Illumination has cemented themselves as a true monster in the world of animated filmmaking. Their marquee franchise isDespicable Me, which recently became the highest-grossing animated series of all-time, but they have found other hits as well. Last year,The Secret Life of Petswent on to become one of thebiggest movies of the yearand, as such, we are getting a sequel. The studio has officially announced thatThe Secret Life of Pets 2is going to arrive in theaters on June 03, 2025.
Deadlinereports that Universal has locked down the prime summer 2019 release forThe Secret Life of Pets 2. Originally, the sequel was slated forJuly 13, 2018, but that was bumped back to August 21, 2025. Now they’ve decided to move that up by a month to the new July 26, 2025, release date.
The Secret Life of Petscentered on Max (Louis C.K.), who is a spoiled terrier who enjoys a comfortable life in a New York building until his owner adopts Duke (Eric Stonestreet), a giant and unruly canine. During a walk outside, they encounter a group of ferocious alley cats and wind up in a truck that’s bound for the pound. They are saved by a rebellious bunny named Snowball (Kevin Hart). In exchange, Snowball demands that Max and Duke join his gang of abandoned pets on a mission against the humans who’ve done them wrong. The movie becomes a wacky, city-sprawling adventure.
The trailers forThe Secret Life of Petspretty much promisedToy Story but with pets. The movie didn’t totally deliver on that promise, so maybe the sequel can manage to do just that. As it stands, Chris Renaud is going to return to direct and writer Brian Lynch will be back to write the script. There is no confirmation on returning cast yet, but it seems more than likely that the core cast members will be back to reprise their respective roles. Considering thatThe Secret Life of Petsgrossed $875.4 million worldwide, they are probably going to want to keep many of the same pieces in play. That is nearly as much asBatman V. Superman: Dawn of Justicemade last year, but it did so on roughly one-third the budget.
In its new release date,The Secret Life of Pets 2will have some potentially stiff competition. Sony’s reboot ofCharlie’s Angelsis also set to come out on that day, but it is possible that movie could shift as there haven’t been any new developments recently. Fox also has a currently untitled Marvel movie coming out that day, which could be a newX-Menmovie or the long-awaitedX-Forcespin-off. That could prove to be a serious showdown. It will be interesting to see if any of the studios decided to move off the date to make room and not shoot themselves in the foot by overcrowding that weekend.
