‘Sing 2!’ is the sequel to the sympathetic satire of the ‘talent shows’ premiered five years ago, which this time bets on the rock show
The Illumination studio logo, the one that appears with the Minions messing around, is always a guarantee of fun and animation quality. Five years ago we met Buster Moon, a hard-working koala who ran a theater that had seen better days. To refloat it, he had the idea of organizing a singing contest with participants such as a teenage elephant with stage fright, a gangster gorilla and a punk porcupine. Director Garth Jennings made a kind satire of the ‘talent shows’, in the style of ‘Operación Triunfo’, which won over the kids and their parents.
In its original version, the sequel features the voices of stars such as Matthew McConaughey, Scarlett Johansson and Reese Witherspoon, while on the soundtrack we find songs by Bono (who dubs an animated character for the first time), Pharrell Williams and Halsey. In the Spanish version, it has opted for Luis Tosar, Ana Milan, Miguel Ángel Muñoz, Rigoberta Bandini, Andrea Compton and Concha Velasco.
Buster Moon puts on a show again on ‘Sing 2!’
The ever-optimistic Buster Moon and his stellar cast of animal performers are gearing up this time to release their most fabulous and brilliant performance to date. There’s only one catch: First, they must persuade the loneliest and oldest rock star, the legendary rock lion, Clay Calloway, to join them.
‘Sing 2!’ It is destined to become the Christmas cartoon movie, mostly because it has hardly any rivals (the Spanish ‘Valentina’, starring a girl with Down syndrome). Among the songs to sing in the cinema in the manner of karaoke, ‘I’ll Stand By You’, by the Pretenders; ‘Let’s Go Crazy’, by Prince; ‘Can’t Feel My Face’, by The Weeknd; ‘I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For’, by U2 …
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