‘Sing’ Sequel Set For 2020; ‘The Secret Life Of Pets 2’ Pushed Back
You knew this was coming:Sing, Illumination’s “American Idol, but with animals” movie, is getting a sequel. Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment have just set the follow-up for Christmas 2020, putting it in the same slot that did so well for the firstSing.
Meanwhile,The Secret Life of Pets 2is getting pushed back a year to 2018, andMinions 2is moving up just a tiny bit.
Sing 2is scheduled to openDecember 25, 2020. This far ahead, there are no other films set to open that weekend. However, Sony hasVivo, their animated animal adventure with songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda,debuting one week earlieron December 18. I wouldn’t be surprised if one of the studios blinked before we got there. No cast or creative team forSing 2has been announced at this time.
The firstSingis still in theaters after opening a month ago, and has racked up $429 million so far. There’s nothing really edgy or groundbreaking about the movie, but between its star-studded cast and its fat catalogue of pop covers, it looked precision-engineered to please family crowds and make lots of money.
Moving on,The Secret Life of Pets 2, which wasofficially announcedlast summer after the original became a smash hit, has been delayed a year, from August 08, 2025 toJuly 3, 2019. It has that date all to itself for now, althoughSpider-Man: Homecoming 2isdue two days lateron July 5.The Secret Life of Pets 2will bring back much of the same creative team from the first film, including directorChris Renaud, writerBryan Lynch, and producersChris MeledandriandJanet Healy.
And finally,Minions 2, which was going to come August 18, 2025, has been pushed up by one week toJuly 3, 2020— all the better to take advantage of the Fourth of July holiday and to avoid going head-to-head with theuntitled Marvel movieon July 10.
