Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush - Part 2

Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush - Part 2 is a 2011 superhero adventure film directed by James Calvin and the second of two films based onto the novel with the same name by Rita Christensen. It is the eighth and final installment in the Jane Hoop Elementary series. Derek Todd and Drake Jones serves and producers, while Brian Clark serves as a writer of both parts. The story follows three young heroes in their seventh year as superheroes hunting for three powerful objects that can destroy Catwoman's The Final Rush. The film stars Blake Brown as Danny Gorden, and Ben Linkin and Amy Tammie as Alec Gutzwiller and Rebecca Henry, his best friends and teammates. It is a sequel to Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush - Part 1.

Principal photography begins on January 16, 2009 and wrapped on June 25, 2010, with reshoots shot in December 28, 2010, ending eleven years of filming for the franchise. Part 2 was released in 2D, 3D and IMAX theaters worldwide on July 8, 2011.[1] This is the only Hoop film ever to be released in 3D.

Critics lists the film as one of the best review films of 2011. Throughout it's release, Part 2 broke various records at the box office including worldwide of $461 million, opening day and opening weekend in various countries. All which were being broken to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2. It currently stands as 4th highest-grossing films of all-time, and second highest-grossing film of 2011 behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2, highest-grossing Jane Hoop Elementary installment to date and 9th film to gross $1 billion worldwide. In Australia, the film surprised Avatar ($105.7 million) to become the highest-grossing film released in the country in history with a gross of $113 million.

Plot

 * Main article: Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush
 * See also: Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush - Part 1

As Dr. Catwoman and team retrieves superpowers from The Magic Ball, Luke Watson continues to set out murders throughout Cincinnati to raise Catwoman her army. Meanwhile, after burying and mourning on Blaze's buriel, Danny Gorden speaks to Lou Kingston, 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 Gutzwiller and Rebecca Henry resumed the search of the three pieces of the Crystal Power hidden in the Cincinnati Museum, Winton Woods Park and King's Island. Cory Berning is in charge as leader of Jane Hoop Elementary despite their absences. At King's Island, Danny doesn't offer them a break because there on a mission, and only cares about the world and his family instead of something else besides them. Rebecca and Alec are forming a relationship, causing Danny to get furious. Rebecca eventually erased their memories of about the accident Rebecca and Alec has caused.

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

Back in Cincinnati during the final battle, everyone gets injured and killed including both two swat teammate members Maria Dawns and Michael Walker, whom got together and die together, Catboy and Catman. Danny has a vision that Goldenman is in trouble. As he, Rebecca and Alec are trying to rescue him, but it was too late. He was killed from the Black Buzzer thrown by Catwoman. 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 and suspiciously killed him. Having seen Goldenman, Robert Foster, David Johnson and his parents in his death, 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 funeral stone in his body which he has strike Catwoman's defeat inside of him. He eventually returned to his body.

Belle Lamar check Danny's pulse. Realizing that Danny's still alive, she lies that he's indeed dead. Catwoman announces Danny's death to everyone in Cincinnati. When Cory gives her a speech around the statement that Danny may be dead, Dannny finally reveals that he's still alive. Belle became third to be killed with Catwoman's third super ability destroyed. Miss. Bella Watson kills Shego Dalma with the Black Buzzer rescuing her husband Mayor James Watson, making her the 4th super ability from Catwoman to be destroyed. Shadow the Monkeyman manage to take revenge on both Mrs. Watson and Mayor Watson to kill them, but was defeated and killed by Jaquille Short rescuing them, becoming the 5th to be destroyed. Luke Watson became the 6th after he was killed by Alec rescuing Hunter. Catgirl managed to take revenge on both Alec and Hunter Rebecca protects him, until she gets badly wounded by getting stabbed in the stomach dying, until Alice strikes the Black Buzzer to her chest killing her and rescuing Rebecca, making her the 7th one by Catwoman. Still, Catwoman's super ability strength still appeared. The final one will by Catwoman's pet wolf Killer.

During the final fight against Catwoman, Danny is force to stop what she is doing, but she refused it. Meanwhile, Rebecca and Alec were attacked by Killer, and are being rescued by Cory killing him with the Black Buzzer, and all of the super abilities were destroyed. 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. Alec breaks up with Heather and gets back together with Naudia, as she begins relationship with the return of Kirk Waters. However, without seen anyone find it, Danny throws The Magic Ball to the ocean except for The Crsystal Power and The First.

Thirteen years later, the superheroes and allies retired as one of their children and Hunter and Alice Suggs became their replacement.

Cast

 * See also: List of Jane Hoop Elementary cast members


 * Blake Brown as Danny Gorden, a leader of Jane Hoop Elementary.
 * Ben Linkin as Alec Gutzwiller, Danny's best friend.
 * Amy Tammie as Rebecca Henry, Danny's girlfriend.
 * Bart Simpson as Cory Berning, Danny's friend.[3]
 * Bloom Dee as Jaquille Short, Danny's friend.[3]
 * Barbara Blue as Naudia Gorden, Danny's cousin and Alec's girlfriend.
 * Barbara Timer as Dr. Catwoman, the main villain.
 * Dakota Fanning as Catgirl, Catwoman's daughter.[3]
 * Keira Knightley as Belle Lamar, Catwoman's friend.[3]
 * Nick Jonas as Luke Watson, Catgirl's love interest.
 * Joe Jonas as Catboy, Catwoman's son and Catgirl's brother.[3]
 * Arthur Walters as Goldenman, Danny's godfather.[3]
 * Miley Cyrus as Heater Woods, Alec's suspeciously new love interest.
 * George Jones as Mayor James Watson, the mayor president of Cincinnati.[3]
 * Miranda Richardson as Miss. Bella Watson, Mayor's wife.[3]
 * Jami Gertz as Dacia, a worrior who owns Morphin the Power.[3]

Development

 * 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. Calvin describes the film as an "action packed superhero film" featuring with "huge battles."

Special Effects
Brian Clark states the the serious special effects were used greatful for both parts of The Final Rush. Visual effects department Greg Wilkerson creates a special effect of feet long eagle for the scene where Danny and his friends get attacked by a Giant Eagle in Morphin the Power in Part 1 of The Final Rush. Wilkerson states that he uses CGI to make it look like it moves. The fake Giant Eagle is made from stratch. He and his workers worked for two hours to create a 8 feet long Eagle.

Wilkerson also made scenes of Giant Monsters from Evan's World and Turbo of Catland. Director James Calvin says he's not making a monster movie, so he tries to make a different way to talk and move like a monster. He also says that monsters in Turbo of Catland were big and fat, skinny and muscular while the one's in Turbo of Catland were also big but Muscular. Also, the sea monsters under Evan's posion underwater. He did the same thing to the movie like he did since the previous film. CG graphics for both Giant monsters and sea monsters were used. They painted the Monsters eyes red where the sea monsters has green eyes like they painted since the previous film. He also made CG graphics to Blaze, Marth and their child as well since the previous film.

The film will be having not one but two different dragons in both parts. Wilkerson has done CG works for making a dragon that it painted red for scene where Miley Cyrus' character gets attacked, and also another dragon where Danny battles was the same thing he have done since The Magic Ball. That dragon is painted pink where Catwoman granted a wish from the Magic Ball.

Visual Effects
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 Transformers: Dark of the Moon in 3D, the studio raises up to more than $1 billion at the box office.

Music
Dan Wilson asking to reprises as Score writer of the film,[3] and James Calvin loves as he will return once again as director of the film,[3] while Ted Wilson, may be confirming to start coming back writing the film's Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush - Part 2 soundtrack, but the statment of his return has yet to be confirmed till the end of the year. On August 19, 2009, Dan Wilson signed up to return as composer of the motion picture soundtrack, but on September 10, 2009, his brother Ted Wilson will not return, because of planning to do other projects like Best Friends Forever: The Movie.

On September 18, 2009, Reba Ortiz will be composing along with Wilson for the film's soundtrack, after droped out from Best Friends Forever: The Movie by Wilson's brother. After a couple of years of retirement, Kim Dawson decided to return for the film score, replacing Dan Wilson, as the statement of her schedule has become a success.[1] But was unable to, as of January 24, 2010, due to Dawson died from fatal car accident.[1] Wilson began recording the soundtrack in early July, 2010.[1] It was revelead that Part 1 is set to release on July 5, 2011.[1]

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.

Release
On April 22, 2011, a test screening for the film was held with director James Calvin and producers Brian Clark and Derek Todd made their attendances. The second part will be released worldwide on July 8, 2011, eight months after Part 1.The film will be the first film to be released in 3D theaters. It was originally set to release in 3D, but was later to be released in regular and IMAX theaters. However, the plan was revamped that it will be released in 3D after all. The film will be the franchise's first film ever to release in Dolby 7.1 surround sound.

On June 3, one month before the film's release, tickets went on sale, and went to break records. The world premiere will be 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 20th anniversary. The United Kingdom world premiere was held in London on July 4, 2011. The film's runtime is 128 minutes, making it the shortest Jane Hoop Elementary film. Also, it was the second Hoop film in the series to have a PG-13 rating (first being The Final Rush - Part 1). 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.

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 4,368 theaters, 2,858 3D theaters, and 265 IMAX theaters beginning on July 8, the widest release ever for a Paramount film. Tickets Advanced for the film sold a record $31 million.

Critical reaction

 * Main article: Critical response to the Jane Hoop Elementary films

The film has gotten early postive reviews. So far, they have been reviewed as one of the best reviewed films in the of 2011, and was the highest rated film in the film franchise. Carter Dicky, who reviewd Part 1 early, also praised 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 ranked as the best rating of the franchise with 95% 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.

Worldwide
The film made $363,025,000 domestically, within $929,800,000 overseas as of September 4, 2011, for a total of $1,300,825,000 worldwide. It became the 4th highest-grossing films of all-time behind both James Cameron films Avatar and Titanic and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2, and the 2nd highest-grossing 2011 film behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2. It was also the second highest-grossing novel film adaptation and highest-grossing superhero films of all-time.

The film opened with $455 million worldwide, becoming the biggest worldwide opening of all-time and beating Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($394 million). The record was quickly broken to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 with $483.1 million. The film grosses $23.4 million worldwide, becoming a then biggest IMAX opening of all-time.

It reached $400M (3 days), $500M (5 days), $600M (7 days), $700M (10 days), $800M (13 days), $900M (18 days) and $1B (26 Days) in record of time. On August 1, 2011, the film has overtaken On Stranger Tides to become the highest-grossing film worldwide of 2011, which was later beaten by Deathly Hallows - Part 2. On August 7, 2011, the film bumped The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King to become the highest-grossing non-Cameron film in history, and third overall, which is now beaten by Deathly Hallows - Part 2. On July 31, 2011, the film surprised Pirates of the Caribbeaan: On Stranger Tides to become the highest-grossing film worldwide of 2011, which has since be beaten by Deathly Hallows - Part 2. It was the second film of 2011 (after Pirates), ninth film ever, and only film in the Hoop franchise and Paramount Pictures since Titanic to cross the $1 billion mark worldwide.

North America and Canda
In the United States and Canada, the film brought in $30 million in advance ticket sales. It became the biggest midnight gross of all-time grossing approxamtely $35.1 million beating The Twilight Saga: Eclipse ($30 million). It eventually has the biggest IMAX opening at midnight grossing $1.8 million, before quickly being beaten by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 to $2 million. It made $90.1 million on it's opening day, making it the biggest opening day of all-time beating The Twilight Saga: New Moon ($72.7 million) before being broken by behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 ($92.1 million). It than grossed an estimated total of $161.7 million, becoming the biggest opening of all-time until it was shortly broken by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 ($169.1 million). The previous record was held by The Dark Knight ($158.7 million).

In it's second weekend, the film fell dropped 88% on its second Friday, and fell 75% throughout the weekend grossing $44 million behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 ($169.1 million), which is the largest drop for a Jane Hoop Elementary film and 25th biggest second weekend drop of all-time. However, it's still the fastest the fastest ten-day film giving its total to $262 million, making it the fourth biggest ten-day opening weekend of all-time. It grossed a new record for biggest IMAX debut with $15.1 million, surprising Alice in Wonderland to $12.2 million, which would be later destroyed by Potter's $15.2 milllion. On July 26, 2011, it made a total of $314.4 million, finally beaten Jane Hoop Elementary: The First's $311.8 million domestically to become the highest-grossing film in the film series. On August 7, 2011, it surprised Transformers: Dark of the Moon to become the highest-grossing film domestically of 2011, before Deathly Hallows - Part 2 beaten it.

Only 39% of 3D has been tentpole of the film's opening weekend. An average 3D was 57%, making it the 4th biggest weekend opening average for 3D behind Transformers: Dark of the Moon (70 percent), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (66 percent) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (61 percent), due to selling as much 2D tickets than 3D tickets.

With $363 million, it became the 4th highest-grossing 3D film behind Avatar, Toy Story 3 and Deathly Hallows - Part 2, the fourth highest-grossing superhero films behind The Dark Knight Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2 and 16th highest-grossing film domestically in history. It was also Paramount Pictures' third most successful film in history after Titanic and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

Overseas
With $929 million, The Final Rush - Part 2 became the highest-grossing Jane Hoop Elementary and Paramount film in history, second highest-grossing film of 2011 behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2, and fourth highest-grossing film overall behind Avatar, Titanic and Deathly Hallows - Part 2.

The film opened in several countries on July 6, 2011. It made $41 million on its opening day in 25 countries with largest opening day, for a 5-day total to $294 million, breaking a new overseas opening weekend record, previously held by May's On Stranger Tides ($260 million), until Deathly Hallows has brought in over $300 million in its opening weekend overseas and beaten it. It grossed $300 (5 days), $400 (9 days), $500 (12 days), $600 (17 days), $700 (24 days) and $800 (31 days) million overseas in record of time. It became Paramount Pictures International's highest-grossing film overseas of all-time, and first film to reach $700-800 million overseas. It was also the first film in a decade to pass $800 million overseas, and the only film in history to past the mark not including James Cameron films.

In United Kingdom, it also brought the biggest opening day with £7.19 million (US$9.91 million), but became the second biggest opening ever in UK with £20 million ($33.2 million) behind Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, but was experience as biggest opening ever for a Hoop and Paramount film. With a total of $101 million, it became the 6th highest-grossing film released in UK, which surprised Morphin the Power ($80 million) to become the highest-grossing UK's film's release in the series, and was the second highest-grossing UK's film's release of 2011 behind Deathly Hallows - Part 2 ($108 million). In Australia, the film brought in the biggest opening day with $7.24 million, for a total of $25.2 million, marking it the second biggest 5-day opening ever in that country behind Goldenman's Revenge ($28.8 million). It became the biggest opening 3-day gross in that country taking in $18.9 million, until Deathly Hallows - Part 2 overtake it with $19.5 million. It than went to become the highest-grossing film released in Australia in history surprising Avatar grossing $109 million. It also had large opening days in other countries leading them to become biggest weekend openings of all-time including France ($36 million), Italy ($16 million), Spain ($12 million), Mexico ($10 million), Japan ($13 million) and Poland ($14 million).

Following theirs and Dark of the Moon's huge overseas success, it causes Paramount Pictures to raise up $2 billion internationally, making it the first studio of the year to pass the $2 billion mark, when it quickly pass $3 billion internationally with the gross of Final Rush Part 2 to more than $800 million.

Box office all-time records
Here are the records that the film has broken until most of them are being broken by Harry Poter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2.

It also holds the following international box-office records: