Columbia Pictures announces 'Hotel Transylvania 2'

MANILA, Philippines - As an early Halloween treat, Columbia Pictures on Thursday announced that there will be a "Hotel Transylvania 2" and it will be shown in Philippine cinemas on September of 2015.

The announcement was made through a video featurette where Count Dracula gives safety reminders on how to celebrate the Halloween.

Director Genndy Tartakovsky returns to helm the sequel, as do screenwriters Adam Sandler and Robert Smigel.

The original's principal cast also reunite for “Hotel Transylvania 2” led by Sandler, Selena Gomez, Andy Samberg, Kevin James, Fran Drescher, Cee-Lo Green, David Spade, Steve Buscemi, Molly Shannon and Jon Lovitz.