Digimon: The Dark Network

Digimon 2 (adverstised as Digimon: The Dark Network) is a science fiction adventure film based on the anime of the same name. This is the sequel to the film Digimon and it is the second installment of the live action Digimon film series. It stars Douglas Booth, Josh Hutcherson, Eliza Bennett, Shailene Woodley, Asa Butterfield, Robert Sheehan, and Ty Sympkins reprising their roles as the DigiDestined, with the Digimon voice actors returning as the Digimon companions. and Patrick Stewart, Ty Burrell, Leslie Mann, Joey King, Timothy Olyphant, Radha Mitchell, Jason Bateman, Carla Gugino, Ashley Judd, Will Ferrell and Jennifer Garner reprising their roles as the family of the DigiDestined and Gennai. In addition, Bruce Campbell and David Cross are part of the cast. Unlike the first film, James Cameron did not return to direct, but Greg McLean is the one directing the film, with the creator of the Digimon media franchise Akiyoshi Hongo serving as executive producer and the screenplay written and produced by Drew Gars in cooperation with Bandai.

Plot
Two days after the events of their adventure in the Digital World, The Digidestined are now separated with their own lives to live, but somehow, they get transported back to the Digital World by Gennai when an evil Digimon plans to rule a continent in the Digital World called the Server Continent.

Cast

 * Douglas Booth as Tyler "Tai" Kamden, the leader of the DigiDestined.
 * Josh Hutcherson as Matt Jordans, T.K.'s big brother and a member of the DigiDestined.
 * Eliza Bennett as Sora Taylor, Tai's best friend and a member of the DigiDestined.
 * Asa Butterfield as Korbin "Izzy" Isaacs, a computer expert and a member of the DigiDestined.
 * Shailene Woodley as Mimi Thatch, a blunt and outspoken teen and a member of the DigiDestined.
 * Ty Simpkins as T.K. Jordans, Matt's little brother and a member of the DigiDestined.
 * Robert Sheehan as Joe Kingston, the eldest member of the DigiDestined.
 * Patrick Stewart as Gennai, a data-based human in the form of an old man who serves as the DigiDestined's guide when they arrive in the Digital World.
 * Joey King as Kari Kamden, Tai's little sister.
 * Leslie Mann as Jessica Kamden, Tai and Kari's mother.
 * Ty Burrell as Tom Kamden, Tai and Kari's father.
 * David Cross as Owen Palmer, an former astrobiologist and the inventor of the Trans-Uploader.
 * Timothy Olyphant as Harold "Harry" Taylor, a Second lieutenant the U.S. Army and Sora's father.
 * Carla Gugino as Tonya Taylor, Sora mother.
 * Ashley Judd as Katherine Isaacs, Izzy's adopted mother.
 * Jason Bateman as Mason Isaacs, Izzy's adopted father.
 * Radha Mitchell as Nancy Tanner, Matt and T.K.'s mother and Hilton's ex-wife.
 * Jon Hamm as Hilton Jordans, the lead anchorman for the Odaiba News and Matt and T.K.'s father.
 * Will Ferrell as Kenneth Thatch, Mimi's father.
 * Jennifer Garner as Stacy Thatch, Mimi's mother.

Voice Cast and Motion Capture:
 * Tom Fahn as Aguman
 * - Brianne Siddall as Koromon
 * - Michael Lindsey as Greymon
 * - Joesph Pilato as MetalGreymon


 * Kirk Thornton as Gabumon, Garurumon, WereGaurumon
 * Tifanie Christunn as Biyomon
 * - Melodee Spevack as Birdramon, Garudamon


 * Jeff Nimoy as Tentomon, Kabuterimon, MegaKabuterimon
 * Anna Garduno as Palmon
 * - Mari Devon as Togemon
 * - Jena Malone as Lillymon


 * R. Martin Klein as Gomamon, Ikkakumon
 * - Michael Sorich as Zudomon


 * Laura Summer as Patamon
 * - Chris Hemsworth as Angemon


 * Bruce Campbell as Etemon, the master of the Dark Network and the main antagonist.
 * Frank Welker as Monochromon, One of of Etemon's henchmen.
 * Rob Paulson as Gazimon, One of the Etemon's henchmen.

Trivia

 * James Cameron did not return to direct because of scheduling conflicts.
 * Industrial Light & Magic was chosen to create the visual effects for the first film and the second film. Hongo and 29AndreG hired Oscar winners John Knoll and Hal T. Hickel, both known for their work on the Star Wars prequel trilogy and the Pirates of the Caribbean films. Legacy Effects was hired to do the special and practical effects on the film. Shane Mahan, known for creating the armored suits for Iron Man, was hired on as effects supervisor. John Rosengrant was also brought in for his work on Real Steel. Oscar winner Clay Pinney, known for his work on Independence Day and Star Trek, was also brought on board. Hybride Technologies, a division of Ubisoft, and Rodeo FX also contributed to the visual effects.
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Sequels
During production on Digimon 2, executive producer Akiyoshi Hongo, creator of the Digimon media franchise, announced that there will be a third and fourth film of the live action Digimon film series. Director Greg McLean will not return to direct the films, but it's confirmed that it will be directed by The Wachowskis. Helms, Pegg, Poehler, Lithgow, Baruchel, Kemper, and Miller have returned to reprise their roles from the first film. Later on, english actress Emma Watson and english actor Andrew Garfield were both casted. More recently, actors Tom Cruise and Liam Neeson were both casted in the film. During an interview on the Tonight Show, New Zealand actor Russell Crowe annouced he joined the cast of the film. Sylvester Stallone was reported to have been spotted on set, where one of the crew members reveal that he was cast to play a military man. The producers tweeted that Japanese actor Ken Watanabe joined the cast. Denzel Washington and David Strathairn were then announced as cast members. Aside from the human characters, Australian actor Guy Pearce was casted as the film's main antagonist, Myotismon. Voice actor Tom Kenny joined the cast as Myotismon's lacky, DemiDevimon.