September 19, 2008

Open Season 2 Debuts

Culver City, Calif, - Boog, Elliot, and Mr. Weenie are back in Sony Pictures Animation’s Open Season 2, available on DVD, Blu-ray High Def, and PSP on January 27, 2009 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. 
The all-CG animated follow-up to the $190 million box office smash Open Season, Open Season 2 features top-notch voice talent including Joel McHale (E!’s “The Soup”), Mike Epps (The Honeymooners), Jane Krakowski (TV’s “30 Rock”), Billy Connolly (X Files: I Want to Believe), Crispin Glover (Back to the Future), and Steven Schirripa (TV’s “The Sopranos”).
 
Inspired by the humor of Steve Moore, creator of the nationally syndicated comic strip, “In the Bleachers,” Open Season 2 follows the “wild animals” as they face the “domestic pets” in a battle for everyone’s favorite wiener dog, Mr. Weenie, and introduces a new set of furry characters including Fifi (Glover), the bitter toy poodle, and Roberto (Schirripa), a basset hound with a slobbering problem.  The fun-filled adventure continues with deleted scenes, a behind-the-scenes feature showing all the magic (and fur) behind the creation of the family classic and an exclusive animated music video set to “Who Let The Dogs Out?” by Baja Men. On the DVD, kids can enjoy exciting interactive carnival games with the “Wacky Weenie Arcade” featuring Elliot’s “Go Fetch!” Frisbee game, “Fix That Doo” doggie glam up activities, and more.

Synopsis:
After falling head over hooves in love with Giselle (Krakowski), Elliot's (McHale) road to the altar takes a slight detour when Mr. Weenie (Cody Cameron) is kidnapped by a group of pampered pets determined to return him to his owners. Boog (Epps), Elliot, McSquizzy (Connolly), Buddy, and the rest of the woodland creatures launch a full-scale rescue mission for their sausage-shaped friend and soon find themselves in enemy camp: the world of the pets. Led by a toy poodle named Fifi (Glover), the pets do not plan to let Mr. Weenie go without a fight. Can a toy poodle bring down a 900-pound grizzly bear? Will Elliot ever marry Giselle? Find out in Open Season 2.
 
Directed by Matt O’Callaghan (Curious George) and Todd Wilderman (Stuart Little 2), Open Season 2 was written by David I. Stern based on the characters created by John Carls, Jill Culton, Steve Moore and Anthony Stacchi. The film is produced by Kirk Bodyfelt (Open Season) and Matt O’Callaghan. The executive producers are Jill Culton and Michelle Murdocca. The co-producer is Amy Jupiter. The imagery and animation is by Sony Pictures Imageworks in Culver City, California and Chennai, India, and Reel FX Creative Studios, based in Dallas, Texas. The score is by Ramin Djawadi.
 
DVD Bonus Features:
• Going WILD! With the Voice Cast of Open Season 2
• How to Draw Your Favorite Characters: Boog, Elliot & Fifi
• “Wacky Weenie Arcade”, featuring five exciting, carnival-style games for kids to enjoy
o Elliot's "Go Fetch!" – Frisbee Catch Game
o Track That Treat – Magic Shell Game
o Fix that 'Do – Doggie Glam-Up Activity
o Boog's Waterslide Maze Craze – Navigate Your Way Through A Wild Waterslide
o Doggie Strength Test – Ring Teat Bell!
• Deleted Scenes
o Forever AND Ever?
o Reilly’s Family Tree
o Bald Spot

Blu-ray High Def Exclusive Bonus Feature:
• Going WILD! With the Voice Cast of Open Season 2
• How to Draw Your Favorite Characters: Boog, Elliot & Fifi
• Deleted Scenes
o Forever AND Ever?
o Reilly’s Family Tree
o Bald Spot

*Exclusive Blu-ray Features
• BD Exclusive Game - Save Mr. Weenie! – In this zany frogger-style game, Boog and Elliot must cross busy streets avoiding hunters, speeding traffic, and innocent pedestrians.
• BD Live Enabled

Open Season 2 has a running time of approximately 76 minutes and is rated PG.