Emily Davison of UK Film Review called it "a much more enjoyable outing" and said the "voice cast is also strong all around". [32] Accolades [ edit ] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone gave the film three out of four stars and called it "an animated fluffball—a sort of Toy Story with pets does everything to drive you crazy and ends up being totally irresistible." [75] Scott Tobias, writing for NPR, characterized the film's concept as " Toy Story but with house pets," highlighting the film's "thinly distinguished characters" and "gloppy sentimentality". [76] Steven Rea of The Philadelphia Inquirer gave the film three out of four stars and said "In much the same way that the smash Zootopia demonstrated that creatures of different culture and class and species are better off when they come together, The Secret Life of Pets is a testament to teamwork and friendship and fixing the rifts that divide us. Let the fur—and the warm, fuzzy feelings—fly." [77] Meanwhile, Gidget recruits a red-tailed hawk named Tiberius to find Max, but he mistakenly locates Ozone, whom Gidget coerces into telling what he knows about the dogs. They then enlist Mel, Buddy, Chloe, guinea pig Norman and Sweet Pea. On the way, they meet Pops, an old Basset Hound who helps Gidget and the pets find Max. Gidget and her team later encounter Snowball, who vows to kill them as well, and Norman is captured as the rest of Gidget's team flees. The Secret Life of Pets (Original Motion Picture Score)". AllMusic. Archived from the original on February 5, 2017 . Retrieved February 4, 2017. WORLDWIDE GROSSES". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on May 12, 2019 . Retrieved March 2, 2017.

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Busch, Anita (November 10, 2017). "Universal Pictures, Illumination Parts Ways With Louis C.K. On 'Secret Life Of Pets 2' ". Deadline. Archived from the original on November 11, 2017 . Retrieved November 11, 2017. Renaud first became involved with the project in 2012, while he was still working on Despicable Me 2. [11] At that time, Illumination's CEO Chris Meledandri pitched him an idea on a film about what pets do when their caretakers are away. [11] Although Renaud found the premise interesting, he and his team did not know what form the story would take, with them at one point considering making it a murder mystery, before deciding to make something "that was a bit more relatable". [12] Additional characters were created by author Simon Rich while main character design and production design is provided by Eric Guillon.

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This new graphic novel based on Illumination and Universal’saward-nominated The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019), sees the continued adventures of everyone’s favourite pets as they set out on an all-new adventure. The book introduces new characters including the Welsh Sheepdog Rooster, voiced by Harrison Ford (the first time the legendary actor has ever voiced an animated film). Archer, John (July 17, 2019). "HDR Format War Update: Now Universal Goes Dual Format Too". Forbes. Archived from the original on December 6, 2019 . Retrieved November 12, 2019.The Secret Life of Pets 2' Coming to Digital Aug. 13, Disc Aug. 27 From Universal". mediaplaynews.com. July 19, 2019. Archived from the original on August 9, 2019 . Retrieved August 9, 2019. Elsa Keslassy (December 2, 2016). "Oscar's French Animation Connection Draws on Deep Talent Pool". Variety. Archived from the original on May 19, 2017 . Retrieved June 6, 2017.