Encanto 2: A New Generation

"The magic of family will burn forever."

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Encanto 2: A New Generation is an American animated musical fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, and is the sequel to the 2021 film Encanto. It was released on August 25, 2024 in the United States and is the 63rd animated feature in the Disney Animated Canon. The film was directed by Byron Howard and Jared Bush, and written by Bush and Charise Castro Smith.

Taking place years after the original film, the film centers on new members of the Madrigal family, now led by a much older Mirabel, with the star being her grandson, José. Encanto 2: A New Generation once again features original songs written by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Synopsis
Many years after the death of Abuela Alma, Mirabel is now the new matriarch of the Madrigal Family, having to continue the legacy her Abuela left off. However, when it's discovered that the magic is fading again, the family finds out the cause seems to be linked to one of Mirabel's grandchildren: The secluded, sorrowful, yet highly imaginative José, who was given a gift, but was never able to figure out what it is. Thus, José and the family have to figure out what's going on to save the miracle.

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Cast

 * Joseph Leanos as José Madrigal
 * Gloria Estefan as Mirabel Madrigal
 * Gina Torres as Cali Madrigal
 * Mario Lopez as Marcos Madrigal
 * Victoria Justice as Hazel Madrigal
 * Ava Michelle as Paola Madrigal
 * Eileen Galindo as Dolores Madrigal
 * Brian Hull as Mateo Madrigal
 * Justina Machado as Rosa Madrigal
 * Antonio Raul Corbo as Rico Madrigal
 * Finley Rose Slater as Faye Madrigal

Development
Talks about an Encanto sequel began in mid-2022. The original idea began with the same cast as the first movie, but one person made a joke about the sequel's story ideas, saying: "What if the sequel just got rid of everyone from the first film and just replaced them all?". And while initially everyone just laughed, the idea eventually gained more and more praise, and it was eventually decided that the sequel was going to continue the story of Encanto by showing the next generation of Madrigals, while still keeping Mirabel by proxy of her being the first film's main character.

On November 24, 2022 (The 1 year anniversary of the first film), the film was announced, and was confirmed to have most of the same people who worked on the first film working on the sequel. It was also reported that the film would center on an entirely new set of characters.

In April of 2023, Lin-Manuel Miranda was called in to work on the sequel's music, and he was quick to agree. According to Jason Hand: "Once Lin learned that one of the characters had the gift of making music everywhere she went, he got straight to work on writing her song. With how many lyrics he wrote into it, the song would've taken up a fourth of the movie if everything was kept in!"

Later on June 13, 2023, Joseph Leanos revealed that he would be starring in his first ever movie role as the new main character, José, while also revealing the rest of the cast and who they'd play. He also stated that the film was set to release next year.

Music
By April 2023, Lin-Manuel Miranda had begun writing the film's music, which would have eight original songs in both Spanish and English. On August 14, 2023, Germaine Franco, co-composer of the songs from Coco, who also worked on the original movie, began to score the film. The soundtrack for the film was released on streaming on August 27, 2024, and also in physical form on September 27.

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Trivia

 * With a run time of 115 minutes, it's the second longest Disney animated film behind Fantasia at 125 minutes.