and that Chris McKay was announced as the film's director with John Requa and Glenn Ficarra penning the screenplay while the cast including James McAvoy, Emma Stone, Chloë Grace Moretz, J. K. Simmons, Eric Idle, and Owen Wilson would return to reprise their roles in the sequel. On September 14, 2020, Warner Bros. had trademarked Leaders of Academy: War of the L.O.E.V. as the new title of the sequel, which was approved in January of 2021.

On August 24, 2021, producer Marcus Crawford had stated that the sequel will take place 10 years after the events of the first film. On March 11, 2022, *Scarlett Johansson, Woody Harrelson, Tiffany Haddish, Michelle Yeoh, Antonio Banderas, Fred Armisen, Channing Tatum, Justice Smith, Keegan-Michael Key, Kristen Schaal, and Richard Ayoade were announced to the sequel's cast.

Release
Leaders of Academy: War of the L.O.E.V. was theatrically released on November 4, 2022, by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Marketing
Warner Bros. released a teaser poster for the film on March 22, 2022, along with a teaser trailer, which included the AC/DC song "Back in Black", the next day. An official trailer was released on July 18, 2022. The film's final trailer was later released online on September 14.

Box office
As of December 19, 2022, Leaders of Academy: War of the L.O.E.V. has grossed $161.2 million in the United States and Canada and $381.8 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $552.9 million. It is the second highest grossing Frenzy Animation film behind Araceli.

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Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 69% based on 146 reviews, with an average rating of 6.49/10.