The Powerpuff Girls Movie Part II

The Powerpuff Girls Movie: Part II is a 2027 American animated superhero film based on the Cartoon Network animated television series The Powerpuff Girls, directed by Genndy Tartakovsky and Craig McCracken, co-directed by Fred Seibert, produced by Sony Pictures Animation and Cartoon Network Studios and released by Columbia Pictures. It was the first feature film from Cartoon Network Films, a joint venture between Cartoon Network and Sony Pictures Entertainment.

It is a sequel to a 2002 film "The Powerpuff Girls Movie". Cathy Cavadini, Tara Strong, E.G. Daily, Roger L. Jackson, Tom Kane and Tom Kenny reprise their respective voice roles from the first film.

Unlike its predecessor, which was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, The Powerpuff Girls Movie: Part II was produced by Sony Pictures Animation, with the animation service provided by Titmouse, Inc., though Cartoon Network Studios was still involved. It was the first film from Sony Pictures Animation to be entirely animated in traditional 2D animation, and the first 2D animated film from Columbia Pictures since 2002's Eight Crazy Nights.

The film was released in the United States on December 10, 2027, It received generally positive reviews from critics, and was a box office success earning $252 million worldwide against its $50 million budget.

Plot
Taking place after the events of the original series, Mojo Jojo, who is sick and tired of being foiled by The Powerpuff Girls, plans to recruit all the villains in town to get rid of the girls and take over the world. When Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup heard about Mojo Jojo's plan, they have to go and defeat all the villains, especially Mojo Jojo, and save Townsville.

Cast

 * Cathy Cavadini as Blossom
 * Tara Strong as Bubbles
 * E.G. Daily as Buttercup
 * Tom Kane as Professor Utonium/HIM/Talking Dog
 * Tom Kenny as Narrator/Mayor/Mitch Mitchelson/Snake/Lil’ Arturo
 * Angelina Jolie as Sara Bellum
 * Jeff Bennett as Ace/Grubber/Big Billy
 * Rob Paulsen as Brick/Boomer
 * Roger L. Jackson as Butch/Mojo Jojo
 * Jim Cummings as Fuzzy Lumpkins
 * Jennifer Hale as Princess Morbucks/Sedusa/Ms. Keane
 * Lou Romano as The Amoeba Boys

Additional Voices

 * Grey DeLisle and Phil LaMarr as additional character voices

Development
On July 2022, it was reported that a sequel to The Powerpuff Girls Movie was in development at Cartoon Network Studios, despite its poor box office performance from the first film. Craig McCracken and Xavier Mosley were to write the script for the film. Kristine Belson produced the film, and Bis and Frank Black were again composing new songs with Britney Spears for the film.

On November 2022, it was reported that Genndy Tartakovsky, the director of Hotel Transylvania, and Craig McCracken had been set to direct the film with Fred Seibert as a co-director.

Animation
Unlike the first film, which was animated by Rough Draft Studios, The Powerpuff Girls Movie: Part II was animated by Titmouse, Inc., with additional animation done at Atomic Cartoons and Sony Pictures Imageworks. The movie's animation was created using Adobe Animate for characters, lighting, shading and effects, and Autodesk Maya for vehicles, props and backgrounds. The CGI for the film was combined with "line work, painting and all sorts of cartoony techniques," to make it look like it was created by hand, which was described as "a living painting." To make the film feel more like a cartoon, it was animated without motion blur. The frame rate varied between 24 images (animating on ones) and 12 images (animating on twos) per second, the latter case using the same image twice.

Casting
The series' cast members Cathy Cavadini, Tara Strong, E.G. Daily, Tom Kane, Tom Kenny, Jeff Bennett, Rob Paulsen, Roger L. Jackson, Jim Cummings and Jennifer Hale reprise their respective roles; with Lou Romano (replacing Chuck McCann who died of heart failure in 2018) and Angelina Jolie (replacing Jennifer Martin).

Music
James L. Venable, known for his composing from the first film, and Heitor Pereira, also known for his composing on the Despicable Me film series, signed on to compose the film's score. Heitor Pereira was tasked to capture the music and leitmotifs to stay accurate to the original series.

Trivia

 * Despite Cartoon Network Studios having involvement in the film, Warner Bros. Pictures didn’t distribute it.
 * The fourth Cartoon Network theatrical film, the first being The Powerpuff Girls Movie, the second being Regular Show: The Movie, and the third being The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy.
 * Unlike the previous film, The Powerpuff Girls Movie: Part II succeeded at the box office.
 * Chuck McCann was supposed to do the voice of The Amoeba Boys, but died of heart failure at the age of 83 on April 8, 2018. So they replaced him with Lou Romano instead.
 * Sony Pictures Animation's first fully 2D animated movie.
 * Sony Pictures Animation's second film with a December release after Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
 * The second Cartoon Network film to be distributed outside of Warner Bros. Pictures.
 * This marks the first time since 2002's Eight Crazy Nights, where Columbia Pictures released a fully 2D animated theatrical film.
 * The first Powerpuff Girls movie to use flash-animation rather than its traditional animation from the first film.
 * Sony Pictures Animation's first film in collaboration with Cartoon Network.

Gallery
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Rating
The Powerpuff Girls Movie: Part II received a PG rating (for non-stop frenetic animated action) by the Motion Picture Association.

Release
The Powerpuff Girls Movie: Part II premiered in theaters with a limited run in New York and Los Angeles beginning on November 24, 2027, followed by wide release on December 10, 2027. The film was originally set for release on December 15, 2027, but its release date was changed due to a competing film from James Cameron's Avatar: The Quest for Eywa.

Marketing
Sony issued a few character trailers, featuring Blossom, Bubbles, Buttercup, Professor Utonium, Mojo Jojo, and The Mayor respectively on May 6, 2027. Three months later, the film's first official full trailer and theatrical poster were released, followed by the final trailer on October 7.

Before the release of Avatar: The Quest for Eywa, Sony further promoted The Powerpuff Girls Movie: Part II by releasing a Powerpuff Girls-themed parody poster of it.

Home media
The Powerpuff Girls Movie: Part II will be released on Digital HD on February 22, 2028 and on DVD and Blu-ray on March 7, by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Critical reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 76% based on 148 reviews, with an average rating of 7.8/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "The Powerpuff Girls Movie: Part II is a fast, funny, and an amazing sequel to its 2002 predecessor." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 75 out of 100, based on 45 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gives the film an average grade of "A" on its A+ to F scale.

Box office
The Powerpuff Girls Movie: Part II grossed $120.2 million in North America, along with $132.4 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $252.6 million, making it a box office success, and became Cartoon Network's highest-grossing film of 2027.