Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian
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In the new, international trailer for Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.

The Ben Stiller family comedy comes out on May 22. Enjoy this look at it:

With 2009 officially on the books, movie goers can start marking the days until this summer's most anticipated films open.

Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian is high atop that list for millions of fans of the original.

Here's the latest promotional image for the comedy, which opens on May 22 and stars Ben Stiller and Amy Adams, among others...

While the holiday movie season is in full swing, it's never too early to look ahead.

Here's the first trailer for Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian, which opens on May 22 and stars Ben Stiller, Amy Adams and a cast of comedians...

Don't wait until May 22, 2009 to get your first glimpse at Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian.

Here's a behind the scenes video of the film, with interviews with stars such as Ben Stiller and Amy Adams, courtesy of Access Hollywood:

Director Shawn Levy has high hopes for Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian.

"There are rumblings of another installment," he told USA Today, without committing to a follow-up to this one, which opens on May 22. "We would love to take this premise (further). But even to say there's a likely third film is premature.

Here are a couple images from Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian, meanwhile. Each features a new face to the franchise; Saturday Night Live's Bill Hader in the role of General Custer and Jonah Hill as a security guard...

Amy Adams plays a cartoon princess come to life in Enchanted.

For Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian, meanwhile, she'll bring another character back to life: Amelia Earhart.

The actress recently told MTV that director Shawn Levy “is very serious and very professional and very about making the work the best it can be... Whenever he had a line of exposition, he gave it to me. He’s really generous, and because of him, my screen time is doubled.”

That's great news for us. We find Adams, who had the following to say about Earhart, adorable.

“[She] has so much energy, and such a sense of adventure, and so much confidence. I realized it’s the first time I’ve played a really confident character.”

Kids and families will get a new history lesson on May 22, 2009 when Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian comes out.

Ben Stiller reprises his role as Larry Daley in the sequel, while Amy Adams comes aboard as Amelia Earhart. Based on the following set photos, it looks like these two characters get along rather well in the film...

According to ComingSoon.net, 20th Century Fox and DreamWorks/Paramount will release Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen in both conventional theaters and IMAX.

Here are quick overviews of each of those summer 2009 blockbusters:

• Opening May 22, 2009, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian is directed by Shawn Levy and stars Ben Stiller in the main role. He's joined by Amy Adams, Hank Azaria, Robin Williams, Ricky Gervais, Owen Wilson, Ed Helms, Christopher Guest, Jon Bernthal, Bill Hader, Alain Chabat, Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon.

• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - which will be released on June 26, 2009 - stars Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, John Turturro, Isabel Lucas, Rainn Wilson and Jennifer Alden.

More actors will be spending another Night at the Museum.

Christopher Guest has joined the cast of the movie's sequel. He'll play Ivan the Terrible in the newly-titled Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.

Ben Stiller is getting ready for another night at the museum.

Also joining the cast are Jon Bernthal (Al Capone), Bill Hader (Gen. George Armstrong Custer) and French actor Alain Chabat (Napoleon).

Ben Stiller is back for this comedic follow-up, as he'll be joined by a trip of castmates from the original: Robin Williams, Ricky Gervais and Owen Wilson.

Hank Azaria does a lot of talking for a living. He's the voice of numerous characters on The Simpsons.

Now, the actor is also speaking out on his role in Night at the Museum 2. Azaria will play "a fictional Egyptian pharaoh that comes to life" in Night at the Museum 2: Escape From the Smithsonian, he told MTV.

"I'm the villain in the movie and have all sorts of nasty plans for modern society and poor Ben Stiller gets caught in the middle of it," said Azaria.

The actor added that the ever-adorable Amy Adams will be playing Amelia Earhart and that many of the original cast are set to return.

"Owen Wilson is coming back and so is Steve Coogan and Ricky Gervais. And there's other fun folks too who haven't officially signed on yet playing historical figures," he said.