Robots 2: Ratchet Strikes Back

Robots: Ratchet Strikes Back is an American computer-animated science fiction adventure comedy film produced by 20th Century Animation and released by 20th Century Studios. It is the sequel to Robots (2005) and the second installment in the Robots film series. It was directed by Chris Wedge, written by David Lindsay-Abaire, Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, and produced by William Joyce.

In the film’s ensemble voice cast, Ewan McGregor, Halle Berry, Greg Kinnear, Drew Carey, Amanda Bynes, Harland Williams, and Stanley Tucci reprised their roles from the first film, with Ethan Trace, Drew Barrymore, and Jim Meskimen replacing Robin Williams (due to his death in August 2014), Dianne West, and Mel Brooks. The returning cast is joined by Scarlett Johansson and Laurence Fishburne, who voiced new characters introduced in this film.

The computer animation for the film was provided by Reel FX Creative Studios, who had also provided animation for Ice Age: Freezing Finale.

This was Blue Sky Studios' second follow-up film outside of the Ice Age and Rio franchises.

Plot
Two years after the events of the first film, Rodney and Cappy get married at their wedding in Rivet Town and were always in the hopes of leaving town for their nice honeymoon. However, back in Robot City, Ratchet, who’s stuck in the ceiling with his father, plans to get revenge on Rodney and the gang for the death of his mother Madame Gasket.

Cast

 * Ewan McGregor as Rodney Copperbottom, an idealistic young blue robot and aspiring inventor.
 * Halle Berry as Cappy, a strait-laced former executive at Bigweld Industries and Rodney's wife.
 * Greg Kinnear as Phineas T. Ratchet, the menacing and arrogant right-hand-man who wants revenge on Rodney and the gang.
 * Jim Meskimen as Bigweld, an elderly sphere robot who is the caring inventor. He was originally voiced by Mel Brooks in the first film.
 * Drew Carey as Crank Casey, a cynical orange vacuum cleaner/monster truck-like robot who is Rodney’s friend.
 * Amanda Bynes as Piper Pinwheeler, a plucky yellow tomboy robot who is Fender's younger sister.
 * Ethan Trace as Fender Pinwheeler, a mischievous red blender-like robot and Rodney’s friend who is constantly falling apart. Trace replaced Robin Williams from the first film due to his death in 2014.
 * Scarlett Johansson as Cynthia, a sassy pink kettle-like robot and Fender’s love interest.
 * Laurence Fishburne as Maxer Gasket, a menacing rusty unicycle/chainsaw-like robot who is Ratchet’s long lost brother.
 * Harland Williams as Lugnut, an imposing but good-natured green muscular robot who is Rodney’s friend along with his mute best friend Diesel.
 * Stanley Tucci as Herb Copperbottom, Rodney's father and a dishwasher at Gunk's.
 * Drew Barrymore as Lydia Copperbottom, Rodney's mother. She was originally voiced by Dianne Weist in the first film.
 * Will Arnett as Mr. Gasket, Madame Gasket’s past husband and Ratchet’s father. He was originally voiced by Lowell Ganz in the first film.
 * Chris Wedge as Wonderbot, a small helicopter/cup-like robot, who is Rodney's invention.