The Pink Panther 2
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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.
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Directed by | Harald Zwart |
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Based on | The Pink Panther by Blake Edwards Maurice Richlin |
Produced by | Robert Simonds |
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Cinematography | Denis Crossan |
Edited by | Julia Wong |
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Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing[1] |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $70 million[2] |
Box office | $76 million[2] |
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.