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2009 American film
The Pink Panther 2
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Harald Zwart
Screenplay by
Steve Martin
Scott Neustadter
Michael H. Weber
Story by
Scott Neustadter
Michael H. Weber
Based on
The Pink Panther by Blake Edwards Maurice Richlin
Produced by
Robert Simonds
Starring
Steve Martin
Jean Reno
Alfred Molina
Emily Mortimer
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Andy García
Lily Tomlin
John Cleese
Cinematography
Denis Crossan
Edited by
Julia Wong
Music by
Christophe Beck
Henry Mancini (Theme)
Production companies
Columbia Pictures
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Robert Simonds Company
Distributed by
Sony Pictures Releasing[1]
Release dates
January 24, 2009 (2009-01-24) (Alpe d'Huez)
February 6, 2009 (2009-02-06) (United States)
Running time
92 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$70 million[2]
Box office
$76 million[2]
The Pink Panther 2 is a 2009 American comedy-mystery film directed by Harald Zwart.[3] It is the eleventh installment in The Pink Panther film series and the sequel to the 2006 film The Pink Panther, a reboot of the popular comedy series.[4] The film was released on February 6, 2009 in North America.[5] In the film, Inspector Clouseau must team up with detectives from other countries to rout a daring burglar, The Tornado, who has returned after a decade's inactivity.
Steve Martin, who reprised the role of Clouseau, originated by Peter Sellers, polished the original script written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber in November 2006.[4] MGM, partnering with Columbia Pictures on the sequel, hired the team of Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel to perform a further rewrite in January 2007.[6] Principal photography began in Paris on August 20, 2007, then moved to Boston several weeks later, where filming ended on November 2, 2007.
John Cleese replaces Kevin Kline as Chief Inspector Dreyfus with Jean Reno and Emily Mortimer reprising their roles as Clouseau's partner Ponton and Clouseau's girlfriend Nicole. Beyoncé did not return for the sequel. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan appears as the criminology expert Sonia Solandres. Andy García, Yuki Matsuzaki and Alfred Molina round out the cast as detectives Italian Inspector Vincenzo Brancaleone, Japanese Inspector Kenji Mazuto and British Chief Inspector Randall Pepperidge, respectively. It was released on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on June 23, 2009.
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