| Dr. Slump 2: OH NO! WE GOT TO THE SEQUEL! | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Stella Meghie |
| Produced by | Stella Meghie Akira Toriyama Kevin Feige |
| Executive producer(s) | Michael B. Jordan Steven Spielberg Sunil Perkash Tim Miller Minoru Okazaki Mitsuo Hashimoto Yoshiki Shibata |
| Screenplay by | Stella Meghie Bill Kelly |
| Based on | Dr. Slump by Akira Toriyama |
| Starring | Shahadi Wright Joseph Skai Jackson China Anne McClain Will Smith Jim Carrey Lynn Chan Lena Waithe Ernie Sabella Alan Menken |
| Score by | Alan Menken Michael Giacchino |
| Themes by | Shunsuke Kikuchi |
| Songs by | Alan Menken Stephen Schwartz |
| Production company | Universal Pictures Toei Company Lord Miller Productions Outlier Society Productions Amblin Entertainment Blur Studio |
| Distibuited by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date | December 22, 2030 |
| Country | United States Japan |
Dr. Slump 2: OH NO! WE GOT TO THE SEQUEL! would be a 2030 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Stella Meghie, and produced by Universal Pictures, Toei Company, Lord Miller Productions, Outler Society Productions, Amblin Entertainment, and Blur Studio. It would be a sequel to Dr. Slump: Arale's First Live-action Movie. The first film's directors, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, would produce the film alongside Jenkins, Kevin Feige and the franchise's creator Akira Toriyama, while the film would be written by Bill Kelly, who previously co-wrte the first film, and Meghie.
The film would star Shahadi Wright Joseph, Skai Jackson, China Anne McClain, Will Smith, Jim Carrey, and the voices of John Cleese, Lena Waithe, Seth Rogen, and Alan Menken in his first non-documentary role. Menken would also co-wrote the film's songs alongside recurring colaborator Stephen Schwartz, as well as the score alongside Michael Giacchino.
Plans for a Dr. Slump sequel would be first announed during the San Diego-Comic Con 2027, with Meghie being set to write, produce, and direct the project. Filming began in August 2028 and ended in June 2029. Disney's 2007 film, Enchanted, which parodied several animated Disney films, would serve as an inspiration for the film's tone and style. The filmmakers would consult with GLAAD in order to potray accurately LGBTQ+ characters in the film.
The film would be released on December 22, 2030, and would became a critical and commercial success, grossing 1.5 billion dollars over a worldwide budget of 177 millions, and being praised for its direction, LGBTQ+ themes, script, humor, performances, and musical numbers. The film would earn two Academy Awards for Best Original Song and Best Original Score, as well as a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film – Wide Release.
Synopsis[]
A few years after the first film (obviously, it can't be set five minutes after it. Wait, can it?), Arale finds her life suffering another radical change: She finds love (aaahhh) in the girl of her dreams, Obotchawoman (well, the change in name is obvious). However, while Obotchawoman does feels the same, all her life she was given perceptions about love that could threaten this romance from flourishing (DRAMA!!!). Can this love survive its obstacles, or shall they destroy not only their feelings, but themselves too? (Now this sounds interesting).
Cast[]
- Shahadi Wright Joseph as Arake Noriamki:
A robot who was created by Dr. Senbei Norimaki, and who develops feeling for Obotchawoman. Fortson would say that, in the film, Arale would "discover that love isn't exactly like in the fairy tales", while director Stella Meghie would say that "Arale here finds out that love is more than just liking a person very much or sharing interests. It's showing empathy, faith, understanding, and caring to your loved one even in the hardest times". - Skai Jackson as Obotchawoman, a lesbian, young cyborg, and Arale's love interest.
- Jim Carrey as Dr. Mashirito, a mad scientist.
- China Anne McClain as Turbo Norimaki, Arale's older sister.
- Will Smith as Senbei Norimaki, Arale's creator and Turbo's father.
Voices[]
- Lena Waithe as Rezu, an antropormorphic meerkat and Obotchawoman's closest friend.
- Ernie Sabella as Mr. Pig, the mayor's spokeperson, who always gives the latest news on Penguin Village.
- Alan Menken as Ken, an antropomorphic harpsichord who is preparing his first ball ever. The film would mark the first time Menken voices a character in a film, as well as his first time appearing in a non-documentary film.
- Lynn Chen as Tori, an anthropomorphic bird who serves as the film's "Greek chorus", acting as both a friend of Arale's, and the film's narrator.
- Michael Giacchino, Stephen Schwartz, and Lin-Manuel Miranda as Mic, Steve, and Lin, a trio of instruments who work as Ken's band.
Music[]
Michael Giacchino, who previously composed the first film, and Alan Menken would compose the film's score, which would contain motifs and elements from both the original anime and the Dragon Ball anime's score by Shunsuke Kikuchi. Giacchino's involvement in the score would consist on giving the score continuity with the previous film's, while Menken's work on the score would consist on "making sure the songs blend in perfectly witht he score". Giacchino, due to his use of puns in the title of his scores' tracks, would be the one to name the score tracks in the soundtrack.
Menken and lyrcist Stephen Schwartz would also write several songs for the film, which would be performed by the film's cast. Menken and Schwartz would be hired due to their work on Enchanted, as that film's songs were parodies fo several Disney songs, something which director Stella Meghie would see as fitting with the franchise's humor style. Menken and Schwartz would use several Disney songs as inspiration while writing the songs for the film, with the two particularly writing Mashirito's number, "The Sickness In You" as a spoof of their song "The Court of Miracles" from The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), and using the Menken-co-written song "Beauty and the Beast" as an inspiration for the ballad song "Love". Celene Dion, Ariana Grande & John Legend, and Zhavia Ward would also perform songs for the film's end credits.
Reception[]
Critical reception[]
The film would have an aproval rating of 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 8/10. The critical consensus would read, "As timely and humorus as its predecesor, Dr. Slump 2 manages the hard thing for sequels and brings a fresh story in a fresh style, but with an old tone." On Metacritc, the film would have an weighted average score of 90 out of 100, based on 48 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".
Sequel[]
In January 1, 2031, it would be reported that a third Dr. Slump film would be in development, with Phil Lord, Christopher Miller., Akira Toriyama, and Kevin Feige set to return as producers, while Stella Meghie would be in talks to return as director for the film. The film would be officially announced during the San Diego Comic-Con 2031, with the title Dr. Slump 3: The Third in a Row, with Meghie set to write and direct the film, and Pharrell Williams and "Weird Al" Yankovic set to return from the first film as songwriters. Most of both films' cast would reprise their roles in the film.
Trivia[]
- This would be the first Dr. Slump-related media to feature openly LGBTQ+ characters
- This would also be the first Dragon Ball-related media to star LGBTQ+ characters in a protagonist role.
- In addition, this would be the first Dragon Ball-related media to have a black director.
- This would be the first Dragon Ball-related media to be a full-length musical film.