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is a 2014 American 3D computer-animated musical adventure-comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and directed by Carlos Saldanha. It is the sequel to Rio and the studio's first film to have a sequel outside of their existing Ice Age franchise. The title refers to the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, where the first film was set and Rio 2 begins, though most of its plot occurs instead in the Amazon rainforest.
The film features the returning voices of Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, will.i.am, Jamie Foxx, George Lopez, Tracy Morgan, Jemaine Clement, Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro, and Jake T. Austin. The film was released worldwide on April 11, 2014, following the film's release in Russia on March 20, 2014, its premiere in Brazil on March 27, 2014, and its U.K. release on April 4, 2014. Rio 2 was Don Rhymer's final film after he died on November 28, 2012, due to neck cancer. The film received mixed reviews, but was a box office success, earning over $500 million.
Following about 3 years after the first film, Blu and Jewel enjoy life in Rio with their three children: the oldest and music-loving Carla, intelligent and energetic Bia, and the youngest and mischievous Tiago. Meanwhile, Blu's former owner Linda and her ornithologist husband Tulio are on an expedition in the Amazon and eventually discover a quick-flying Spix's Macaw that loses one of its feathers. When words about the encounter were broadcasted through television, Jewel believes that she and her family should go to the Amazon to help Linda and Tulio find the wild Spix's Macaws. While the children are ecstatic, Blu is uncertain, but is pressured into going along. Rafael, Nico, and Pedro also decide to come along to scout talent for Carnival. Luiz tries to follow, but is unknowingly left behind by the birds. Blu brings a fanny pack full of supplies, including a GPS that he uses often, much to Jewel's displeasure.
Meanwhile, the leader of a group of illegal loggers, known only as Big Boss, discovers Linda and Tulio's expedition to find the macaws, and orders his henchmen to hunt them down to avoid disruptions to their work. Also, Blu and Jewel's old nemesis, Nigel the cockatoo, has survived the plane crash from the first film, but is now unable to fly and is working as a fortune teller/con artist. When he sees Blu and his family flying overhead of him, he immediately decides to seek revenge on the "pretty birds" who caused his misery. He enlists two henchmen to help him in his plans: a poison dart frog named Gabi — who is in love with Nigel — and a silent anteater named Charlie. Blu and his family decide to spend a night on a tour boat in the Amazon river. Nigel follows them onto the boat and plans to attack them at midnight while they're sleeping. Nigel falls asleep, and Gabi sings a song to express her feelings for Nigel, but also about how she can't touch him because she's poisonous. When Nigel awakens, he and his two minions attempt to carry out his first plan of revenge. However, as Nigel creeps up on a sleeping Blu, Charlie, who has been distracted by some ants in a bottle, accidentally sets off the ship's horn, waking everyone up and forcing Nigel and his henchmen to flee. The next day, Blu and his family arrive at the Amazon, but they find nothing in sight. However, they are eventually taken to a flock of Spix's Macaws that are hiding in a secret paradise land. There, they meet Jewel's stern, long lost father Eduardo, his older sister Mimi, and Jewel's childhood friend Roberto. Eduardo thanks Blu for bringing Jewel back to him, but is unimpressed with his domesticated behavior.
While searching for the macaws, Linda and Tulio are eventually trapped by the loggers. Meanwhile, Blu does his best to fit in with the flock as his family and friends are doing, although the flock (especially Eduardo) express contempt against humans and all things "human". Blu fails at Eduardo's survival techniques when he takes Blu out to train him to be like one of the flock. Meanwhile, Rafael, Nico, Pedro, and Carla host auditions for Carnival, but all end in failure. However, Nigel unexpectedly ends up in the talent show while in disguise as "Bob the bird". Nigel wins the audition, and after discovering that everyone will be at the new show, he plots to kill Blu during the performances.
Wanting to impress Jewel, Blu tries to pick a Brazil nut to surprise her. However, he unknowingly strays into the territory of the Spix's Macaws' enemies, the Scarlet Macaws, led by the hostile Felipe. Trying to talk his way through things, Blu inadvertently causes a war between the two tribes for food when he accidentally whacks Felipe with a twig. The war turns out to be a soccer-like match between the two tribes. Though the Spix's Macaws seem to have the upper hand in the match, Blu enters and incidentally costs the flock their food when he prematurely sends the Brazil nut "ball" into the Spix's Macaws' own goal, much to Eduardo's frustration. Fed up with the rigors of living in the jungle and his inability to fit in, Blu voices his heated feelings to Jewel. They get into an argument, with Jewel accusing him of thinking about himself instead his family. After their falling out, Blu flies away, causing Jewel to feel guilty for her earlier words. Unbeknownst to Jewel, he is bound for Linda's campsite to say his goodbyes as he has chosen to stay in the jungle.
Blu visits Tulio and Linda's campsite, where he discovers a broken CB radio. Blu is then discovered by Roberto (who followed Blu), who accuses him of being a traitor. Despite this, Blu saves Roberto from being run over by a tractor. Blu then sends Roberto to warn the flock, and saves Linda and Tulio. Blu then discovers that the loggers are destroying the jungle. When Blu returns to the tribe, he and Jewel reunite. After their heartfelt reunion, Blu persuades the macaws to defend their homes, and they easily outmatch the loggers with help from the Scarlet Macaws and the other animals (monkeys, turtles, a black jaguar, and a few other birds). During the battle, Nigel tries to use Charlie's snout to fire a prehensile-tailed porcupine quill (which they got earlier) with Gabi's poison on it at Blu, but the dart misses. After witnessing his workers fail due to the macaws' attack, Big Boss lights a string of dynamite placed on the trees to blow them up as a backup plan. However, Blu steals the dynamite and tries to carry it as high as possible away from the trees. Nigel goes after Blu and reveals himself as they are falling down when he tugs on the dynamite, which explodes seconds later. However, both Blu and Nigel survive the explosion, and both end up tangled in vines, hanging upside down and unconscious. When they recover, Nigel attacks Blu, and they have a feather fight. Gabi and Charlie try to help Nigel by shooting Blu with another poisoned dart, but the dart accidentally hits Nigel. Nigel, thinking that he is about to die, gives a Shakespearean death speech, then seemingly dies. Gabi,who is horrified that Nigel is supposedly dead, tries to commit suicide by drinking her own poison, and the pair appear to be dead. However, it is revealed by Bia that Gabi isn't poisonous at all (she was lied to by her parents that she was). Nigel, still alive, tries to attack Blu and his family one last time, but Gabi showers Nigel with affection against his will. Meanwhile, Big Boss is eaten alive by a boa constrictor.
With the flock now under Linda and Tulio's protection, Blu and Jewel decide to live in the Amazon with their kids and friends. However, they still agree to visit Rio in the summer. Meanwhile, Nigel and Gabi are captured by Tulio and are both sent back to Rio. Luiz finally arrives in the Amazon in time for the performance of the Amazon Untamed show after hitching a ride with Kipo, and an apparently redeemed Charlie joins the birds' party.
Animals
•Jesse Eisenberg as Blu, a male Spix's Macaw from Minnesota and the main protagonist. He is Jewel's mate. •Anne Hathaway as Jewel, a female Spix's Macaw from Rio de Janeiro and the deuteragonist. She is Blu's mate. •Jemaine Clement as Nigel, an evil Sulphur-crested Cockatoo and one of the two main antagonists. He seeks revenge on Blu for crippling his ability to fly. •George Lopez as Rafael, a romantic Toco Toucan fond of Carnival and one of the six tritagonists. •Jamie Foxx as Nico, Pedro's close friend. He is a Yellow Canary with a green and blue striped bottle cap as a hat and tambourine. He loves to samba and one of the six tritagonists. •will.i.am as Pedro, a rapping Red-crested Cardinal and Nico's best friend and one of the six tritagonists. •Rachel Crow as Carla, Blu and Jewel's eldest daughter and one of the six tritagonists. •Amandla Stenberg as Bia, Blu, and Jewel's younger daughter and one of the six tritagonists. •Pierce Gagnon as Tiago, Blu, and Jewel's youngest one-and-only son and one of the six tritagonists. •Andy García as Eduardo, Jewel's father and the leader of the Spix's Macaw Tribe. •Bruno Mars as Roberto, a wild, yet very suave, Spix's Macaw and Jewel's childhood friend. •Kristin Chenoweth as Gabi, a villainous, but emotional poison dart frog, Nigel's sidekick, and the secondary antagonist. She is in love with her boss Nigel. •Rita Moreno as Mimi, Eduardo's funny older sister. •Tracy Morgan as Luiz, a bulldog and a chainsaw expert who has a medical condition of drooling. •Bebel Gilberto as Eva, a Keel-billed Toucan and Rafael's wife. •Kate Micucci as Tiny, a female Finch. •Philip Lawrence as Felipe, the leader of the Scarlet Macaw tribe. •Jeffrey Garcia as Spoonbill and Peri •Claira Titman as Claira •Jason Harris as the Old Bird •Carlinhos Brown as the Audition Bird •Miriam Wallen as the Coin Toss Bird •Marco Antonio Regil as the Porcupine Game Announcer •Pablo Ramirez as the Tapir Game Announcer •Charlie, a non-speaking anteater and one of Nigel's henchmen. He wears a bowler hat and a bow tie. He ends up quitting to work for Nigel.
Humans
•Leslie Mann as Linda Gunderson, a girl who discovered Blu after he was taken from Rio de Janeiro to Moose Lake and adopted him for 15 years. •Rodrigo Santoro as Tulio Monteiro, a Brazilian ornithologist. •Jake T. Austin as Fernando, Marcel's former impoverished assistant. •Natalie Morales as the Newscaster •Janelle Monáe as Dr. Monáe •Miguel Ferrer as "Big Boss", the leader of the illegal loggers and one of the two main antagonists. He has a pet monkey and is addicted to lollipops. •Sérgio Mendes as the Street Vendor •Bernardo de Paula as the Carnival Barker and the Blue Sentry •Randy Thom as the Logging Foreman
In an interview after his nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Song, Sérgio Mendes said that the first film is likely to have a sequel and that Carlos Saldanha is planning it for release in 2014, a few months before the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which will be held in Brazil. Also, a spokesperson for 20th Century Fox said that the studio is interested in turning Rio into a franchise.
"I think the plan is for the movie to come three or four months before the World Cup. Fox has been talking about (it) and it looks like it's going to happen. We're going to have a meeting I think next week and Carlos is coming to town to tell us the story, and it looks like it's a go."
―Sérgio Mendes, January 25, 2012.
Variety states that Saldanha had officially signed a five-year deal with 20th Century Fox that allows him to helm live-action and/or animated films, with the sequel being part of that contractual agreement.
On April 7, 2012, Deadline.com reported that Jesse Eisenberg has signed up to reprise his role as Blu. Anne Hathaway had also signed on to reprise her role as Jewel. Rodrigo Santoro had confirmed his return to voice ornithologist Tulio Monteiro, as well as hinting that the sequel's setting will involve more of the Amazon.
On November 28, Don Rhymer, screenplay writer of the first film, passed away during the writing phase of the sequel after a battle with head and neck cancer.
Marketing
Under the supervision of 20th Century Fox - with director Carlos Saldanha and music composer John Powell - the film's natural hometown of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil used the film as a tie-in promotion for the 2014 New Year's Eve celebration at Copacabana Beach. Three of four Angry Birds Rio episodes — all visually tied to Rio 2 — have been released. The first, "Rocket Rumble", was released in December 2013, the second, "High Dive", in February 2014, the third, "Blossom River", in April 2014, and the fourth, Timber Tumble, on July 15, 2014. In April 2014, Kohl's began selling Blu, Gabi, and Luiz plush toys as a part of their Kohl's Cares merchandise program.
Home media
was released on Blu-ray (2D and 3D) and DVD on July 15, 2014. The Target exclusive comes with a Blu plush toy. A limited sing-along edition of the film was released on Blu-ray and DVD on November 4, 2014.
Critical reception
received mixed reviews from critics. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 48% based on reviews from 105 critics, with an average rating of 5.4/10. The site's consensus reads: "Like most sequels, Rio 2 takes its predecessor's basic template and tries to make it bigger -- which means it's even busier, more colorful, and ultimately more exhausting for viewers outside the youthful target demographic." Another review aggregation website, Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 top reviews from mainstream critics, calculated a score of 49 out of 100 based on 34 reviews, which indicates mixed or average reviews. Mark Adams of Screen Daily said, "As a delightfully bright and breezy bit of 3D animated entertainment Rio 2 hits the sweet spot, and will no doubt be a box office hit with its blend of good-natured jungle adventure, songs, and gags. The only frustrating thing is that it feels very much like a by-the-numbers sequel, lacking the verve, ebullience, and left-field humor that made 2011's Rio such a surprise hit." Justin Lowe of The Hollywood Reporter said, "This rumble in the jungle adds a colorful cast of rain-forest creatures to the franchise's infectious sense of frivolity." Justin Chang of Variety said, "Domestic and ecological dramas abound in this bright, noisy, overstuffed sequel to Fox's 2011 surprise hit." Tom Huddleston of Time Out gave the film three out of five stars, saying "There are problems here ... but the characterization is feisty and memorable, the song-and-dance sequences intricate and colorful, and it'll charm the socks off little people." Kyle Smith of the New York Post gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying "Rio 2 is not what I would call Amazon prime, but it's got enough silly songs and daffy critters to keep the little ones happy." Claudia Puig of USA Today gave the film two out of four stars, saying "Rio 2 teems with colorful animated splendor and elaborate musical numbers, but its rambling, hectic, if good-hearted, story is for the birds." Richard Corliss of Time gave the film a positive review, saying "Even when it's coarse and calculating, this is an eager entertainment machine that will keep the kids satisfied. Just don't tell them that the Rio movies are musical comedies about an avian genocide." Elizabeth Weitzman of the New York Daily News gave the film three out of five stars, saying "We're grading on a sliding scale here. But if Rio 2 is hardly Pixar quality, it's certainly better than the average animated sequel." Peter Hartlaub of the San Francisco Chronicle gave the film two out of four stars, saying "It's like the last Hobbit movie - so much time passes between side plots that you have to jog the memory when a minor character appears again. Who's that toucan again? Is he a bad guy?" Bill Goodykoontz of The Arizona Republic gave the film three out of four stars, saying "An agreeable song-and-dance movie, a laugh here, a laugh there, pleasant but overly busy, for seemingly no real reason other than to throw a few more set pieces at the wall to see what sticks." Jessica Herndon of the Associated Press gave the film three out of four stars, saying "With so much going on, it's a wonder this kids' movie is only five minutes longer than the original. But for the music and brilliantly picturesque look, it's worth the 3-D ticket." Stephanie Merry of The Washington Post gave the film two out of four stars, saying "All in all, though, the movie feels at once too busy and too derivative. That's no easy feat, but it's also one sequel-makers probably shouldn't aspire to." Bruce Demara of the Toronto Star gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying "Those who enjoyed the adventures of Blu and Jewel and company in the first Rio are going to find the sequel an equally pleasing diversion." Tom Russo of The Boston Globe gave the film two out of four stars, saying "The story flows, but not always freely, thanks to its manufactured feel." Jeannette Catsoulis of The New York Times gave the film a negative review, saying "The cinematic equivalent of attack by kaleidoscope, Rio 2 sucks you in and whirls you around before spitting you out, exhausted." Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a negative review, saying "Wonderfully animated and well-voiced, Rio 2 is nevertheless too much. Too much plot, too many issues, too many characters." Bill Zwecker of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film three out of four stars, saying "It's as good as the first one and sure to please both the kiddies and adults with its two-tiered humor." Tirdad Derakhshani of The Philadelphia Inquirer gave the film two out of four stars, saying "It'll keep the kids content for a couple of hours, though it's likely to bore the grown-ups." Liam Lacey of The Globe and Mail gave the album three out of four stars, saying "Rio 2 (like Fox's Ice Age series) relies on derivative plotting and slapstick visual gags, in contrast to Pixar's more cerebral originality. Where the film excels though, in an even more pronounced way than the first film, is in the choreographed animation for the musical numbers." Alonso Duralde of The Wrap gave the film a negative review, saying "The musical moments, on the whole, stand out as the highlights of the film; Rio 2 becomes watchable when the flat characters shut up and sing." Rafer Guzman of Newsday gave the film one and a half stars out of four, saying "The movie has one goal: to amuse the most children with the least amount of effort." Steve Persall of the Tampa Bay Times gave the album a B+, saying "Like its peppy predecessor, Rio 2 doesn't look or sound like other animated licenses to print money. That alone is reason enough to appreciate it." Kevin McFarland of The A.V. Club gave the film a C, saying "Like the first film, Rio 2 is almost oppressively bright, bombarding the screen with flashes of saturated rainforest colors and even a bird version of soccer (timed a bit too perfectly to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil)." Mike McCahill of The Guardian gave the film two out of five stars, saying "It's hard to ascribe much art or wit to a franchise that retains the services of will.i.am as comic relief – and a thoroughly inorganic talent-show subplot feels like another attempt to groom youngsters for life in the Cowell jungle." Robbie Collin of The Daily Telegraph gave the film two out of five stars, saying "This jumbled sequel, which was also directed by Carlos Saldanha, loses most of what made the first film such an infectious entertainment." Eric Henderson of Slant Magazine gave the film one out of five stars, saying "Though there isn't a fruit-flavored hue that isn't jammed into every single corner of screen space in Rio 2, the movie has less actual nutritional value than 10 bowls of crushed Froot Loops dust. 20th Century Fox's sequel to the already dubious 2011 film would seem far too endlessly hyperventilating and self-stimulating a way to keep kids from barreling toward a s**z attack on a Saturday afternoon."
Box office
grossed $131,538,435 in North America, and $364,443,940 in other countries, for a worldwide total of $495,982,375, surpassing its predecessor. In North America, the film earned $12 million on its opening day, and opened to number two in its first weekend, with $39,327,869, behind Captain America: The Winter Soldier. In its second weekend, the film dropped to number three, grossing an additional $22,159,742. In its third weekend, the film dropped to number four, grossing $13,881,457. In its fourth weekend, the film dropped to number five, grossing $7,711,952. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment donated $100,000 to WWF to support conservation efforts in the Amazon.
Accolades
was nominated for various awards, including the British Academy Children's Awards, the 42nd Annie Awards, 41st People's Choice Awards, and the 13th Visual Effects Society Awards 2014. It was nominated for Best Original Song ("What Is Love") at the 19th Satellite Awards (Best Original Song), and won the Hollywood Song Award ("What Is Love") at the 18th Hollywood Film Awards.
Soundtrack
A soundtrack for the film was released on March 25, 2014 by Atlantic Records. It was promoted by the single "What Is Love", performed by Janelle Monáe.
Score
An additional album featuring John Powell's original score was released on April 8, 2014 by Sony Classical.
"The success of the first film was the start of a franchise."
―20th Century Fox spokesperson, January 27, 2012. A spokesperson for 20th Century Fox stated that they are interested in turning Rio into a franchise due to the original's gross success and critical acclaim.
Director Carlos Saldanha has kept the possibility for a Rio 3 open. He has stated, "Of course, I have a lot of stories to tell, so we're [starting to] prepare for it."
In January of 2022, the media kit for The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild confirmed that, Ray Delaurentis, the screen writer for the film, was working on a sequel to the Rio franchise. The screenwriters will be Jim Hecht and William Schifrin. Blue Sky Studios will not have a role in the film's development unfortunately.
•There are roughly 142 Spix's Macaws that appear in the giant "2" of the animated poster. The number of Spix's Macaws within that formation seems to loosely follow the real-life population of the species left in existence (most of which are kept in captivity).
•Before the official release of the movie, a deleted scene was leaked showing Linda, Tulio and Fernando's search for Spix's Macaws.
•According to Carlos Saldanha in an exclusive interview with Brazil's Fantastico program, recreating the entire Amazon jungle for the movie was a six-month process.
•As of August 15, 2014, Rio 2 is the 2nd highest-grossing animated feature of 2014, behind How to Train Your Dragon 2. Rio 2 earned $494,078,003, while How to Train Your Dragon 2 passed the $500 million dollar mark.
•In total, How to Train Your Dragon 2 gained $621,537,519 of revenue, while Rio 2 gained $500,101,972 on their closing date at December 11, 2014 and September 4, 2014 respectively.
•The making and authorized distribution of this film supported over 12,000 jobs and involved over one millions work hours.
Apr 11, 2014 · Rio 2: Directed by Carlos Saldanha. With Jake T. Austin, Carlinhos Brown, Kristin Chenoweth, Jemaine Clement. It's a jungle out there for Blu, Jewel, and their three kids after they're hurtled from Rio de Janeiro to the wilds of the Amazon.
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