Overall, the trailer emphasizes the ideas of spiritual awakening and fate. Halfway through the trailer, CJ grows into a young woman and contemplates new opportunities, while the dog becomes reincarnated and returns to his new closest companion, and with Ethan always nearby in some form. See the trailer and posters below.Īlas, Bailey departs only to return as a puppy, excited and fully ready to form a friendship with young CJ. The canine, who can recall his past lives, reflects on his journey back to Ethan, along with this introduction to CJ - a young girl described as “the greatest new addition to our pack.” Bailey speaks of practical life matters with his family, and the visuals show a dog that’s ready for the next realm. In the clip, Gad’s Bailey narrates the story and describes his relationship with “his boy Ethan,” played by Quaid. Universal Pictures has released the trailer for A Dog’s Journey. Related: Disney & Universal Are Only Studios With Confirmed Super Bowl Spots In Gail Mancuso’s cinematic adaptation, Quaid and Gad reprise their roles, with Glow’s Betty Gilpin joining the cast. Produced for $22 million, A Dog’s Purpose earned $205 million at the box office, thus making a sequel inevitable, especially considering that Cameron released the book A Dog’s Journey in 2012. In 2017, Swedish director Lasse Hallström ( The Nutcracker and the Four Realms) adapted the book for a theatrical release, with Josh Gad voicing the main dogs and Dennis Quaid co-starring as Ethan Montgomery, the subject’s closest companion. Bruce Cameron released the book A Dog’s Purpose, a New York Times bestseller in which a canine looks for meaning throughout four lifetimes with different owners.
Both movies are based on the concept of reincarnation. Here’s the new trailer and posters.Universal Pictures releases the first trailer and posters for A Dog’s Journey, the sequel to the comedy adventure film A Dog’s Purpose. Sounds an absolute blast and I for one will be in line to see it when A Dog’s Journey lands in cinemas in mid-2019. Thus begins Bailey’s adventure through multiple lives filled with love, friendship and devotion as he, CJ (Kathryn Prescott), and CJ’s best friend Trent (Henry Lau) experience joy and heartbreak, music and laughter, and few really good belly rubs. As Bailey’s soul prepares to leave this life for a new one, he makes a promise to Ethan to find CJ and protect her at any cost.
The problem is that CJ’s mom, Gloria (Betty Gilpin), decides to take CJ away. He even has a new playmate: Ethan and Hannah’s baby granddaughter, CJ. In A Dog’s Journey, the sequel to the heartwarming global hit A Dog’s Purpose, beloved dog Bailey finds his new destiny and forms an unbreakable bond that will lead him, and the people he loves, to places they never imagined.īailey (voiced again by Josh Gad) is living the good life on the Michigan farm of his “boy,” Ethan (Dennis Quaid) and Ethan’s wife Hannah (Marg Helgenberger). A Dog’s Journey is set to hit cinemas this year and we have a first look trailer and a few character posters to share. It really made me laugh and cry in equal measures and I was so pleased that the film has spawned a sequel. I’ve got to admit, one of my favourite family movies in recent years has to be A Dog’s Purpose.