'Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2' first look picture

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 picks up where Sony Pictures Animation's hit comedy left off.

Inventor Flint Lockwood's genius is finally being recognized as he's invited by his idol Chester V to join The Live Corp Company, where the best and brightest inventors in the world create technologies for the betterment of mankind.

Chester's right-hand-gal - and one of his greatest inventions - is Barb (a highly evolved orangutan with a human brain, who is also devious, manipulative and likes to wear lipstick.

It's always been Flint's dream to be recognized as a great inventor, but everything changes when he discovers that his most infamous machine (which turns water into food) is still operating and is now creating food-animal hybrids – “foodimals!”

With the fate of humanity in his hands, Chester sends Flint and his friends on a dangerously delicious mission, battling hungry tacodiles, shrimpanzees, apple pie-thons, double bacon cheespiders and other food creatures to save the world again!

Directed by:
Cody Cameron & Kris Pearn

Screenplay by:
John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein and Erica Rivinoja
Based upon characters from the book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs written by Judi Barrett and illustrated by Ron Barrett

Produced by:
Kirk Bodyfelt

Executive Producers:
Phil Lord
Christopher Miller

Cast:
Bill Hader (Flint Lockwood)
Anna Faris (Sam Sparks)
James Caan (Tim Lockwood)
Will Forte (Chester V)
Kristen Schaal (Barb)
Terry Crews (Earl)
Andy Samberg (Brent)
Neil Patrick Harris (Steve)
Benjamin Bratt (Manny)