Brother Bear 2

Brother Bear 2
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Directed by	Ben Gluck
Written by	Rich Burns
Produced by	Carolyn Bates Jim Ballantine
Starring	Patrick Dempsey Mandy Moore Benjamin Bryan Jim Cummings Michael Clarke Duncan Jessie Flower Wendie Malick Andrea Martin Rick Moranis Kathy Najimy Catherine O'Hara Jeremy Suarez Krista Swan Wanda Sykes Dave Thomas Jack Weber Dana Gonzales
Music by	Matthew Gerrard Dave Metzger Robbie Nevil
Production company	DisneyToon Studios[1]
Distributed by	Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Release date	August 29, 2006 (2006-08-29)
Running time	73 minutes[1]
Country	United States[1]
Language	English

Brother Bear 2 is a 2006 American animated direct-to-video musical fantasy comedy-drama film, and the sequel to the 2003 animated feature film Brother Bear, which was released on August 29, 2006. Melissa Etheridge contributed three songs to the film. In the film, the adventures of bear brothers Kenai and Koda continue. While the first film dealt with Kenai's relationship with Koda, this one focuses more on his bond with a young human from his past, Nita.

Jeremy Suarez, Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas, and Michael Clarke Duncan reprised their roles, with Patrick Dempsey replacing Joaquin Phoenix as Kenai. As heard in the first trailer, Jason Marsden was initially cast as Kenai before being replaced by Dempsey. The end credits still note Marsden as one of the additional voices.^[2] Jason Raize, the voice of Denahi in the first film, had died in 2004, and his character therefore does not appear in the film.^[3]

Producer Jim Ballantine was removed from the project and replaced with Carolyn Bates.