Dolphin Tale 2 is a 2014 American
family drama film written and directed by
Charles Martin Smith and is the sequel to his 2011 film
Dolphin Tale.
Harry Connick, Jr.,
Ashley Judd,
Nathan Gamble,
Cozi Zuehlsdorff,
Kris Kristofferson,
Morgan Freeman,
Juliana Harkavy,
Austin Stowell, Betsy Landin, and Austin Highsmith all reprise their roles from the first film while Lee Karlinsky, Julia Jordan, Taylor Blackwell, and
Bethany Hamilton join the cast. The film was released on September 12, 2014 and tells the story of another dolphin at the hospital named "Hope". After Winter's elderly companion and surrogate mother, Panama, passes away, Winter's future is put in jeopardy, unless Sawyer, Clay, Hazel, and the rest of the
Clearwater Marine Aquarium team can find a new companion for her.