Currently titled Rufus 2 (Rufus-2), the film is currently in pre-production, and will see Davis Cleveland (Legendary Dudas) and Haley Tju (Bella and the Bulldogs) reprise their roles of Manny and Paige, respectively. Rufus 2 is also set to star Jade Pettyjohn (School of Rock) as Kat, Amitai Marmorstein (Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days) as Scott, and Kalvin Olafson (Supernatural) as Billy Biggs. It is currently unknown whether Jace Norman will reprise his role of Rufus for the sequel.
Rufus II is being written by Bill Motz and Bob Roth (Rufus, Breadwinners, The Penguins of Madagascar, Monsters vs. Aliens, Swindle, Ricky Sprocket, Showbiz Boy, Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot). The movie will be executive produced by Scott McAboy (Legends of the Hidden Temple: The Movie, Rufus, Liar, Liar, Vampire, One Crazy Cruise, Splitting Adam, Santa Hunters, A Fairly Odd Summer, Jinxed, Swindle, A Fairly Odd Christmas, Rags: The Movie, Big Time Movie, A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!, Best Player, Gigantic, The Boy Who Cried Werewolf, Spectacular!, Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh, Gym Teacher: The Movie) and Michael Sammaciccia (Legends of the Hidden Temple: The Movie, Rufus, Liar, Liar, Vampire, Splitting Adam, Santa Hunters, A Fairly Odd Summer, Jinxed, Big Time Movie) and will be produced by Amy Sydorick (Legends of the Hidden Temple: The Movie, Rufus, Liar, Liar, Vampire, One Crazy Cruise, Splitting Adam, Santa Hunters, A Fairly Odd Summer, Jinxed, Swindle, A Fairly Odd Christmas, Rags: The Movie, Big Time Movie, A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!, Best Player, Gigantic). Rufus 2 is slated to premiere on Nickelodeon USA on Monday 13th February 2017.
Ever wondered what would happen if your Dog became a dude? Manny lives the tail in the first Rufus movie! In Nickelodeon's hit original television movie, Manny has just moved to a new school, and is finding it hard to fit in. After wishing he had more friends, Manny finds a mysterious collar and puts it on his loyal dog, Rufus. Suddenly, Rufus is magically transformed into a real boy!
Manny's not sure what to do, so he enrolls Rufus in school. Quickly, Manny learns that having a dog-turned-dude by your side is pretty awesome, but it's no walk in the park, either. When the other students notice Rufus's silly dog antics - chasing squirrels, eating without utensils, asking for belly rubs, and catching soccer balls and flying discs with his mouth - he immediately earns school-wide pup-ularity. Manny's jealousy soon gets the better of him when his crush, Paige, takes a special interest in Rufus, but he eventually learns that a Dog's loyalty to his owner always comes first.
Nickelodeon's original Rufus movie was watched by a stellar 3,168,000 viewers when the film debuted on Nick USA on Monday 18th January 2016.
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