DreamWorks Animation announced today that they are moving forward withThe Boss Baby 2, andAlec Baldwinis returning to voice the title character. The studio has also revealed that the entire creative team behind the first movie will return for this sequel, which means that Tom McGrath will be back to direct from a script by Michael McCullers, based on Maria Frazee’s hit picture book series. Universal Pictures will distribute this animated sequel, which will be an all-new adventure based on theBoss Babybooks, although no specific plot details were given.
DreamWorks Animationrevealed the first poster for the movie on Twitter today, featuring the beloved title character. The studio has also set a July 19, 2025 release date, which, as of now, is the only movie to stake a claim to that particular date. There is also an untitled Disney live-action movie slated to debut two weeks earlier on July 15, 2025, with Universal’s highly-anticipatedFast & Furious 10, the last installment in the studio’s high-octane franchise, hitting theaters a week later on July 25, 2025.
The originalBoss Baby voice castalso includes Steve Buscemi, Jimmy Kimmel, Lisa Kudrow, Miles Bakshi, Tobey Maguire, James McGrath and Conrad Vernon, with Chris Miller, one half of theHan Solo: A Star Wars Storydirectorial team with Phil Lord, also lending his voice to this comedy.The Boss Babyis produced by Ramsey Ann Naito, although it isn’t clear yet if the rest of the voice cast, and the producer, are coming back for the sequel. Still, we have four more years until this animated follow-up arrives, so there is certainly no rush to get production in order quite yet. Still, it’s not surprising this is coming together so quickly, given the success of thisanimated blockbuster.
The Boss Babywas a box office hit right away, dethroningBeauty and the Beastand easily fending offGhost in the ShellandThe Zookeeper’s Wifewith an impressivebox office opening weekendof $50.1 million. As of now, it has earned $167 million domestic and $464.8 million worldwide, although no budget figures were given. It is currently the eighth highest-grossing movie domestically, just $70,000 behindKong: Skull Islandfor seventh place. Even ifThe Boss Babydoesn’t move up the charts, it’s still quite the impressive run, especially since it was sandwiched between the highest-grossing movie of the year,Beauty and the Beast, and the fourth highest-grossing movie this year, Universal’sThe Fate of the Furious.
The Boss Babycenters on a fast-talking briefcase-carrying baby (voiced by Alec Baldwin), whose brother embarks on a mission to win back the sole affection of his parents. In doing so, the brother stumbles upon a secret plot by the CEO of Puppy Co. (voiced byKevin Spacey) that threatens to destroy the balance of love in the world, and this brash baby executive masquerading as his new brother is at the center of it all. Now, they must come together as true brothers to stop the dastardly scheme, save their parents, restore order to the world, and prove that love is indeed an infinite force. While we wait for more onThe Boss Baby 2, take a look at the first poster for this animated sequel.
