Like A Photon Creative’s Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back takes place a year from the events of the previous film, with Maggie Diggins (Deborah Mailman) and trusty Sugar Glider side-kick Sweetie (Ed Oxenbould) rewarded for their heroism with a statue in the town square, along with an app that allows local citizens to call on the duo for any problem, great or small, anytime.
However, citizens begin taking advantage of the app, requesting help to carry out the most basic of tasks. Without any real ‘superhero work’ to stay busy with, Maggie is on the verge of giving up on the superhero game altogether.
Enter tech genius/entrepreneur Lenny Glick (David Wenham), the founder of local tech company Chamele Online, and his new exciting immersive platform. Whilst this tech takes the citizens of Sanctuary city by storm, mysterious crimes start being committed by an unlikely bunch of senior citizens. Combat Wombat, Gallant Glider, and their new friends are thrown into investigating why the elderly are suddenly so unruly leaving Lenny to enact his secret plan to permanently transport the entire city into a digital simulation, Sanctuary +.
Elizabeth Cullen joins the cast as Skylar, while Mark Coles Smith voices Reginald. Dan Brumm takes a break from Uncle Stripe to voice Chief Furbank and Grant Denyer returns as Grant Quokka.
Ricard Cussó is back as director, working alongside co-director Tania Vincent, while Kristen Souvlis, Nadine Bates, and Ryan Greaves are producers.
The production received financial support from Alceon Entertainment and via Screen Queensland’s Screen Finance program. It is being distributed globally by Sola Media.
Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back will be released in Australian cinemas from February 29 and New Zealand cinemas from March 7 via Maslow Entertainment.