The Pink Panther 2

The Pink Panther 2 is the 2009 sequel to the 2006 film The Pink Panther, a reboot of the popular comedy series. The film is currently scheduled for release on February 6, 2009 in North America.

In the film, Inspector Clouseau must team up with detectives from other countries to rout the daring cat burglar, The Tornado, who has returned after a decade of inactivity.

The Film marked the first appearance of the new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer logo featuring a CGI MGM Channel Sony Pictures

Steve Martin, who will reprise the role of Clouseau, originated by Peter Sellers, polished the original script written by Scott Neustadter and Michael M, Weber in November 2006. Columbia Pictures, partnering with MGM on the sequel, hired the team of Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel to perform a further rewrite in January 2007.

Principal photography began in Paris on August 20, 2007, then moved to Boston several weeks later, where filming ended on November 2, 2007.

Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai appears in the female lead as criminology expert, Sonia. John Cleese replaces Kevin Kline as Chief Inspector Dreyfus with Jean Reno and Emily Mortimer reprising their roles as his partner Ponton and his girlfriend Nicole. Andy García and Alfred Molina round out the cast as detectives, Inspector Vicenzo Brancaleone and Chief Inspector Randall Pepperidge. Harald Zwart is directing the sequel.

Plot synopsis

Clouseau is sent away from France on holiday by Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus, only to have the vacation turn out to be an elaborate ploy to make him leave. When he leaves France the Pink Panther diamond and several other artifacts are stolen (once again). Along with a team including Inspector Pepperidge (Great Britain), Vincenzo (a wealthy businessman from Italy), Kenji (an electronics specialist from Japan), and Sonia (a researcher and criminology expert from India), Clouseau has to solve the case of the Pink Panther diamond, identify the robber known only as “the Tornado”, and solve the theft of the Magna Carta.

Casting and Credits

• Starring:  Steve Martin, Aishwarya Rai, Andy Garcia, John Cleese, Alfred Molina
• Directed by:  Harald Zwart
• Produced by:  Shawn Levy, Ira Shuman, Robert Simonds

Other Information

• Genres:  Comedy, Thriller and Sequel
• Release Date:  February 6th, 2009 (wide)
• MPAA Rating:  PG for some suggestive humor, brief mild language and action.
• Distributors:  Sony Pictures Releasing

Links

• Trailer
• Official website
• The Pink Panther 2 at the Internet Movie Database

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