Brother Bear Online Archive

Yet another update from IMDb’s Brother Bear 2 page:

Miscellaneous Crew
Sylvie Bennett-Fauque … scene planner
Kristi Connolly … scene planner
Mike Dugard … scene planner
Mary Lescher … lead scene planner
Benjamin G. Malbrough … talent coordinator

IMDb updated the staff list on the Brother Bear 2 page again:

Cast
Mandy Moore … Nita

CGI animator
Simon Alberry

Some additional staff are listed on IMDb’s Brother Bear 2 page:

Visual Effects Department
Andrew Coates … digital compositor
David Costello … digital compositor
Mark Evans … digital compositor
Elias Macute … digital compositor

Cast
Jack Weber … Young Kenai (Voice-Over)

Distributors
Buena Vista Pictures

Seeing “Young Kenai” on the list, I’m almost certain that there will be flashbacks.

IMDb has updated their Brother Bear 2 page again. This time, with release date information:

Release Date: August 29, 2006

Directed by
Ben Gluck

Producers
Carolyn Bates … Producer
Kip Lewis … supervising producer

Miscellaneos Crew
Keiji Kishi … production coordinator

Production Companies
DisneyToon Studios

Better start saving up for the DVD!

The report comes from Ultimate Disney:

[T]he direct-to-video sequel Brother Bear 2 is slated to make its splash on DVD summer 2006. The feature’s storyline will center on Kenai (who, you may recall, has been transformed into a brown bear) as he travels the picturesque Pacific Northwest at the end of the Ice Age. During his adventures, he remains haunted by dreams of his previous life. As a human child, he befriended Nita, the daughter of a tribal elder. The pair’s past friendship collides with the present as Kenai and Nita embark on a journey as bear and woman. Rutt and Tuke are also back for this adventure.

Now, that sounds like a pretty good plot, doesn’t it?

Thanks goes to Epesi for bringing this to my attention.

Guys, hope you are all happy about this news. This article at http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/06/movies/06BROT.html?ex=1091815724&ei=1&en=38223fd992701242 proves the existence of Brother Bear 2:

[N]ext week Rutt, Tuke and pals begin recording “Brother Bear 2.”

Also, this page at http://www.laurelsprings.com/viewNewsItem.asp?NewsID=132 confirms that Brother Bear 2 is being recorded this Summer.