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, Chris Rock, 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 Julie 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

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, Chris Rock, 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 the Jonas Brothers as the cherubs as Larry and Amelia hide from Napoleon's army.
 * 2) "My Heart Will Go On" (by Celine Dion) – performed by the Jonas Brothers as the cherubs after Larry and Amelia' kiss.
 * 3) "Lovebug" – performed by the Jonas Brothers 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 the Jonas Brothers; used in the end credits.


 * Sample credits


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