The Mitchells vs. the Machines 2: Reconnected

The Mitchells vs. the Machines 2 is a 2024 American computer-animated science fiction comedy film produced by Sony Pictures Animation. Directed by Mike Rianda and written by Rianda, Jeff Rowe, Oren Uziel, and Rodney Rothman, it is the sequel to The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021) and stars voice talents Abbi Jacobson, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Rianda, Eric Andre, Charlyne Yi, John Legend, Chrissy Teigen, Sasheer Zamata, Beck Bennett, and Fred Armisen. As well as Will Arnett, Chris Evans and Hugh Jackman. It follows the Mitchells as they battle a highly intelligent humanoid android coming from the PAL Labs company who plots to enslave Katie Mitchell and end the human race.

The film will release on June 16th, 2024 in cinemas and will have a Netflix release on June 21st, 2024.

Plot
Taking place a few months after the first film, Katie is now a college student and is happily dating Jade. Rick has been training himself to use technology and Aaron has become best friends with his neighbor's daughter, Abbey. One day, Mark Bowman, the founder and CEO of PAL Labs, is finishing up a new humanoid, intelligent android called D.E.R.F.A.N. (Digital Entity Revolutionizing Future Artificial Networks) that he plans on releasing to the public. But all of a sudden, D.E.R.F.A.N. becomes evil, changes his name to (Dark Entity of Ruthless Future Artificial Networks) and takes over the PAL company. A few days later, D.E.R.F.A.N. builds another humanoid android, B.I.L.L.B.I.S. (Binary Intelligence Lurking, Learning, and Behaving Incredibly Sinisterly) that looks similar to him, and he declares him his assistant. That night, him and B.I.L.L.B.I.S. disguise themselves as businessmen and go to the California College of Film, requesting to see Katie Mitchell. Unfortunately, their request gets denied, so they decide to pull off "plan B". They sneak into Katie's dorm room and kidnap her, then they bring her back to the factory. Katie eventually wakes up in the factory, and D.E.R.F.A.N. explains to her that she had been kidnapped by him and she would be forced to be his slave to help him take over the world. Katie is unable to refuse, because if she does, D.E.R.F.A.N. will kill her. Eventually, Katie's family finds out about what D.E.R.F.A.N. had done and go on a road trip to Silicon Valley to confront him. When they get to the PAL Labs factory, they sneak in and go confront D.E.R.F.A.N. D.E.R.F.A.N. orders his assistant, B.I.L.L.B.I.S. and his army of PAL Max robots to kill Katie's family. Katie's family successfully is able to kill D.E.R.F.A.N.'S loyalists, which causes D.E.R.F.A.N. to put his final plan in action. He hacks into everything single Wi-Fi enabled device in the state of California and uses them to transform himself into a giant, mecha furby. D.E.R.F.A.N., now a mecha furby goes on a rampage through California as he chases the Mitchells in their car. Eventually, Katie and her family decide to fight D.E.R.F.A.N. by driving up the side of Walter Pyramid. Katie then launches herself on top of the mecha furby to take out it's reactor core. She successfully does this, and D.E.R.F.A.N. gets destroyed. After defeating D.E.R.F.A.N. and his electronic army and saving the world once again, the family continues their lives normally.

Cast

 * Abbi Jacobson as Katie Mitchell, an aspiring filmmaker who is the daughter of Rick and Linda, and Aaron's older sister
 * Jacobson also voices K.A.T.I.E. (Killing Artificially-Enabled Technological Intelligence Engine), an A.I. version of Katie Mitchell
 * Danny McBride as Rick Mitchell, the nature-obsessed and technophobic father of Katie and Aaron, and Linda's husband
 * Maya Rudolph as Linda Mitchell, the mother of Katie and Aaron, and Rick's wife
 * Mike Rianda as Aaron Mitchell, the dinosaur-loving son of Rick and Linda, and Katie's younger brother
 * Rianda also voices a Giant Furby
 * Eric André as Dr. Mark Bowman, a scientist who is the founder of PAL Labs and creator of PAL
 * Fred Armisen as Deborahbot 5000, a damaged PAL Max robot from PAL Labs who helps the Mitchells
 * Beck Bennett as Eric, another damaged PAL Max robot from PAL Labs who helps the Mitchells. Bennett also voices the other PAL Max robots in the film.
 * Chrissy Teigen as Hailey Posey, the Mitchells' neighbor and Jim's wife whose respect Linda has often tried to get
 * John Legend as Jim Posey, the Mitchells' neighbor and Hailey's husband
 * Charlyne Yi as Abbey Posey, the dinosaur-loving daughter of the Mitchells' neighbors, Jim and Hailey Posey, and Aaron's crush
 * Blake Griffin as the Stealthbots, sleek robots from PAL Labs created by PAL that serve as an upgraded version of the PAL Max line
 * Doug the Pug as Monchi, the Mitchell family's pet dog
 * Will Arnett as D.E.R.F.A.N. (Dark Entity of Ruthless Future Artificial Networks), a highly intelligent humanoid android who is bent on world domination that enslaves Katie Mitchell and forces her to help him take over the world
 * Chris Evans as B.I.L.L.B.I.S. (Binary Intelligence Lurking, Learning, and Behaving Incredibly Sinisterly), D.E.R.F.A.N.'S assistant
 * Hugh Jackman as Carl, Mark Bowman's business partner
 * Sasheer Zamata as Jade Johnson, Katie's groupmate and girlfriend

Home Media
The Mitchells vs. the Machines 2 was released on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital HD on February 19, 2025 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The special features included are an audio commentary, deleted scenes, and making of featurettes.

Critical Response
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 99% based on 400 reviews with an average rating of 9.5/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "Eye-catching and energetic, The Mitchells vs. the Machines 2 delivers a funny, feel-good story that the whole family can enjoy." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 81 out of 100 based on 33 critics, indicating "universal acclaim."

Release
In February, 2024, Netflix bought the worldwide distribution rights to the film for about $110 million, with Sony retaining home entertainment and theatrical distribution rights in China. One month later on March 25, they announced that the film would be released on June 21, following a limited theatrical release a week earlier on June 16.