The Pink Panther Deux
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| Directed by | Harald Zwart |
| Produced by | Robert Simonds |
| Written by | Scott Neustadter Michael M. Weber Lowell Ganz Babaloo Mandel Steve Martin Scott Alexander Larry Karaszewski |
| Starring | Steve Martin John Cleese Jean Reno Emily Mortimer Aishwarya Rai Alfred Molina Andy Garcia Yuki Matsuzaki Jeremy Irons Lily Tomlin Molly Sims |
| Music by | Christophe Beck |
| Cinematography | Denis Crossan |
| Editing by | Julia Wong |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | February 6, 2009 |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | The Pink Panther (2006) |
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The Pink Panther Deux is a sequel to the 2006 film, The Pink Panther. The film was first titled The Pink Panther 2, later renamed The Next Pink Panther and now the official title is The Pink Panther Deux.[citation needed] In the new film, Inspector Clouseau must team up with detectives from other European countries to rout the daring cat burglar, The Tornado, who has returned after a decade of inactivity.[1]
Steve Martin, who will reprise the role of Clouseau (originated by Peter Sellers), polished the original script written by Scott Neustadter and Michael M. Weber in November 2006.[1] Columbia Pictures, partnering with MGM on the sequel, hired the team of Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel to perform a further rewrite in January 2007.[2] Production was scheduled to begin in February 2007 for a 2008 release, but the film was subsequently re-scheduled for February 13, 2009 release after shooting was pushed back until August 2007 [1] due to the Canadian actors strike that derailed planned shooting in Montreal.[3] The release date was later changed to February 6, 2009.[4]
Principal photography began in Paris on August 20, 2007 before moving to Boston, Massachusetts a couple of weeks in, where it wrapped on November 2, 2007. Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai signed for the female lead as criminal expert, Sophie Solandres. John Cleese replaces Kevin Kline as Chief Inspector Dreyfus with Jean Reno and Emily Mortimer reprising their roles as Ponton and Nicole. Andy Garcia and Alfred Molina round out the cast as detectives, Inspector Vicenzo Brancaleone and Chief Inspector Randall Pepperidge.
Shawn Levy, who directed Steve Martin's first Pink Panther adventure, was in talks to be the film's Executive Producer but bowed out due to other work commitments.[2] Harald Zwart is directing the sequel.[5]
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[edit] Cast
- Steve Martin as Inspector Jacques Clouseau
- John Cleese as Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus
- Jean Reno as Gendarme Gilbert Ponton
- Emily Mortimer as Nicole Nuveau
- Andy Garcia as Inspector Vicenzo Brancaleone
- Alfred Molina as Chief Inspector Randall Pepperidge
- Aishwarya Rai as Sophie Solandres
- Yuki Matsuzaki as Kenji Mazuto
- Jeremy Irons as Alonso Avellaneda
- Lily Tomlin as Yvette Berenger
- Molly Sims as Marguerite
- Jack Metzger as Antoine
[edit] Filming locations
[edit] France
[edit] United States
Boston, Chelsea, Westwood, and Winchester, Massachusetts.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "New Cash Stash for MGM", Variety, November 14, 2006.
- ^ a b "Scribes adding color to 'Pink'", Hollywood Reporter, January 12, 2007.
- ^ "IATSE wins Quebec coin toss", PlayBack, March 2, 2007.
- ^ Sony website. Retrieved 10 June 2008
- ^ "Zwart to direct Pink Panther", Norway Post, May 27, 2007.
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