Rovio Dates Angry Birds Movie 2

Sony Pictures will distribute the sequel. The team at Sony Pictures Imageworks will also handle the animation for the film, which will be a collaboration of Sony Pictures Aniamtion. The film will be be co-directed by John Rice, who served as lead storyboard artistt on

The Angry Birds Movie

and directed the popular 

Angry Birds Hatchlings

shorts.

“We are thrilled to be teaming up again with Sony Pictures after the fantastic cooperation in the first movie and I can't wait to experience the new journey in the upcoming film,” says Kati Levoranta, chief executive officer, Rovio Entertainment. “Rovio is continuing to focus on creating exciting new stories and experiences around our games and we’re eager to take fans back into the vibrant

Angry Birds

world on the big screen.”

License Global

initially announced the

planned timeline for the second film in its May issue

.