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Hold on to your nuts. The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl and... Dana: Tripped Out will arrive in theaters Easter Y8 joining Toons V Reality and Seaside for Endless Animation’s Y8 lineup.
The sequel takes place a few months after the original as our heroes, bounty hunters, and an oversized head has their happy ending. All except for Squirrel Girl’s somewhat reluctant, sarcastic yet lonely best friend Dana (Taissa Farmiga) who now has highly powerful telekinetic superpowers and doesn’t want to be a heroine despite help from her bestie, the lovable kooky Squirrel Girl (Academy Award winner Anna Kendrick). Unfortunately the problems become only the tip of the iceberg when a recent excursion cause Dana to lose herself and deal with a deadly new villainess known as Hive Queen (Vera Farmiga) who wants Dana as she plans to use her as a pawn to mind control everything. Desperate for a cure as well as avoiding other heroes forced to bring Dana in, Squirrel Girl, Dana, squirrel sidekicks Tippy Toe (Samantha Ireland) and Monkey Joe (Lil Rel Howery), and vigilantes/street artists Bullseye (David Tennant) and Illouise (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) must travel throughout attempt to find a way to help Dana control her powers.
In addition to the aforementioned Neil Patrick Harris, Grey Griffin, and Berleezy, the original cast is slated to return minus the late Stan Lee as well as adding Stephanie Beatriz and Nick Kroll to the cast.
The film is reported to be a mind bending musical, with songs by Jon Lajoie (The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part), Lolita Ritmanis (Batman: The Brave and The Bold “Mayhem Of The Music Meister”) and Jesse Novak (BoJack Horseman “Don’t Stop Dancing”). Daron Nefcy is also returning to write and direct the sequel, as Rebecca Sugar returns to help produce. The sequel is said to tackle anxiety and depression like Super Mario Bros tackled immigration and Can You Imagine tackled adulthood issues.