The Secret Life of Pets is about what pets do when their homeowners go away for work for the day: they spend the day assembly their associates, having heavy rock events, raiding the fridge and watching television. In the meantime, Gidget ( Jenny Slate ), a white Pomeranian—who has a crush on Max— discovers that he’s missing and enlists a search party—consisting of sassy and obese tabby cat Chloe ( Lake Bell ), hyperactive pug Mel (Bobby Moynihan), laid-back dachshund Buddy (Hannibal Buress), aged paralyzed basset hound Pops ( Dana Carvey ), a curmudgeonly red-tailed hawk named Tiberius ( Albert Brooks ), cheeky guinea pig Norman (Chris Renaud) and cute little budgie Sweetpea ( Tara Strong )—to seek out and rescue Max earlier than their house owners return house.
So, come June 7, 2019, when Common Footage releases The Secret Life of Pets 2 in U.S. theaters, we’ll be watching carefully, not just because the primary film was fun to watch, but also to see whether Illumination’s unintentional experiment with movie star voice actor alternative could have any affect on the movie’s field office success.
That query led movie producer Chris Meledandri to develop The Secret Life of Pets , … Read the rest