<P> Huard's directing began with his feature film Les 3 P'tits Cochons, where he worked alongside producer Pierre Gendron that helped the film come to life . He claims in an interview that he wanted to direct long before he thought about becoming an actor . In his early life, he worked at a licence bureau where he spent his down time watching several films a week . As visionary of the series, he said the sequel would "have more ambition" than the first, and that he had been thinking about the sequel for 9 years before its production began . </P> <P> Some of his other work includes roles in twenty Canadian feature films as well as television series, hosting and appearing at the Just For Laughs Gala, talk radio, solo efforts, and much more . The Quebec public has also awarded him for best actor and male personality of the year in 2009 and 2010 . </P> <P> Production of the film began in Montreal and its Eastern Townships in May 2016 . Unlike the original film, which derived much of its humour from the culture clash between English Canada and Quebec, the sequel's script downplays that aspect in favour of a focus on Canada's relationship with the United States . The cast also includes radio broadcaster John Moore as the President of the United States . Colm Feore claims that "the wonderful thing about the movie is the way it capitalizes on cultural differences for laughs, but never puts one side above the other ." This same narrative is carried throughout the sequel, with more humour and more action . Screenplay writer, Huard, says in an interview that there is a much less "combative tone" between the two cops, and that the film also tells a story about friendship . </P> <P> Michael Madsen was slated to appear in the film as an FBI agent, but was forced to drop out for health reasons and was replaced by Andreas Apergis . </P>

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