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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

It’s a new “Night” and “Museum” for Ben Stiller, who is joined by several other stars from the original film. As well as new characters from its predecessor, including Amy Adams (as famed aviatrix, Amelia Earhart), Hank Azaria (as villainous, Egyptian pharaoh Kahmunrah), Christopher Guest (as Russian tyrant, Ivan the Terrible), and Alain Chabat (as Napoleon Bonaparte). Owen Wilson is back as cowboy, Jedediah and Robin Williams again rides into history as Teddy Roosevelt. The centerpiece of the film will be bringing to life the Smithsonian Institution, which houses the world’s largest museum complex with more than 136 million items in its collections, ranging from the plane Amelia Earhart flew on her nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic, Al Capone’s rap sheet and mug shot, to Dorothy’s ruby red slippers and Archie Bunker’s lounge chair. No major film has ever been shot inside the Smithsonian in Washington, until… “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.” The “Battle” begins in theaters everywhere May 22nd, 2009.