This week I was invited to take an early look at the hilarious new animated adventure, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, directed by Cody Cameron and Kris Pearn. The press day was held at Sony Pictures Animation Studios where I had an opportunity to talk to Anna Faris, Benjamin Bratt and Bill Hader who return in the sequel. The plot picks up right where the first film ends and reveals what happens after the island of Swallow Falls is evacuated to clean up the food disaster and Flint (Hader) discovers his infamous invention is still active and churning out deadly food monsters. During our roundtable interview, Faris, Bratt and Hader talked about returning to their characters, working with new directors, why mining the funny in an animated feature is a unique challenge, how they often don't know how their work looks until they experience it in a theater, why El Gallo Negro would be a cool addition to the Cloudy universe, and how they'd return if there was a Cloudy 3. They also discussed their upcoming projects including Faris' new CBS TV show, Mom; Bratt's PBS documentary, American Latinos; and Hader's roles in The To Do List, The Skeleton Twins, and The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby, and writing on South Park. When you see the finished film, do you see your own gestures in the characters? BILL HADER: Well, they have a video camera in there. They're viewing you. They do video of you when you're recording and you talk and ...
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