Pitch Perfect 2
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Elizabeth Banks
Written by	Kay Cannon
Produced by	Elizabeth Banks Paul Brooks Kay Cannon Max Handelman Jeff Levine
Starring	Anna Kendrick Skylar Astin Rebel Wilson Brittany Snow Ester Dean Hana Mae Lee Alexis Knapp Hailee Steinfeld Chrissie Fit
Cinematography	Jim Denault
Edited by	Craig Alpert
Music by	Mark Mothersbaugh The Underdogs
Production company	Gold Circle Films
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	April 20, 2015 (2015-04-20) (Las Vegas premiere) May 15, 2015 (2015-05-15)
Running time	115 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$29 million[2]
Box office	$8.8 million[3]

Pitch Perfect 2 is a 2015 American musical comedy film directed by Elizabeth Banks and written by Kay Cannon. It is a sequel to the 2012 film Pitch Perfect, which was loosely adapted from Mickey Rapkin's non-fiction book, titled Pitch Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate A Cappella Glory. The film centers on the fictional Barden University and The Bellas, an-all female acapella singing group. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Brittany Snow, Ester Dean, Hana Mae Lee, and Alexis Knapp. It was released on May 15, 2015 by Universal Pictures.

Following an incident involving Fat Amy having a wardrobe malfunction at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Barden Bellas are suspended from the circuit of a capella performing. In order to regain their status, the Bellas enter the international competition—a colossal task since no American team has ever won.

• Anna Kendrick as Beca Mitchell, a senior Bella. She is an aspiring record producer and is now an intern at a record label. She is dating Jesse Swanson, the leader of the Treblemakers. Her father is a professor at Barden.
• Rebel Wilson as Patricia "Fat Amy", a senior Bella. She is from Tasmania, Australia. Her real name is Patricia, but she goes by her nickname, "Fat Amy". She is dating Bumper Allen, a former Treblemaker.
• Brittany Snow as Chloe Beale, a three-time super senior. She failed a required class three times to stay with the Bellas.
• Ester Dean as Cynthia-Rose Adams. She is a senior Bella and identifies as a lesbian. She announces she is engaged and getting married after graduation.
• Alexis Knapp as Stacie Conrad, a senior Bella known for being overly sexual.
• Hana Mae Lee as Lilly Onakurama, a senior Bella known for her quiet speaking voice, odd remarks, and beat-boxing.
• Kelley Jakle as Jessica, a senior Bella.
• Shelley Regner as Ashley, a senior Bella.
• Hailee Steinfeld as Emily Junk-Hardon, a freshman legacy Bella. Her mother was also a Barden Bella. She is dating Benji Applebaum, a senior Treblemaker.
• Chrissie Fit as Florencia "Flo" Fuentes, a senior Bella who joined the group her sophomore year when she came to Barden University from Guatemala.

• Skylar Astin as Jesse Swanson, Beca's boyfriend and a senior Treblemaker.
• Adam DeVine as Bumper Allen, Fat Amy's love interest and former leader of the Treblemakers. After working for John Mayer, he returns to Barden University as a security guard.
• Ben Platt as Benjamin "Benji" Applebaum, a senior Treblemaker and Emily's love interest.
• Anna Camp as Aubrey Posen, former leader of the Bellas. She now runs the Lodge of Fallen Leaves, a camp for business professionals to learn teamwork skills. She is known for her former problems with vomiting when nervous and quoting her father who was in the military.
• Flula Borg as Pieter Krämer, Das Sound Machine co-leader^[4]
• Birgitte Hjort Sørensen as Kommissar, Das Sound Machine co-leader^[4]
• Kether Donahue as Alice, a former Bella leader.
• C.J. Perry as a former Bella.^[5]
• Katey Sagal as Katherine Junk, Emily's mother and a former Bella.
• Keegan-Michael Key as Beca's boss at the record label.
• Shawn Carter Peterson as Dax, a fellow intern at the record label, and the nephew of Beca's boss.
• Elizabeth Banks as Gail Abernathy-McKadden-Feinberg, a capella competition commentator.
• John Michael Higgins as John Smith, a capella competition commentator.
• David Cross as the Riff-Off Host
• Brea Grant as the Barden Orientation Announcer
• Reggie Watts, John Hodgman, Jason Jones, and Joe Lo Truglio as Tone Hanger singers
• Austin Lyon as Heat Residual Intern
• Robin Roberts as a Legacy Bella
• Snoop Dogg as himself

• Christina Aguilera as herself
• Adam Levine as himself
• Blake Shelton as himself
• Pharrell Williams as himself
• Kay Cannon as Newscaster Connie
• Jimmy Kimmel as himself
• Natalie Morales as Today Show host
• Rosie O'Donnell, Nicole Wallace, and Rosie Perez as The View hosts
• Pentatonix as Team Canada
• The Filharmonic as Team Philippines
• Penn Masala as themselves
• Green Bay Packers members as themselves

In December 2012, Skylar Astin revealed that he and Rebel Wilson had had meetings with Universal Studios about the potential sequel.^[6] In April 2013, it was confirmed that a sequel would be released in 2015.^[7] Elizabeth Banks directed the sequel, and Kay Cannon returned as screenwriter.^[8] Paul Brooks produced for Gold Circle Films, alongside Banks and Max Handelman. Gold Circle's Scott Niemeyer executive produced. Cannon is co-produced with Gold Circle's Jeff Levine.^[8] Deke Sharon returned as vocal producer.^[9] As in the first movie, they ran a month of "a cappella boot camp" before filming.^[10]

Anna Kendrick and Wilson returned, playing the characters they originated in the first film.^[11] Brittany Snow also reprised her character.^[12] On April 24, Chrissie Fit was added to the cast.^[13] On May 1, Hailee Steinfeld was added to the cast, playing a new member of the Barden Bellas.^[14] On May 5, Adam DeVine was reported to return in the film.^[15] On May 14, Katey Sagal was added to the cast, playing Steinfeld's character's mother.^[16]

On May 29, Flula Borg was added to the cast.^[17] He played the leader of a European a cappella group, Das Sound Machine, that competed with the Bellas.^[18] It was confirmed on June 18, 2014 that Christopher Shepard was added to the cast.^[19]

It was confirmed on June 24, 2014 that Pentatonix would play the role of a rival group to the Barden Bellas.^[20] It was also later confirmed that The Filharmonic from season 4 of The Sing Off would make a cameo appearance as a rival group from the Philippines.^[21] On June 25, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen was confirmed added to the cast.^[22]

On May 21, 2014, principal photography took place at Louisiana State University campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.^[23]

On December 3, 2014, Mark Mothersbaugh was hired to compose the music for the film.^[24] The official soundtrack was released on May 12, 2015.^[25]

Charts

The film was released on May 7, 2015 in Australia and New Zealand, and May 15 in the United States.^[29]

A still from the rehearsals for the film was revealed on May 16, 2014.^[30] The poster was released on November 18, 2014 and the trailer came out the following day. A second trailer was aired during the Super Bowl on February 1, 2015.^[31]

The film opened at number one in Australia and New Zealand, earning $7.6 million and $1.2 million respectively.^[32]

Pitch Perfect 2 has received generally positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 68%, based on 127 reviews, with an average rating of 6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Pitch Perfect 2 sings in sweet comedic harmony, even if it doesn't hit quite as many high notes as its predecessor."^[33] On Metacritic, the film holds score of 66 out of 100, based on 36 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[34]

On April 11, 2015, a month before the release of the second film, it was announced that Rebel Wilson would return for a third film, although she stated that she did not know if Kendrick or any of the other cast members would also be reprising their roles.^[35]

• Pitch Perfect 2 at IMDb
• Pitch Perfect 2 at Box Office Mojo
• Pitch Perfect 2 at Rotten Tomatoes
• Pitch Perfect 2 at Metacritic