Wilder & bigger adventure in Rio 2

MANILA, Philippines - Carlos Saldanha, who co-directed and directed the global blockbuster Ice Age movies, had long wanted to write a love letter to his hometown of Rio. From his imagination came a story about a nerdy, highly-domesticated bird who goes on the adventure of a lifetime in that wondrous city that produced the highly-successful Rio movie released in April 2011 that became a worldwide smash with almost $500M at the global box-office.  

Now, his lead characters Blu and Jewel voiced by Jesse Eisenberg and Anne Hathaway are back in Rio 2 for a grander adventure into the wild with Nigel the villain at their trail. To fully realize the scope and breadth of the magical world and its vivid characters, Saldanha brought together an all-star voice cast, led by Anne Hathaway and Jesse Eisenberg, Jamie Foxx, will.i.am, Jemaine Clement, Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro, George Lopez and Tracy Morgan.     

Saldanha returns to Brazil and reunites his beloved characters in Rio 2. In the new film, it’s a jungle out there for Blu, Jewel and their three kids, after they’re hurtled from Rio to the wilds of the Amazon. 

(Rio 2 in 3D and 2D will open nationwide on April 9, from 20th Century Fox to be distributed by Warner Bros.)