OPEN ROAD FILMS PARTNERS WITH REDROVER CO., LTD., TOONBOX ENTERTAINMENT LTD., AND
GULFSTREAM PICTURES FOR A SEQUEL TO THE HIT FILM “THE NUT JOB,” THE #1 FAMILY FILM
IN AMERICA
LOS ANGELES, CA, January 23, 2014 – Open Road Films, Redrover Co., Ltd., ToonBox
Entertainment Ltd., and Gulfstream Pictures are pleased to announce that THE NUT JOB
2, a sequel to the hit film THE NUT JOB – which opened on January 17, 2014, taking
in over $25,700,00 at the holiday weekend box-office as the biggest independent
animated film opening of all time – will hit theaters January 15, 2016. The
announcement was made today by Tom Ortenberg, CEO of Open Road Films and Hoe-jin Ha,
CEO and President of Redrover Co., Ltd.
In animated 3D, THE NUT JOB is an action-packed comedy that follows Surly (voiced by
Will Arnett), a mischievous squirrel, who must plan a heist to get into his town’s
biggest nut shop in order to help his pals in the park gather food to survive the
winter. Together with his sidekick, Buddy, Surly assembles a ragtag crew to help him
get inside – and takes them on a fun-filled adventure that they’ll never forget. In
addition to Will Arnett as Surly, THE NUT JOB also features the voices of Brendan
Fraser, Liam Neeson, Katherine Heigl, Maya Rudolph, Stephen Lang, Jeff Dunham,
Gabriel Iglesias and Sarah Gadon.
Directed by Peter Lepeniotis from a screenplay by Lorne Cameron and Lepeniotis, the
hit film THE NUT JOB was produced by Wookyung Jung and Graham Moloy. Executive
producers are Daniel Woo, Hong Kim, and Jay Ahn as well as Bill Bindley and Mike
Karz of Gulfstream Pictures. THE NUT JOB was a collaboration of Redrover Co., Ltd.,
ToonBox Entertainment Ltd. and Gulfstream Pictures.
“We couldn’t be more thrilled about THE NUT JOB,” stated Ortenberg. “It has been a
pleasure working with the teams at Redrover, ToonBox and Gulfstream and we are
delighted to re-team with them for THE NUT JOB 2.”
“We are very proud of what we have accomplished in Hollywood as an independent
production company,” commented Ha. “Our compliments go out to ToonBox and Gulfstream
for their endeavor in the co-production and to Open Road for their successful
campaign and teamwork. We are looking forward to working with them on THE NUT JOB
2.”
“We’re thrilled that audiences have embraced these characters and it is exciting to
anticipate their return for another adventure in THE NUT JOB 2,” said Karz. “The
entire team behind this movie did a fantastic job and we’re looking forward to
working with them again.”
The deal was negotiated on behalf of Open Road Films by Ortenberg, Elliott
Kleinberg, COO and Peter Lawson, Executive Vice President of Production and
Acquisitions. Susan Williams and Stephen Zager of Loeb and Loeb negotiated on
behalf of Redrover Co., Ltd., ToonBox Entertainment Ltd., and Gulfstream Pictures.
