Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush - Part 2

Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush - Part 2 is a 2011 superhero film directed by Gary Ross and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is the second of a two-part theatrical series finale based onto the novel with the same name by Rita Christensen. The film, which is the eighth and final installment in the Jane Hoop Elementary film franchise, is written by Brian Clark and produced by Derek Todd and Drake Jones. The story continues where Part 1 was left off at, finding three pieces of the Crystal Power to finish their mission to destroy The Final Rush, and preparing for the final battle against Catwoman.

The film stars Blake Brown, Ben Linkin, Amy Tammie, Brandon Simpson and Bloom Dee as teenagers as superheroes. It is a sequel to Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush - Part 1, though it will be followed by a series of five films in a spin-off series, starting with Heroes Forever: The New Beginning, taking places thirteen years after the events of this film.

Principal photography began on January 16, 2009 and was completed on June 25, 2010, with reshoots taking place in November 2010, ending eleven years of filming for the franchise. Part 2 was released theatrically in 2D, 3D and IMAX theaters worldwide on July 8, 2011.[1] This is the only Hoop film ever to be released in 3D, and also the only film in the franchise to be released in Dolby Surround 7.1.

Critics lists the film as one of the best reviewed film of 2011. Throughout it's release, Part 2 broke various records at the box office including midnight grosses and IMAX, opening day and single day, opening weekend, worldwide and foreign gross. Everything are being broken to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2. As of 2016, the film is the 10th highest-grossing films of all-time, the second highest-grossing film of 2011 behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2, the highest-grossing Jane Hoop Elementary installment to date, the ninth film to gross $1 billion worldwide and finally the highest-grossing superhero film of all-time worldwide surprising The Dark Knight ($1.001 billion), where it was later broken in 2012 by The Avengers ($1.511 billion).

The film was nominated for many awards, including the 2012 Kids Choice Awards, for "Best Movie". However, the film was lost to Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked.

Plot
As Dr. Catwoman retrieves super telekinesis from The Magic Ball, Luke continues to set out murders throughout Cincinnati to raise Catwoman her army. Meanwhile, after burying and mourning on Blaze's buriel, Danny speaks to Lou, Alice's grandfather, about the Final Rush that he learned. He said that they were created years ago by one of Catwoman's former family members that are set to kill everyone on earth. Now she's doing the same that that happened a long time ago. Meanwhile, Danny and his friends Alec and Rebecca resumed the search of the three pieces of the Crystal Power hidden in the Cincinnati Museum, Winton Woods Park and King's Island. Cory is in charge as leader of Jane Hoop Elementary despite their absences.

Throughout the mission and after being attacked by Catwoman's two random army, the trio gets attack by one of Catwoman's random monsters and a possessed Heather, who was suspiciously murdered by Luke Watson. Alec brings Heather back to life by using his powers and kissing her. Meanwhile, Alice and Hunter sneaks into Catwoman's Base to steal the Magic Ball, where the two are getting closer together as well as Cory and Stephanie.

Back in Cincinnati during the final battle, everyone gets injured and killed including both two swat teammate members David, Maria and Michael, whom got together and die together, meaning that the Jane Hoop Elementary gang has lost all of the SWAT Teammates they are being protected over the years. Belle Lamar, Catboy and Catman were killed during the explosion for collapsing a bridge from Downtown Cincinnati.

Danny has a vision that Goldenman is in trouble. As he, Rebecca and Alec are trying to rescue him, but they're too late. He was killed after Catwoman stabs him in the abdomen before Catwoman orders Killer to finish him off, in which Killer did. Though their powers are unable to save him, Goldenman transfers his powers to Danny before dying. Too powerful to defeat, Danny envisions that Catwoman's weakness is to kill all of Catwoman's family and friends and Danny since both Catboy and Catman were the first two to be destroyed. He manage to sacrifice himself and lower Catwoman's weakness.

Heading to Catwoman, she strikes him into the chest with the Black Buzzer possibly killed him. Having seen Goldenman, Robert and David, Maria and Michael, he managed to bring himself to life within being the chosen one even though he the most powerful superhero that can die or live. He realizes that there is Catwoman's grave stone in his body which he has strike Catwoman's defeat inside of him. He eventually returned to his body.

Catwoman returns Danny to Cincinnati to announce his possible death to everyone. As Jaquille gives out a speech that Danny may be dead, Danny finally reveals that he's still alive. Miss. Bella Watson kills Shego and than Jaquille kills Monkeyman. Luke is killed by Hunter, and finally Catgirl is killed by Alice rescuing a wounded Rebecca while rescuing Hunter. The final ability will be Catwoman's pet wolf Killer.

During the final fight against Catwoman, Danny is force to stop what she is doing, but she refused it. Jaquille destroyed Killer with the Black Buzzer while rescuing Rebecca and Alec leaving Catwoman mortal. Meanwhile, both the Magic Ball and the Crystal Power were placed at the Fountain Square alongside the First gives Danny the ultimate power using it alongside the Black Buzzer to kill her. However, without seen anyone find it, Danny explains that the three objects were used for one of the world's most powerful superhero: Danny. He throws The Magic Ball to the ocean except for The Crystal Power and The First, breaking it's power.

Ten years later, the superheroes retired from being heroes and all enjoying their normal lives as Danny and Rebecca Gorden, and Alec and Naudia Gutzwiller proudly watch their own children play in a playground.

Cast

 * See also: List of Jane Hoop Elementary cast members


 * Blake Brown as Danny Gorden, the protagonist and leader of the heroes.
 * Ben Linkin as Alec Gutzwiller, Danny's best friend and his sidekick of the heroes.
 * Amy Tammie as Rebecca Henry, Danny's girlfriend, later wife, and other sidekick.
 * Brandon Simpson as Cory Berning, Danny's other best friend and backup for the heroes.
 * Bloom Dee as Jaquille Short, Danny's other best friend and backup for the heroes.
 * Barbara Blue as Naudia Gorden, Danny's cousin, Alec's ex-girlfriend (the two got back together the end of the film), later wife, and mentor of the heroes.
 * Arthur Walters as Goldenman, Danny's godfather, mentor of the heroes and protector of the heroes' super abilities.
 * Natasha Richardson as Miss. Bella Watson, Mayor's wife and mentor of the heroes.
 * George Jones as James Watson, a deceased mayor of Cicninnati.
 * Jason Foster as Robert Foster, Danny's deceased brother.[3]
 * Brooke Timer as Dr. Catwoman, the enemy of Jane Hoop Elementary.
 * Rebecca Dee as Shego Dalma, Catwoman's best friend and assistant.
 * Stephen Johnson as Shadow the Monkeyman, Catwoman's other best friend and assistant.
 * Keira Knightley as Belle Lamar, a new member of Catwoman's side.
 * Jennette McCurdy as Catgirl, Catwoman and Catman's daughter.
 * Keanu Reeves as Catman the Cat, Catwoman's boyfriend.
 * Nick Jonas as Luke Watson, a new member on Catwoman's side, and Catgirl's boyfriend.
 * Joe Jonas as Catboy, Catwoman and Catman's son and Catgirl's older brother.[3]
 * Miley Cyrus as Heater Woods, Alec's love interest (the two broke up at the end of the film).
 * Jami Gertz as Dacia, a worrior who owns Morphin the Power.[3]

Casting
Miley Cyrus, who starred in Part 1 as Heather Woods, now has a much bigger role in Part 2. Jami Gertz, who was absent in Part 1, reprises her role for Part 2. Logan Lerman, who stared in the second film, Jane Hoop Elementary: The Cyber Escape, reprises his role as Kirk Waters, world's greatest reality player, but only in a smaller role.

Also, the original adult actors and actress were scheduled to star in the film as the adult heroes Danny, Rebecca, Alec and Naudia, but the plans were later scrapped because the studio do not picture their characters being played by adult actors as the characters. The main cast, Brown, Linkin, Tammie and Blue, are still playing the characters with some make up and special effects to make them look and sound older.

The film also mark as the final film for George Jones, who portrayed Mayor, before his ultimate death on April 26, 2013. He has never made any future plans on starring in new films until the time of his death nearly two years after the film's release.

Production

 * Main article: Production of Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush

Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush was split into two-parts. It was filmed back-to-back from January 16, 2009 to June 25, 2010 with Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush - Part 1. Gary Ross, who direct Jane Hoop Elementary: Morphin the Power and Jane Hoop Elementary: Turbo of Catland, was chosen as director of the final film. Ross describes Part 2 an "action packed-superhero film. It features everything that makes this movie bad ass. The final battle is what it's going to make this movie so bad ass."[1]

Filming took place in Cincinnati, Ohio where mostly the film has been shot at. It also go to different places from all around world such as the Cincinnati Museum in Cincinnati, Ohio, King's Island in Mason, Ohio and the Winton Woods park in Winton Woods, Ohio. A epilogue scene for the film was shot entirely in Downtown Cincinnati, near the shot where the Base was shot at.

Setting and Visual effects
Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush - Part 2 took place where Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush - Part 1 left off at. It concludes with a scene where Catwoman gaining super ability from her wishes from the Magic Ball. Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush - Part 2 was set in the summer of 2012. It started off where Danny, Rebecca and Alec staying with Alice at her grandparents home.

On August 2009, the film is originally going to have older actors to play older character, but fired them to use the main actors instead to look like adults. On October 30, 2009, Brown states that the film will be including younger villains playing by teenager/young adult actors. Film writer Brian Clark states states that they're will be visual effects for the main actors who are looking in their mid 20s, to make their voices sound a bit older than their teenage years.

Unlike the previous films, the film has been converted into 3D even though the film did not shot in 3D. With the success of Avatar, Paramount Pictures is reducting ever shot of action sequences to be successfully activated with about 150 shots. Paramount states that the film is very good looking in 3D, hoping that it can set to make money for the studios. With the success of the film and Transformers: Dark of the Moon in 3D, the studio raises up to more than $2 billion at the box office internationally.

Music
For Part 2, it was not confirmed rather or not Howard will be returning to compose music for Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush - Part 2.[1] Also, rumors spalshes around that Howard will return to compose this soundtrack. Howard states "we're not starting with Part 2 yet, because we're in production of completing Part 1, which will take about a couple of months to get it all done." Than by February 2011, Howard has finished composing Part 1, and said he will indeed be back to compose Part 2, which starts in spring 2011. It is currently targeting the soundtrack's release date July 2011 following the release of Part 2 of the film with the same title of July 2011 release.[1] It was released on July 5, 2011, eight months after Part 1. On June 29, the entire soundtrack was leaked online.

Marketing
The film's production budget is an additional $125 million. Within both parts has the same, gives them both a total of $250 million. A new trailer for Part 2 was seen in theaters before the release of Thor on May 6, 2011 as well as online. A teaser poster for the film was released on March 30, 2011, showing Danny and Catwoman dramatically staring at each other, without the film's title and the tagline reads "The End Begins 7.8", which is release date of the film's release in theaters. Starting on April 18, ABC Family will be airing the first five films as well as the first look for Part 2 during it's ABC Family Springbreak Weekend Marathon. The trailer for the film was released on May 6, 2011. The character posters were released on Facebook featuring characters being covered in blood. An IMAX trailer was released in front of an IMAX Super 8 on June 10, 2011. On June 5, 2011, Blake Brown, Amy Tammie and Ben Linkin released a clip for the film at the MTV Movie Awarads, featuring Danny about to sacrifice himself from Catwoman because she wanted him to die. Danny pulls her off the bridge with him.

Theatrical release
On April 22, 2011, a test screening for the film was held with director Gary Ross and producers Brian Clark and Derek Todd made their attendances. The second part was released worldwide on July 8, 2011, eight months after Part 1. While Part 1's 3D schedule is canceled to a regular and IMAX release only, Part 2 is the only film in the franchise to be released in 3D theaters. The film was also the franchise's first film ever to be release in Dolby Surround 7.1. Though, Part 1 is originally scheduled for a 3D release, which would have been the first film in the franchise to do so, and Part 2 would have been second in the franchise to do so. But since the 3D plans were scrapped for Part 1, Part 2 is the only one that can achieve this.

On June 3, one month before the film's release, tickets went on sale, and went to break records. The world premiere was held in New York City on June 30, 2011, a week before the film's release, and a day later after the first book's 15th anniversary. The United Kingdom world premiere was held in London on July 4, 2011. The film's runtime is 125 minutes (2 hours and 5 minutes), making it the shortest Jane Hoop Elementary film behind only Jane Hoop Elementary: Morphin the Power at 130 minutes (2 hours and 10 minutes). Also, it was the second Hoop film in the series to have a PG-13 rating (first being The Final Rush - Part 1), as though it originally planned for MPPA ratings for both The Magic Ball and Morphin the Power, but both slammed with PG ratings instead, respectively. Filmed in 2-D, the film has been converted to be released in 3-D, and was successfully released in RealD 3D and IMAX 3D, making it the only Jane Hoop Elementary film to do so.

At midnight, the film opened in a record 4,100 theaters, making it the widest midnight release ever surprising The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. Elswehere in the US, the film played in 4,374 theaters, 3,000 3D theaters, and 272 IMAX theaters beginning on July 8, the second widest release ever for a Paramount film behind Iron Man 2 (4,380 theaters), the third widest release of all-time behind The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (4,468 theaters) and Iron Man 2, the most widest release for a Jane Hoop Elementary film ever, and was also 2011's widest release for a film so far until the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (4,375 theaters) nationwide on July 15, 2011. Tickets Advanced for the film sold a record $31 million. On October 7, 2011, three months after it's theatrical release, the film was re-released in 2D, 3D and IMAX theaters only for a limit time.

Home media
The film was released on November 18, 2011 (Australia), December 12, 2011 (United Kingdom) and on December 23, 2011 (United States) in four formats: One-Disk standard, Two-Disk standard Blu Ray, Three-Disk 2D Blu Ray Combo Pack (DVD + 2D Blu Ray + Digital Copy) and Four-Disk 3D Blu Ray Combo Pack (DVD + 3D Blu Ray + 2D Blu Ray + Digital Copy) featuring with 3D glasses. Joe Jonas announced that the film will have a midnight release party. His planned got canceled, due to stomach pain, and was since replaced by Brandon Simpson. It was announced that the film has break a new record for fastest selling pre-ordered DVD on Amazon.com.

In its first week, the film set a record as the fastest selling DVD of 2011 selling out 3.2 million copies ($45,410,040) on DVD and 3.5 million copies ($79,110,500) on Blu Ray. The film tops the DVD sales chart in five weeks as of January 22, 2012. As of January 8, 2012, the film earned so far 7.7 million copies ($91,989,471). In unit sales, it became the fastest-selling DVD of 2011. In sales revenues, it became the third fastest-selling DVD of 2011 behind Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush - Part 1 and Tangled.

Box office
Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush - Part 2 grossed $380,025,057 domestically, along with $949,000,000 internationally, for a worldwide total of $1,329,025,057. It is the 11th highest-grossing film worldwide of all-time, the second highest-grossing 2011 film (behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2), the highest-grossing Jane Hoop Elementary film, and was the highest-grossing superhero film ever worldwide until The Avengers surpassed it in 2012.

The film opened with $455.1 million worldwide, becoming the biggest worldwide opening of all-time and (beating Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince). The film grosses $23.4 million worldwide, becoming a then biggest IMAX opening of all-time. All of them were broken one week later to The Deathly Hallows - Part 2.

On August 2011, it surprised Jane Hoop Elementary: The First to become the highest-grossing film in the franchise by passing the $1 billion mark worldwide. It became the tenth film in history to pass the milestone, third film of the year to pass $1 billion, (after Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and The Deathly Hallows - Part 2), and the only Jane Hoop Elementary film to pass that milestone.

North America
The film established new records including biggest midnight gross with $41.2 million surprising and biggest IMAX gross in midnight gross with $2 million. The film also sets a new record for biggest Friday, single-opening day gross of all-time earning $91 million, bringing its total to $165.2 million during its opening weekend, which established a new record, as well as a July and 3D release, including a new opening weekend record with $15.1 million from IMAX showings. It also ranked first place on the weekend charts.

In its second weekend of release, the film stumbled 88 percent in its second Friday earning $12.6 million. During its second opening weekend, it made $42.1 million declining 77 percent from last weekend coming in second place behind only Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 ($169.1 million). The Final Rush - Part 2 has 25th largest 2nd weekend drop for a film ever and one of the year's biggest drops ever. However, it's still one of the fastest ten-day grossing films with its total to $262 million, the fourth biggest ten-day gross of all-time. On August 2011, a month after it's theatrical release, the film surprised Jane Hoop Elementary: The First ($311.8 million) to become the highest-grossing film in the Hoop film series, earning $312.2 million, after holding the record high for the franchise after nearly 11 years since it's first theatrical release.

As of 2016, the film is the 30th highest-grossing film of all-time in the United States, second highest-grossing film of 2011, 9th highest-grossing superhero film, and 14th highest-grossing 3D film ever.

Outside North America
Outside North America, The Final Rush - Part 2 is the second highest-grossing Paramount Pictures film (behind Titanic), the second highest-grossing film of 2011 (behind Deathly Hallows - Part 2), the seventh highest-grossing film of all-time, the highest-grossing Jane Hoop Elementary film and the highest-grossing superhero film. On it's first day at the international box office (July 6, 2011) in 25 countries, The Final Rush - Part 2 earned $40.2 million. In 5 days after its major release, it earned a massive $290 million, breaking as the biggest overseas debut of all-time beating Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides ($260.4 million). (now second behind Deathly Hallows - Part 2 with $314 million.)

The film topped the foreign box office for one week before Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 took the top spot, which stayed there for two weeks. Two weeks later, The Final Rush - Part 2 returned to the top spot and stayed there for four weeks until The Smurfs replaced it for the top spot. The film also broke opening days records in most countries including Australia ($7.2 million), United Kingdom ($11.2 million), Mexico ($7.1 million) and France ($6.1 million). The film also established an opening weekend record in most of the countries from around the world including Australia, United Kingdom, Mexico, France, as it also established a new Jane Hoop Elementary record in Japan, Norway, Spain and Brazil.

In Australia, the film became 2011's highest-grossing film grossing $58 million. In United Kingdom, the film is 2011's second highest-grossing film with $114 million behind Deathly Hallows Part 2 ($117 million).

Critical reception
Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush - Part 2 has gotten early reviews, which are very positive, and was one of the best reviewed film in the film franchise yet. So far, they have been reviewed as one of the best reviewed films in the of 2011, as many critics and fans claimed that this is the best Jane Hoop Elementary film yet. Carter Dicky, who reviewd The Final Rush - Part 1 early, also praised The Final Rush - Part 2 early stating: "this is the best Jane Hoop Elementary movie I've have ever saw in my entire life." and gives it 5 out of 5 stars. Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 95% "fresh" rating, beating The Magic Ball, which ranked 90% in 2005. Also, the flm ranked 100% for the Top Critic and Materic of 64 reviews. However, the Yahoo! Movie give the movie an graded A+ basic on 12 reviewers, ranking as the highest grade for a film in the franchise.[1]

The Guardian reviewer Charles Murphy wrote a postive review and ranks 3.5/5 stars. He praises on the actor's performances, film background, plot summary and storyline. The Hollywood Reporter's Kyle Richards states "the best one yet, and the perfect Jane Hoop Elementary ending." Steve Williams praised a postive review stating on the film stating that it looks fantastic with a successful shot of 3D, but without the 3D camera, it will still make the film to look very successful. Dustin Washington enjoyed the film stating it: "The best movie of 2011 so far, and also the one of the best films in the world. 3D is actually working it out, despite its horrible effects to other 3D films like Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and Kung Fu Panda 2."

Alison Johnson of UK The Daily Telegraph praised: "This is the very emotional ending to the film series that lasts for 11 years and still going on." The Los Angeles Times reporter Angela Lenhoff praised on the performances of the cast including Arthur Walters, Dakota Fanning, Miley Cyrus, Nick Jonas and Joe Jonas. She states: "they are quite fantastic. Nick and Joe makes a great team, and Miley may be a singer, but she is also a dramatic actress. Fanning is the best villain she ever played since Jane from the Twilight films."

Sally Radcliffe praised it positive saying the film "has so much things going off from the last movies, and they bringing it back to this one to make people to think how much they loved the movies. It was a very good thing to help audiences to remember what's happening the last time of the film series for eleven years. It's the ultimate final chapter in our generation." The Guardian publisher Amanda Bradford gave it a positive rating of 5.5 out of 5 stating: "wonderful movie, and should become the highest-grossing movie of all-time... after Avatar of course." New York Reporter Ashley Thomas gives the film 4 out of 5 stars stating "this deserves an Oscar, if they are trying to except it." She also states the film is mixed with The Lord of the Rings and Percy Jackson.

Accolades
Before it was released, Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush - Part 2 lost the National Movie Award for "Must See Movie of the Summer" to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2. Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush - Part 2 won a whooping 17 out of 47 nominations at the 2011 Scream Award. It won three awards at the 38th People's Choice Awards. It won the 2012 Kids Choice Awards once again for "Favorite Buttkicker", two times in a role. The film won the 2012 MTV Movie Awards for "Best Movie". The film won two awards at the 2012 Teen Choice Awards for "Choice: Villain" and "Chemistry".



List of awards and nominations 

Expansion/spin-off-sequels
Rita Christensen confirmed her plans on promoting a release of the original trilogy spin-off franchise as extansion for the Jane Hoop Elementary films, based on the book Heroes Forever: The New Beginning. The Heroes Forever: The New Beginning film will be released on November 11, 2016. However in April 2016, it was confirmed that the series will extend to five films.