Sony Pictures Animation’s direct-to-video sequel Open Season 2 has been slated to hit retail this winter. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release the feature on DVD, Blu-ray and PSP on Jan. 27, complete with deleted scenes, a behind-the-scenes featurette and an exclusive animated music video set to the tune ‘Who Let The Dogs Out?’ by Baja Men. Kids will also be able to enjoy various interactive carnival games.
Directed by Matt O’Callaghan (Curious George) and Todd Wilderman (Stuart Little 2), Open Season 2 features Talk Soup‘s Joel McHale as the voice of mule deer Ellliot, who has fallen head over hooves in love with Giselle (Jane Krakowski). His road to the altar, however, takes a slight detour when Mr. Weenie (Cody Cameron) is kidnapped by a group of pampered pets determined to return him to his owners. Elliot and pals Boog (Mike Epps), McSquizzy (Billy Connolly) and the rest of the woodland creatures launch a full-scale rescue mission and soon find themselves in enemy camp’the world of the pets. Led by a toy poodle named Fifi (Crispin Glover), the pets won’t let Mr. Weenie go without a fight.
The screenplay was written by David I. Stern, based on the characters created by cartoonist Steve Moore and Open Season directors John Carls, Jill Culton, and Anthony Stacchi. The sequel is produced by Kirk Bodyfelt (Open Season) and Matt O’Callaghan. Exec producers are Jill Culton and Michelle Murdocca. The animation was handled by Sony Pictures Imageworks facilities in Culver City, Calif. and Chennai, India, and Reel FX Creative Studios in Dallas, Texas.
DVD bonuss features include deleted scenes, a featurette titled Going WILD! With the Voice Cast of Open Season 2, a tutorial on how to draw characters Boog, Elliot and Fifi, deleted scenes, a look at Reilly’s family tree, and the Wacky Weenie Arcade, featuring a frisbee catch game, a magic shell game, a doggie glam-up activity, Boog’s Waterslide Maze Craze, a doggie strength test
Blu-ray Disc exclusive bonus features include Save Mr. Weenie!, a zany, Frogger-style BD Live-enabled game in which Boog and Elliot must cross busy streets avoiding hunters, speeding traffic, and innocent pedestrians. The movie will be available for the list price of $28.95 on DVD, $38.96 on Blu-ray and $24.94 on PSP.
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