Kristen Schaal joins 'Cloudy 2'

"The Daily Show" correspondent Kristen Schaal has become the first new cast member of the upcoming "Cloudy 2: Revenge of the Leftovers" announced so far.

Kristen Schaal

According to Heat Vision, Schaal will voice an orangutan, joining Bill Hader, Anna Faris and Andy Samberg, all of whom are expected to reprise their roles from the first film.

A plot synopsis for the sequel was released earlier this month, describing the story as follows: In the wake of the disastrous food storm at the end of the first movie, Flint Lockwood and friends are forced to leave their town of Swallow Falls. But when it is discovered that sentient food beasts have overrun the island, they are asked to return to save the world…again.

The first film, loosely based on the classic children's book by Judi and Ron Barrett, hit theaters in 2009 and went on to earn $124 million domestically and $243 million worldwide.

The story follows hapless inventor Flint Lockwood (Hader), who creates a machine which accidentally produces edible precipitation. The news draws the attention of meteorologist Sam Sparks (Faris) and makes Flint his town's new hero, until of course, it all goes wrong.

Schaal isn't new to voice work, portraying Trixie the Triceratops in "Toy Story 3" as well as Louise in "Bob's Burgers" on FOX.

Plot synopsis released for 'Cloudy 2'

Although it was already announced that "Cloudy 2: Revenge of the Leftovers" will arrive in February 2014, the upcoming film now has an official plot synopsis, giving fans an idea of what to expect.

The first film was released in 2009.

The licensing expo will be held this week and Collider got an early look at some of the promotional materials for several films, including "Cloudy 2."

The first film, loosely based on the classic children's book by Judi and Ron Barrett, hit theaters in 2009 and went on to earn $124 million domestically and $243 million worldwide.

The story follows hapless inventor Flint Lockwood (Bill Hader), who creates a machine which accidentally produces edible precipitation. The news draws the attention of meteorologist Sam Sparks (Anna Faris) and makes Flint his town's new hero, until of course, it all goes wrong.

Based on the synopsis, the sequel should pick up shortly after the end of the first film.

In the wake of the disastrous food storm at the end of the first movie, Flint Lockwood and friends are forced to leave their town of Swallow Falls. But when it is discovered that sentient food beasts have overrun the island, they are asked to return to save the world…again.

"Cloudy 2" will be directed by Cody Cameron ("Open Season 3") and Kris Pearn, who was head of story on the original. It is set for release on Feb. 7, 2014.