and his wild same-species blind date Jewel (Anne Hathaway) hit it off and sent box-office sparks flying. Now, the birds — and the bees — have really kicked in for the 3-D sequel Rio 2 (due out ...

Director Carlos Saldanha’s sequel Rio 2, will see action shifting from Rio to the wilds of Amazon. The 3D animation film follows Blu (Jesse Eisenberg), Jewel (Anne Hathaway) and their three kids ...

Garcia’s turn as Jewel’s proudly independent father with ... of rain-forest plants and animals he draws upon for roles in Rio 2 is enthralling. Under Saldanha’s guidance, an extensive ...

“Rio 2’s” music might even save the 3-D animated ... Those rare billing and cooing macaws, Blu (Jesse Eisenberg) and Jewel (Anne Hathaway), have become quite domesticated while raising ...

Blu and Jewel, who leave the city for the Amazon rainforest in "Rio 2." As the family settles into their new home, Blu struggles to build a nest and forage for food. Blu goes beak-to-beak with his ...

Rich with grandeur, character, color and music, RIO 2 finds Jewel (Anne Hathaway), Blu (Jesse Eisenberg) and their three kids leaving their domesticated life in that magical city for a journey to ...

Rio 2 will follow Blu (Eisenberg), a neurotic blue macaw, and Jewell (Hathaway), his free-spirited mate, as well as their three kids. The conflict of the film arises when Jewel expresses her ...

Part of Jewel longs for the family to return to nature ... to give the “Frozen” soundtrack a run for its money). But “Rio 2” begins to feel like a narrative blender gone berserk as ...