Blu (voiced by
Jesse Eisenberg) and Linda (Mann) as seen in the first movie are living a
simple life together in Minnesota who are both homebodies – explaining the very
domesticated rare Macaw, Blu. Upon Tulio’s arrival, their lives are turned
upside down bringing news that Blu is not the last of his kind – taking them
both to Rio to meet Jewel (Anne Hathaway).
Their adventure brings them further into the Amazon in “Rio 2” where
Tulio and Linda who are now married have caught a blue feather floating on air
while exploring the deep part of the jungle. The newlyweds are exploring the
Amazon, where they discover there may be more Blue Macaws, and set out to find
them.
To fully realize
the scope and breadth of this magical new world and its vivid characters,
Saldanha brought together once again all-star voice cast, led by Oscar®
nominees Anne Hathaway and Jesse Eisenberg, Oscar and Grammy®-winner Jamie
Foxx, acclaimed musical artist will.i.am, actor-musician Jemaine Clement,
comedic actress Leslie Mann, actor Rodrigo Santoro (a Brazilian native),
actor-comedian George Lopez, and funnyman Tracy Morgan.
Now, filmmaker Saldanha
returns to Brazil and reunites his beloved characters in “Rio 2.” In the new film, it’s a jungle out there for
Blu, Jewel and their three kids, after they’re hurtled from Rio to the wilds of
the Amazon. As Blu tries to fit in, he goes beak-to-beak with the vengeful and
villainous Nigel, and meets the most fearsome adversary of all…his
father-in-law.
Leslie Mann, who
returns to voice Linda, describes the game-changing discovery: “From the sky, a
little blue feather falls between Linda and Tulio. He tastes it and he realizes it’s a Blue
Macaw feather. And they go off in search
of more Blue Macaws.” Mann’s on-screen
hubby, Rodrigo Santoro, who reprises the role of Tulio, notes that, “Linda and
Tulio are still working hard to protect birds in Brazil. And they make a terrific couple because Tulio
is a great thinker and Linda is a great ‘do-er.’”
Armed with the
knowledge of Linda and Tulio’s finding, Jewel decides her family must pick up
stakes and take a walk – make that flight – on the wild side. “In ‘Rio,’ we learned that Blu and Jewel were
the last of their kind, but in the new film they learn they might not be –that
there may be other Blue Macaws out there,” notes Hathaway. “So it becomes important to Jewel to find
who’s out there in the Amazon. She’s thrilled there could be more like her and
Blu.”
Rodrigo Santoro
is one of Brazil's most talented and famous actors and started his career
playing parts in RedeGlobo’s plays and went on to play parts in many of Globo’s
telenovelas, such as “Olho no Olho,” “PátriaMinha,” “Explode Coração,” “O Amor
Está no Ar,” “Suave Veneno” and “Mulheres Apaixonadas.” In 1998, he starred in the Brazilian
miniseries “Hilda Furacão,” playing the role of a priest. Since
then, Rodrigo has won a total of eight Best Actor awards, along with ten
nominations. He has done a variety of
work, starring in the popular Chanel No. 5 campaign with Nicole Kidman and
voicing the title character in “Stuart Little” and its sequel in the Brazilian
dubbed copies.
Rodrigo starred
in “300,” playing Xerxes opposite Gerard Butler. The film, which was based on the Frank
Miller's graphic novel of the same name, broke box office records throughout
the world becoming the first Brazilian actor to be nominated for an MTV Movie
Award®. He went on to roles in “The Last
Stand,” with Arnold Schwarzenegger; the comedy “What to Expect When You’re
Expecting”; and the upcoming films “Focus” and “300: Rise of an Empire,” in
which he reprises his “300” role of Xerxes.
Rodrigo’s first
American film was Sony’s “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle,” in which he starred
as Randy Emmers. He’s also starred in
Universal’s hit romantic comedy “Love Actually,” David Mamet’s “Redbelt,” Fox
Searchlight’s “Post Grad,” and “I Love You Phillip Morris.” Rodrigo starred in “Behind the Sun,” which
was nominated for Best Foreign Film at the 2002 Golden Globe Awards. He later starred in both Steven Soderbergh’s
“Che” and Pablo Trapero’s “Lion’s Den,” both of which earned multiple
nominations at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival.
A Twentieth
Century Fox released Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studio’s CG animated feature, “Rio
2” opens April 9 in theaters nationwide in the Phils.
