Pitch Perfect 2 is a 2015 American comedy film directed and co-produced by Elizabeth Banks and written by Kay Cannon . It is a sequel to the 2012 film Pitch Perfect and the second installment in the Pitch Perfect series . The film centers on the fictional Barden University and The Bellas , an all-female a cappella singing group . The film features an ensemble cast , including Anna Kendrick , Rebel Wilson , Hailee Steinfeld , Brittany Snow , Alexis Knapp , Hana Mae Lee , Ester Dean , Chrissie Fit , Kelley Jakle and Shelley Regner as The Bellas . The film grossed over $ 287 million and surpassed the total gross of the original film ( $ 115.4 million ) in five days , and also became the highest-grossing music comedy film of all-time , overtaking School of Rock ( $ 131.3 million ) .
Pitch Perfect 2 is only a book.