The Croods: A New Age features a high-profile voice cast, so how do you know the performers of the new and returning characters? Produced by DreamWorks, the animated sequel follows the titular cave family and picks up after the events of the original 2013 film. The Croods 2 released theatrically in November 2020.
In The Croods: A New Age, the main protagonists venture off into the unknown in search of “tomorrow.” Alongside their friend Guy, the cave family settles on a piece of land and learns that it’s owned by Phil and Hope Betterman. When a pack of Punch-Monkeys attack, the group learns to work together while learning more about the world around them. The Croods: A New Age was directed by Joel Crawford.
The main cast returns for The Croods: A New Age and includes several A-list names from mainstream cinema. In supporting roles, a Game of Thrones star joins the cast, along with a Star Wars veteran and one of America’s most endearing actresses. Here’s a cast and character guide for The Croods: A New Age.
Nicolas Cage As Grug
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Nicolas Cage returns as Grug, the Crood family leader.
Cage is best known for starring in popular ’90s film such as The Rock, Con Air, and Face/Off. He won an Oscar for his lead performance in Leaving Las Vegas and starred in the thriller Mandy.
Emma Stone As Eep
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Emma Stone reprises her role as Greg’s daughter, Eep.
Stone is a three-time Academy Award nominee and won a Best Actress Oscar for La La Land. In recent years, she has starred in Battles of the Sexes, Maniac, and Zombieland: Double Tap.
Ryan Reynolds As Guy
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Ryan Reynolds returns as Guy, Eep’s boyfriend in The Croods 2.
In pop culture, Reynolds is best known for starring as Wade Wilson in the Deadpool franchise. He recently portrayed Michael Bryce in The Hitman’s Bodyguard and One in 6 Underground.
Catherine Keener As Ugga
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Catherine Keener reprises her role as Ugga, Grug’s wife in The Croods 2.
Keener is best known for her Oscar-nominated performances as Maxine Lund in Being John Malkovich and Nelle Harper Lee in Capote. She also portrayed Trish in The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Missy Armitage in Get Out.
Cloris Leachman As Gran
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Cloris Leachman returns in The Croods 2 as Gran, Ugga’s mother.
Leachman made her movie debut in the 1955 classic Kiss Me Deadly and later won a Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Ruth Popper in The Last Picture Show. She recently portrayed Zorya Vechernyaya in American Gods and Mrs. Mandelbaum in Mad About You.
Clark Duke As Thunk
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Clark Duke reprises his role as Thunk, Grug’s son in The Croods: A New Age.
Duke portrayed Jacob in Hot Tub Time Machine and Clark in The Office. He also appeared as Ron Shack in I’m Dying Up Here and Don in Veronica Mars.
Leslie Mann As Hope Betterman
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Leslie Mann makes her franchise debut in The Croods 2 as Hope Betterman, a landowner who meets the Croods.
Mann portrayed Debbie in Knocked Up and Nicky in The 40-Year-Old Virgin. She recently appeared as Lisa in Blockers and Julia Minna in Motherless Brooklyn.
Peter Dinklage As Phil Betterman
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Peter Dinklage joins the cast of The Croods: A New Age as Phil Betterman, a landowner who urges Guy to leave to the Croods.
Dinklage famously starred as Tyrion Lannister in Game of Thrones. He also portrayed Finbar McBride in The Station Agent and Dr. Bolivar Trask in X-Men: Days of Future Past.
Kelly Marie Tran As Dawn Betterman
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Kelly Marie Tran rounds out the new voice cast as Dawn Betterman, the daughter of Hope and Phil.
Tran is best known for portraying Rose Tico in the Star Wars franchise. She recently starred as Jules Shaw in Sorry for Your Loss.
The Croods: A New Age will be available to stream on Christmas Day 2020.