Return to Rio with this smash-hit animated sequel.
Endangered macaws Blu (Jesse Eisenberg) and Jewel (Anne Hathaway) are raising their three kids in the lively city of Rio, but they get a piece of astounding news that hurtles them on a fresh adventure. Blu’s keeper Linda (Leslie Mann) has found evidence in the heart of the Amazon that Blu and his family might not be the last of their species after all.
Desperate to find out if there are more of their kind, Jewel persuades Blu to take a family vacation to the jungle, where he discovers not only more Blue Macaws, but also his father-in-law Eduardo (Andy Garcia)…
Eisenberg and Hathaway return for more colourful animated fun in this sequel to 2011 hit Rio. Carlos Saldanha aims to recreate the vibrancy of the film’s setting with brightly coloured characters, fun musical numbers and plenty of Samba spirit, and the musical feel is helped by the likes of Bruno Mars, Jamie Foxx and Kristin Chenoweth in the starry voice cast.
Rio 2 is a Film programme that first aired in 2014 and has been classified a U certificate.
