Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

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Plot

It's a new "Night" and "Museum" for Ben Stiller, who is joined by several other stars from the original film, as well as new characters from history. The centerpiece of the film will be bringing to life the Smithsonian Institution, which houses the world’s largest museum complex with more than 136 million items in its collections, ranging from the plane Amelia Earhart flew on her nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic and Al Capone’s rap sheet and mug shot to Dorothy’s ruby red slippers and Archie Bunker’s lounge chair. No major film has ever shot inside the Smithsonian in Washington…until "Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian".

Comedy Fantasy Sequel

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.

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  Ben Stiller

  Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, Tropic Thunder

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  Robin Williams

  Happy Feet Two, Dead Poets Society

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  Dick Van Dyke

  Mary Poppins Returns, Night at the Museum

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  Amy Adams

  Leap Year, The Muppets

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  Owen Wilson

  Cars 2, Wonder

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  Ricky Gervais

  Dog Man, The Muppets

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  Steve Coogan

  The Penguin Lessons, Despicable Me 4

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  Jon Bernthal

  The Accountant 2, The Account 2

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  Ben Garant

  Balls of Fury

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  Christopher Guest

  This Is Spinal Tap 2, Dealing With Idiots

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  Eugene Levy

  Bringing Down the House 2, Summer Camp

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  Bill Hader

  The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her, Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat

Crew Behind the Film

The Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Shawn Levy last directed Deadpool & Wolverine and All The Light We Cannot See (series). The film's writer Robert Ben Garant last wrote Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb and Jessabelle.

Director

Shawn Levy

Screenwriters

Robert Ben Garant
Thomas Lennon

Producer

Shawn Levy

Production Details

What we know about the Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian movie production.

Key Facts

• Sequel to 2006's "Night at the Museum". The movie will be the first ever major Hollywood movie shot at the museum in Washington, D.C. It's been reported that Reese Witherspoon has been approached to take on the role of Amelia Earhart (12/14/07). 20th Century Fox paid $550,000 to the Smithsonian Institution for the right to use its name in the title of the film, the Washington Post reported. The studio approached the Smithsonian about setting the film in Washington, and officials spent six months reading scripts until approving the final version last month (06/02/08).

Production Updates for Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

Feb 2009

Completed

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