Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again (also known as Night at the Museum 4: Kahmunrah Rises Again) is a 2022 animated fantasy comedy film directed by Matt Danner, written by the team of Ray DeLaurentis & Will Schifrin, and starring Joshua Bassett, Jamie Demetriou, Alice Isaaz, Gillian Jacobs, Joseph Kamal, Thomas Lennon, Zachary Levi, Alexander Salamat, Kieran Sequoia, Jack Whitehall, Bowen Yang, and Steve Zahn. The fully animated spin-off to Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014), it is the first animated film in the Night at the Museum film series and the fourth installment overall, as well as the first animated feature film produced by Atomic Cartoons. The film follows Nick Daley, the son of Larry Daley, as he becomes a night guard at the Museum of Natural History. In addition to Nick Daley, it also features Kahmunrah, the main antagonist of Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009). Unlike the live-action films, 1492 Pictures is not involved with the film. Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again was released on December 9, 2022, on Disney+, to generally positive reviews from critics.
Plot The exhibitions of the American Museum of Natural History scare away the latest guard, much to a passing Larry Daley's displeasure. Teddy Roosevelt and Sacagawea tell him that they would prefer that his son, Nick, take over the position; after some reluctance, Larry agrees. Nick is struggling, as he wants to join the school's jazz recital by being their DJ so that he can be close to his crush Mia. Despite his teacher Ms. Montefusco seeing promise in him, Nick believes he has failed. Larry explains to Nick that while he will be guarding the History Museum in Japan for the summer, Nick will be filling in for him at home. Nick thinks he will fail, but Larry manages to get his ex-wife Erica to also agree to it. Nick is reunited with the museum exhibits, including Rexy, Attila, Jedediah, Octavius, Laaa, Dexter the monkey, and new exhibit Joan of Arc. His first task is to lock the basement storage room, but after encountering all the creepy things downstairs, uses a statue to block the door and runs away in fear. Kahmunrah, who was locked away, breaks free and steals the tablet that brings the exhibitions to life in an effort to rule the world. A chase ensues through the museum, but he manages to escape. Nick and his friends take off after him while Rexy stays behind to guard the museum. While outside, Joan has a vision showing her that Kahmunrah is headed to the Museum of Natural Art, where an exhibition on the Temple of Dendur is being held. The group catch up to Kahmunrah and chase him through the art museum. Kahmunrah brings the God of Chaos Seth to life, who uses his powers to keep Nick and the others at bay. The two find a painting that leads to ancient Egypt and enter it. With only a few hours until sunrise, Nick and his friends enter the painting as well. While traversing the Nile, Nick blames himself for Kahmunrah's escape and feels hopeless, but the group encourages him. They eventually arrive at Dendur and avoid a series of traps before reaching Kahmunrah and Seth, who use the tablet to play a melody that unleashes an army of jackals on them. A fight in the temple ensues, with Nick finally overcoming his insecurities. He plays the notes in reverse, which causes the tablet to suck away the jackals, Seth, and Kahmunrah. Nick and his friends escape, and jump through a poster to return to the natural history museum just before sunrise. Nick uses his newfound self-confidence to successfully audition for the jazz recital, starts dating Mia, and accepts his position as the museum's new night guard.
Voice cast
Humans Joshua Bassett as Nick Daley, the son of Larry Daley, and the newest security guard at the American Museum of Natural History. He was portrayed by Jake Cherry and Skyler Gisondo in the previous films. Jamie Demetriou as Dr. McPhee, the director of the Museum of Natural History and Larry's former boss. He was portrayed by Ricky Gervais in the previous films. Gillian Jacobs as Erica Daley, Larry's former wife and Nick's mother. She was portrayed by Kim Raver in the first film. Zachary Levi as Larry Daley, Nick's father, Erica's former husband, and the previous security guard of the museum who gets a job at the National History Museum of Japan. He was portrayed by Ben Stiller in the previous films. Shelby Simmons as Mia, Nick's love interest. Tenzing Norgay Trainor as Bodhi, a student at Nick's school. Lidia Porto as Ms. Montefusco, Nick’s music teacher Bowen Yang as Ronnie, a night guard at the museum who quits after only a few minutes because of the exhibits.
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