Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (Sony version)

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (also known as Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian or just Night at the Museum 2) is a 2015 American fantasy comedy film produced by Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, The Kerner Entertainment Company, and LStar Capital, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. It is the second installment in the Night at the Museum series, following Night at the Museum (2011). The film was again directed by Raja Gosnell from a screenplay written by Karey Kirkpatrick and the writing teams of John Requa and Glenn Ficarra. The film stars Andy Samberg and Selena Gomez in the lead role, T. J. Miller, Seth Rogen, Luke Evans and Liam Neeson.

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian was released on September 25, 2015, by Sony Pictures Releasing under the Columbia Pictures label. The film received generally positive reviews from critics. It set several box office records, grossing over $672 million at the worldwide box office, surpassing its predecessor and becoming the third-highest-grossing film of the year domestically in the United States and the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2015.

Humans

 * Andy Samberg as Larry Daley, a night security guard and Amelia’s love interest.
 * Ricky Gervais as Dr. McPhee, the curator at the Museum of Natural History and Larry's boss.
 * Jacob Tremblay as Nick Daley, the son of Larry Daley.
 * Selena Gomez as Linda Daley, Larry's wife at the end of the movie who looks like Amelia Earhart.
 * Mindy Kaling as Docent
 * George Foreman as Himself
 * Shawn Levy as Infomercial Father
 * Ed Helms (uncredited) as Larry Daley's assistant
 * Jonah Hill (uncredited) as Brandon (pronounced "Brundon"), a security guard at the Smithsonian

Exhibits

 * Liam Neeson as Theodore Roosevelt, the wax statue of the 26th President of the United States.
 * Neeson also voices the bronze bust of Roosevelt.
 * Mizuo Peck as Sacagawea, the polyurethane model of the Lemhi Shoshone woman who is Roosevelt's girlfriend.
 * Selena Gomez as Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, and Larry's love interest.
 * T. J. Miller (voice) as Jedediah, a cowboy minifigure.
 * Seth Rogen (voice) as Octavius, a Roman soldier minifigure and Jedediah's best friend.
 * Luke Evans as Kahmunrah, a pharaoh who is Ahkmenrah's older brother.
 * Steve Buscemi as the voice of The Thinker, a famous statue
 * Mel Brooks as the voice of Abraham Lincoln, a statue of the 16th President of the United States.
 * Nick Jonas as Ahkmenrah, a mummy of a pharaoh who is the benevolent younger brother of Kahmunrah.
 * Christopher Guest as Ivan the Terrible, the historic Tsar of Russia who allies with Kahmunrah.
 * Alain Chabat as Napoleon Bonaparte, the leader of the First French Empire who allies with Kahmunrah.
 * Jon Bernthal as young Al Capone, a photographic standee of the gangster and founder of the Chicago Outfit who allies with Kahmunrah.
 * Jack McBrayer as George Armstrong Custer, a military figure who Larry befriends.
 * Patrick Gallagher as a wax model of Attila the Hun, the statue of the leader of the Huns.
 * Brad Garrett (voice) as Easter Island Head
 * Kerry van der Griend, Matthew Harisson, Rick Dobran as wax model of Neanderthal
 * Randy Lee, Darryl Quon, Gerald Wong, and Paul Chih-Ping Cheng as wax model of Huns.
 * Imagine Dragons as the Cherubs
 * David Spade as Joey Motorola, a sailor who resides in the V-J Day in Times Square photograph.
 * Alberta Mayne as Greta Zimmer Friedman (Kissing Nurse)
 * Eugene Levy as Albert Einstein Bobbleheads
 * Keith Powell as Tuskegee Airman #1
 * Craig Robinson as Tuskegee Airman #2
 * Clint Howard as Air and Space Mission Control Tech #1
 * Matty Finochio as Air and Space Mission Control Tech #2
 * John Requa as Orville Wright
 * Glenn Ficarra as Wilbur Wright
 * Caroll Spinney as Oscar the Grouch, the famous Sesame Street character that tries to ally with Kahmunrah only to be dismissed because he classified him as "vaguely grouchy."
 * Thomas Morley as Darth Vader, the famous Star Wars character that tries to ally with Kahmunrah only to be turned away because he classified him as "dark."
 * Crystal the Monkey as Dexter and Able

Development
Writers John Requa and Glenn Ficarra confirmed to Dark Horizons that they were writing a sequel to Night at the Museum, originally with the tentative title Another Night at the Museum. The writers said that "there'll be existing characters and plenty of new ones."

On August 9, 2013, Sony Pictures Animation announced that the sequel, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, would be release on September 25, 2015. Director Raja Gosnell and producer Jordan Kerner returned for the film. Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, T. J. Miller, Seth Rogen, Rob Delaney, Patrick Gallagher, Jacob Tremblay, Nick Jonas, Mizuo Peck, Brad Garrett and Liam Neeson would return for the sequel.

Filming
The film was mostly filmed in Vancouver and Montreal with some scenes filmed in the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. A scene was shot at the Lincoln Memorial on the night of June 21, 2014. Scenes were also shot at the American Museum of Natural History in New York on October 18 and 20, 2014. Filmmakers loaned the Smithsonian Institution props used in the movie which were displayed in the Smithsonian Castle including the pile of artifacts featured in the film. The Smithsonian also made a brochure available online and at museum visitor service desks outlining where to find artifacts. As of 2015, numerous artifacts which inspired the film were on display at Smithsonian Museums along the National Mall. Many of the artifacts are labeled with "Night at the Museum" logos. Gift shops at the Smithsonian also sell a replica of the Einstein Bobble-head, created specifically as a tie-in to the film.

Music
Heitor Pereira would return the sequel. Relativity Music Group issued the score on September 22, 2015.

Additional Music
 * 1) "More Than a Woman" (by Bee Gees) – performed by Imagine Dragons as the cherubs as Larry and Amelia hide from Napoleon's army.
 * 2) "My Heart Will Go On" (by Celine Dion) – performed by Imagine Dragons as the cherubs after Larry and Amelia' kiss.
 * 3) "Lovebug" – performed by Imagine Dragons as the cherubs after Larry and Amelia' kiss.
 * 4) "Let's Groove" – performed by Earth, Wind & Fire; used in part during final scene before the end credits.
 * 5) "Fly with Me" – performed by Imagine Dragons; used in the end credits.


 * Sample credits


 * "Museum Open Late" incorporates excerpt of "Life in Technicolor" written by Coldplay