Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius 2: The Search for Carl

Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius 2: The Search for Carl, also titled The Search for Carl: A Jimmy Neutron Movie and simply Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius 2, is a 2004 American computer-animated science-fiction adventure comedy film directed by John A. Davis, Steve Oedekerk, Cal Brunker, Bob Barlen and Andrew Millstein and produced by Oedekerk, Davis, Albie Hecht, Cal Brunker and Bob Barlen based on a screenplay by Oedekerk, Davis, J. David Stem & David N. Weiss and Andrew Millstein, and written by Robert Baird and Cal Brunker. The film serves as a standalone sequel to Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001) and stars Debi Derryberry as the titular character, with Ian McShane, Ewan McGregor, Carolyn Lawrence, Rob Paulsen, Jeffrey Garcia, Crystal Scales, and Frank Welker.

Following the events of the first film, Carl Wheezer (voiced by Rob Paulsen) while walking through the forest with his friends Jimmy Neutron (voiced by Debi Derryberry), Cindy Vortex (voiced by Carolyn Lawrence), Sheen Estevez (voiced by Jeffrey Garcia) and Libby Folfax (voiced by Crystal Scales), mysteriously disappeared. This lead to a full-scale search throughout Retroville. An international co-production between the United States and Australia, the film is produced by Paramount Feature Animation, Nickelodeon Movies, O Entertainment and Buddy Entertainment, with DNA Productions, Inc. providing animation services and Cinesite providing visual effects.

Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius 2: The Search for Carl premiered at the Kodak Theatre on June 28, 2004 and was theatrically released in the United States by Paramount Pictures on July 2, 2004. The film earned positive reviews, with critics praising its story, voice cast (particularly Derryberry, Paulsen and McGregor), animation, musical score by John Debney and soundtrack. It was a box office success, grossing $295.4 million worldwide on its budget of $40 million. It was the last Jimmy Neutron film to be produced by DNA Productions, Inc. prior to its closure in 2006. A sequel was released in 2008, with the title Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius 3: The Last Blastoff, to even greater success.