The Pink Panther 2

The Pink Panther 2
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Harald Zwart
Produced by	Robert Simonds
Screenplay by	Steve Martin Scott Neustadter Michael H. Weber
Story by	Scott Neustadter Michael H. Weber
Based on	The Pink Panther by Blake Edwards Maurice Richlin
Starring	Steve Martin Jean Reno Alfred Molina Emily Mortimer Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Andy García Lily Tomlin John Cleese
Music by	Christophe Beck Henry Mancini (Theme)
Cinematography	Denis Crossan
Edited by	Julia Wong
Production company	Robert Simonds Productions
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Columbia Pictures
Release date	January 24, 2009 (2009-01-24) (Alpe d'Huez) February 6, 2009 (2009-02-06) (United States)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$70 million
Box office	$75.9 million

The Pink Panther 2 is a 2009 American action comedy film directed by Harald Zwart. It is the eleventh installment in The Pink Panther film series and the sequel to the 2006 film The Pink Panther, a reboot of the popular comedy series. The film was released on February 6, 2009 in North America. In the film, Inspector Clouseau must team up with detectives from other countries to rout a daring burglar, The Tornado, who has returned after a decade of inactivity. Steve Martin, who reprised the role of Clouseau, originated by Peter Sellers, polished the original script written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber in November 2006.MGM, partnering with Columbia Pictures on the sequel, hired the team of Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel to perform a further rewrite in January 2007. Principal photography began in Paris on August 20, 2007, then moved to Boston several weeks later, where filming ended on November 2, 2007.

Bollywood actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai Bachchan appears as the criminology expert Sonia Solandres. John Cleese replaces Kevin Kline as Chief Inspector Dreyfus with Jean Reno and Emily Mortimer reprising their roles as Clouseau's partner Ponton and Clouseau's girlfriend Nicole. Beyoncé did not return for the sequel. Andy García, Yuki Matsuzaki and Alfred Molina round out the cast as detectives, Italian Inspector Vicenzo Brancaleone, Japanese Inspector Kenji Mazuto and British Chief Inspector Randall Pepperidge. It was released on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on June 23, 2009.