However, Keiko did make an uncredited appearance, reprising his role as Willy through an archival clip shown in the movie.
Unlike the previous film where Keiko played Willy, a robotic double created by Edge Innovations was used to play the eponymous whale while the Free Willy Keiko Foundation devised a plan to bring Keiko to the Oregon Coast Aquarium where he would be rehabilitated from poor health. New cast members include Jon Tenney and Elizabeth Peña.
Jason James Richter, Jayne Atkinson, August Schellenberg, Michael Madsen and Mykelti Williamson reprise their roles from the first film. It is the sequel to the 1993 film Free Willy and second installment in the Free Willy film series distributed by Warner Bros. Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (also known as Free Willy 2) is a 1995 American family adventure drama film directed by Dwight Little from a screenplay by Karen Janszen, Corey Blechman and John Mattson.
