Nicki Minaj joins the cast of 'The Angry Birds Movie 2'

American rapper Nicki Minaj is all set to lend her voice for a character in upcoming animated film titled ' Angry Birds Movie 2'. Or celebrities, including Jason Sudeikis, Josh G, Bill Her, Danny McBride, and Peter Dinkl, will reprise ir roles from first film, reported Variety.

y are being joined by Leslie Jones, Rachel Bloom, Awkwafina, Sterling K. Brown, Eugenio Derbez, Lil Rel Howery, Dove Cameron, and Zach Woods.

venture film is directed by Thurop Van Orman and co-directed by John Rice. It is produced by John Cohen along with Mary Ellen Bauder Andrews. David Maisel and Carine Winder are  executive producers for  film.

Interestingly, release date of 'Angry Birds Movie 2' coincides with  10th anniversary of popular video game.  'Angry Birds' video game has been downloed more than 4 billion times. 

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2016 film 'Angry Birds' grossed USD 350 million worldwide, including USD 107.5 million domestically. film was directed by Fergal Reilly and Clay Kaytis and was set on an island populated entirely by happy birds, except for Red (voiced by Sudeikis), speedy Chuck (G), and Bomb (McBride).

Her returns as Leonard, king of pigs and Peter Dinkl lends his voice for Mighty Eagle.

Minaj's movie credits include 'Ice : Continental Drift', ' Or Woman' and 'Barbershop: Next Cut'.  rapper has earned 10 Grammy Awards minations, six American Music Awards, 11 BET Awards, and four MTV Video Music Awards.  animation sequel will hit big screens on August 16, 2019.