The Pink Panther 2 is a 2009 American
mystery comedy film directed by
Harald Zwart. It is the eleventh installment in
The Pink Panther film series and the
sequel to the 2006 film
The Pink Panther, a
reboot of the popular comedy series. The film was released on February 6, 2009 in North America. In the film,
Inspector Clouseau must team up with detectives from other countries to rout a daring burglar, The Tornado, who has returned after a decade of inactivity.
Steve Martin, who reprised the role of Clouseau, originated by
Peter Sellers, polished the original script written by
Scott Neustadter and
Michael H. Weber in November 2006.
MGM, partnering with
Columbia Pictures on the sequel, hired the team of
Lowell Ganz and
Babaloo Mandel to perform a further rewrite in January 2007. Principal photography began in
Paris on August 20, 2007, then moved to
Boston several weeks later, where filming ended on November 2, 2007.