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{{Film infobox
| image = Surfs-Up-2-WaveMania-2017.jpg
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|name = Surf's Up 2: WaveMania
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|image = SU 2 WM Trailer poster.jpg
| director = Henry Yu
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|director = Henry Yu
| writer = Abdul Williams
 
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|producer = Kirk Bodyfelt
| music =
 
 
|writer = Abdul Williams
| release = January 17, 2017
 
 
|music = Toby Chu
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|studio = [[Sony Pictures Animation]]
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|distributor = Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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|language = English
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|gross = $1.2 million
'''''Surf's Up 2: WaveMania''''' is an upcoming American direct-to-video computer-animated comedy film directed by Henry Yu. It is a sequel to the 2007 film, ''[[Surf's Up]]''. Produced by Sony Pictures Animation and WWE Studios, the film will be released on January 17, 2017 on DVD and digital media.
 
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|preceded = ''[[Hotel Transylvania 2]]'' (2015) Theatrical <br>''[[Open Season: Scared Silly]]'' (2016) Direct to Video<br>''[[Surf's Up]]'' (2007)
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|followed = ''[[Smurfs: The Lost Village]]'' (2017)|rated = PG|release=January 17, 2017}}
 
'''''Surf's Up 2: WaveMania''''' is an American direct-to-video computer-animated comedy film directed by Henry Yu. It is a sequel to the 2007 film, ''[[Surf's Up]]''.
   
 
==Plot==
 
==Plot==
Cody Maverick, Chicken Joe, Tank and Lani Aliikai team up with The Hang 5 in a journey to a mysterious surf spot: The Trenches.
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Cody Maverick, Lani Aliikai, Chicken Joe, and Tank Evans team up with The Hang 5 in a journey to a mysterious surf spot to ride a 50 ft rogue wave.
 
==Main Characters<nowiki/>==
 
*Cody Maverick
 
*Lani Aliikai
 
*Chicken Joe
 
*Tank "The Shredder" Evans
 
*J.C.
 
*Undertaker
 
*Hunter
 
*Paige
 
*Mr. McMahon
 
*Kate
 
*Arnold
 
*Seagull Announcer
 
*Interviewer and Announcer (Off voice)
 
   
 
==Cast==
 
==Cast==
*Jeremy Shada as [[Cody Maverick]], a rockhopper penguin and the main protagonist. Shada replaces Shia LaBeouf from the first film
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*Jeremy Shada as [[Cody Maverick]]
*Melissa Sturm as [[Lani Aliikai]], a gentoo penguin and Cody's wife. Sturm replaces Zooey Deschanel from the first film
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*Melissa Sturm as [[Lani Aliikai]]
*Jon Heder as [[Chicken Joe]], a chicken and Cody's teammate
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*Jon Heder as [[Chicken Joe]]
*Diedrich Bader as [[Tank Evans|Tank "The Shredder" Evans]], an emperor penguin, Cody's rival and the former main antagonist.
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*Diedrich Bader as [[Tank Evans|Tank "The Shredder" Evans]]
 
*John Cena as [[J.C.]]
 
*John Cena as [[J.C.]]
 
*The Undertaker as [[Undertaker]]
 
*The Undertaker as [[Undertaker]]
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*Declan Carter as [[Arnold]]
 
*Declan Carter as [[Arnold]]
 
*James Patrick Stuart as an Interviewer and Announcer
 
*James Patrick Stuart as an Interviewer and Announcer
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==Production==
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Since the release of the original, Mario Cantone, Jon Heder and Shia LaBeouf from the film had mentioned the possibility of a sequel several times. On March 1, 2016, Sony Pictures Entertainment announced that it had partnered with WWE Studios for a Surf's Up sequel. Henry Yu was hired as the director of the film, making this his directorial debut while Abdul Williams was tapped to write the screenplay.
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The project was initiated by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which inquired with Sony for a possible project that would help expand their brand and reach a new generation of audiences. According to Yu, WWE thought that Surf's Up had "a really fun vibe. It's really light-hearted. It's got a lot of goofy, cartoony fun." He also remarked that the film is "about surfing – it's about sports. So we thought it was a natural fit." All character designs had to be approved by WWE.
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==Release==
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Produced by Sony Pictures Animation and WWE Studios, the film was released on January 17, 2017 on DVD and digital media.
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===Reception===
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==Gallery==
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{{Gallerylink}}
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==Videos==
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<gallery>
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Surf's Up 2 WaveMania Behind The Scenes Surf's Up 2 Voice Actors & Cast
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</gallery>
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*This is the only Sony Pictures Animation film not to be released on Blu-ray (notably due to it being a direct-to-DVD film and the fact that most recent films released like that have not received any Blu-ray releases).
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*This is the only Sony Pictures Animation film not to be released on Blu-Ray (notably due to it being a direct-to-DVD film and the fact that most recent films released like that have not received any Blu-ray releases).
 
*''[[Surf's Up]]'' is the fifth [[Sony Pictures Animation]] film to become a franchise, after ''[[Open Season]]'', ''[[The Smurfs]]'', ''[[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs]]'' and ''[[Hotel Transylvania]]''.
 
*''[[Surf's Up]]'' is the fifth [[Sony Pictures Animation]] film to become a franchise, after ''[[Open Season]]'', ''[[The Smurfs]]'', ''[[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs]]'' and ''[[Hotel Transylvania]]''.
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* This is the last Direct to DVD Release.
[[Category:Upcoming films]]
 
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==References==
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{{reflist}}
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==External links==
 
[[Category:Direct-to-video Films]]
 
[[Category:Direct-to-video Films]]
 
[[Category:Sequels]]
 
[[Category:Sequels]]
[[Category:Seal of Garbage winners]]
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[[Category:Movies]]
 
[[Category:PG-rated]]

Revision as of 17:47, 26 March 2021

Template:Film infobox Surf's Up 2: WaveMania is an American direct-to-video computer-animated comedy film directed by Henry Yu. It is a sequel to the 2007 film, Surf's Up.

Plot

Cody Maverick, Lani Aliikai, Chicken Joe, and Tank Evans team up with The Hang 5 in a journey to a mysterious surf spot to ride a 50 ft rogue wave.

Cast

Production

Since the release of the original, Mario Cantone, Jon Heder and Shia LaBeouf from the film had mentioned the possibility of a sequel several times. On March 1, 2016, Sony Pictures Entertainment announced that it had partnered with WWE Studios for a Surf's Up sequel. Henry Yu was hired as the director of the film, making this his directorial debut while Abdul Williams was tapped to write the screenplay.

The project was initiated by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which inquired with Sony for a possible project that would help expand their brand and reach a new generation of audiences. According to Yu, WWE thought that Surf's Up had "a really fun vibe. It's really light-hearted. It's got a lot of goofy, cartoony fun." He also remarked that the film is "about surfing – it's about sports. So we thought it was a natural fit." All character designs had to be approved by WWE.

Release

Produced by Sony Pictures Animation and WWE Studios, the film was released on January 17, 2017 on DVD and digital media.

Reception

Gallery

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Videos

Trivia

References

External links