I saw trailers at “Bedtime Stories” the other night for two sequels that I’m really excited about.
Coming out straight to DVD on January 27 is “Open Season 2”, the follow-up to one of my favorite animated movies of 2007. This time the story apparently focuses on the dog Mr. Weenie. Neither Martin Lawrence or Ashton Kutcher are in it but it looks really funny. Hopefully it’ll be as good as the original.
The “Night At The Museum” sequel, “Night At The Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian”, looks fantastic! Ben Stiller’s character moves to Washington, D.C. and gets a job at the Smithsonian, and brings a lot of his old friends from N.Y. with him. Robin Williams and Owen Wilson are back. Newcomers to the cast include Hank Azaria, Jonah Hill and Amy Adams, who plays Stiller’s love interest (Amelia Earhart).
It’s scheduled release date is May 22, making it one of the blockbusters to kick-off the ’09 summer movie season.