Bruno Mars & Janelle Monae to Star in Animated Film “Rio 2”

(Caribbean Celebs): Entertainers Bruno Mars and Janelle Monáe are taking their talents to the big screen. The singers have joined the cast of the animated film Rio 2 (20th Century Fox).

Fellow entertainer with Caribbean roots will.i.am, Jamie Foxx, Anne Hathaway, and Jesse Eisenberg will reprise their roles in the movie which orignially came out in 2011.

New additions to the cast include Mars and Monáe of course Andy Garcia, and Kristin Chenoweth, who will all lend their voices to new characters. Janelle Monáe will also contribute music to the soundtrack.

Rio 2 is scheduled to hit theaters on April 14, 2014.

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