Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 is a 2013 American computer-animated science fiction comedy film directed by Cody Cameron and Kris Pearn and written by Erica Rivinoja, John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein. A sequel to Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009) and the second installment in the franchise, it was produced by Sony Pictures Animation. Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Andy Samberg, Benjamin Bratt and Neil Patrick Harris reprise their roles from the first film, with Will Forte in a new role, Terry Crews replacing Mr. T and Kristen Schaal joining the cast. The plot focuses on Flint Lockwood and his friends returning to Swallow Falls when the presumed-destroyed FLDSMDFR resurfaces, this time creating sentient food creatures. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 was released in the United States on September 27, 2013, by Sony Pictures Releasing through its Columbia Pictures label and was a box office success, grossing $274 million worldwide against a budget of $78 million. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, but was deemed inferior to its predecessor.