He says: 'It's a film that has been embraced beyond the theatrical release in a way that I never anticipated. Sing has remained an enormous success, with Jennings revealing he receives messages on a weekly basis from parents whose kids love dressing up as the characters and dancing along to the music. And as the first one seemed to be welcomed, we were like 'let's go'.' So the basic building blocks of Sing 2 were already there before we had finished the first one. Although they have different experiences within the new story, they're a unit. Read more: Kevin Hart wants to pitch a Minions Cinematic Universe Now, having done the first movie, they're a kind of creative family and you have that camaraderie,' says Jennings. 'A year before we finished the first movie, we already had an ambition for where it would go. Jennings says he never took a potential sequel for granted when Sing was first released, but he certainly had some ideas for where he could take the characters if audiences took to them in the way that they ultimately did. Sing 2 (Illumination Entertainment/Universal Studios) The idea came about before the first film's release Here's everything we learned from Jennings about what fans can expect when the gang returns for Sing 2.

Read more: Taron Egerton reveals his incredible singing voice Their only hope is to secure the services of a retired rock star - who just happens to be a lion - and he's played by a household name in the music industry. This time around, the gang are hoping to put on a new show at an entertainment venue run by a gangster wolf. 'It has been emotional and exhausting and all of the things one would expect from spending four years trying to get this thing made in the middle of a pandemic,' Jennings tells Yahoo as we chat ahead of the release of the movie's new trailer. Garth Jennings' music-driven comedy made more than £600m (£440m) at the worldwide box office, making a sequel something of an inevitability. It has been five years since Sing became a massive global hit for Illumination Entertainment - the animation house built on the yellow masses of the Minions.

Sing 2 trailer