The animation sequel onslaught of 2019 continues with the announcement that Finnish game maker Rovio will release Angry Birds 2 on September 20, 2019 through Sony Pictures.
Nearly all of the American majors will focus their efforts on sequels that year, with the current release slate set to include Lego Movie 2, How To Train Your Dragon 3, The Secret Life of Pets 2, Spongebob Squarepants 3, Frozen 2, and Toy Story 4.
Rovio has tapped Thurop Van Orman, creator of the Cartoon Network series The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, to make his feature directorial debut. Since Flapjack, Van Orman has served in a producing capacity on Dreamworks’ Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh, Nick’s Sanjay and Craig, and CN’s Adventure Time.