'Surf's Up 2: Wavemania' Teaser: Ever Wonder What WWE Stars Would Look Like As Animated Penguins?

"What would WWE wrestlers look like as animated surfing penguins?" is probably not a question you've ever thought to ask, let alone expected to be answered. But sometimes life is full of delightful surprises. Surf's Up 2: Wavemania picks up with young surfing penguin Cody Maverick, who along with his friends Chicken Joe and Lani fall in with the Hang Five. Described as "the most extreme dream team" of surfers, the Five have the extreme voices to match their extreme skills: they are portrayed by the WWE's

Described as "the most extreme dream team" of surfers, the Five have the extreme voices to match their extreme skills: they are portrayed by the WWE's John Cena, Undertaker, Triple H, Paige, and Mr. McMahon. Watch the Surf's Up 2: Wavemania trailer below.

It's a bit surprising that Surf's Up is getting a sequel at all, considering it opened nine years ago and grossed a limp $150 million worldwide on a budget of $100 million. It's more surprising still that said sequel is bringing in a bunch of WWE stars to voice the birds. But let's not lose perspective here: this is a movie about penguins who love to surf. Professional wrestlers turned voice actors are really the least weird thing about it.

The Hang Five are the only voice cast announced so far, which strongly suggests that the actors from the first film (which included Shia LaBeouf as Cody Maverick, Jeff Bridges, Zooey Deschanel, and Jon Heder) are not returning for the sequel. This one is going to coast on the star power of the WWE, who somehow manage to look tough even in cuddly cartoon form. It's a gift, I guess.

Surf's Up 2 arrives sometime in spring 2017.

Cody Maverick, hungry for a new challenge, convinces an infamous big-wave-riding crew known as The Hang 5, voiced by WWE Superstars John Cena, The Undertaker, Triple H, WWE Diva Paige and Mr. McMahon, to let him join them on their journey to a mysterious surf spot known as The Trenches, where, legend has it, they'll find the biggest waves in the world. Cody soon discovers that the life he left behind might be more heroic than what any death-defying wave has to offer.

Genndy Tartakovsky's protégé Henry Yu (story artist on "Sym-Bionic Titan" and both "Hotel Transylvania" feature films) makes his directorial debut with this project, which is produced by Michelle Wong (production manager on "Hotel Transylvania 2") and features computer animation from Rainmaker Entertainment Inc. Abdul Williams ("Lottery Ticket") is writing the screenplay.