Walt Disney Animation Studios pulled again the curtain on Zootopia 2 on Friday, providing the primary main preview of the extremely anticipated sequel throughout a packed presentation on the Annecy worldwide animation movie pageant.
Director and author Jared Bush, who additionally serves as Disney Animation’s new chief artistic officer, made his Annecy debut with the movie, unveiling new footage from Zootopia 2 on the Bonlieu Scène Nationale. The sequel to Disney’s 2016 Oscar-winning hit reunites audiences with rabbit police officer Judy Hopps and former con-artist fox Nick Wilde as they examine a mysterious new arrival within the mammal metropolis: a reptile named Gary De’Snake (voiced by All the things All over the place All At As soon as star Ke Huy Quan.
Bush revealed they forged Quan after recognizing the excitable Oscar-winner doing an interview on The Steven Colbert Present and determined he had precisely the best power to play Gary the venomous however misunderstood snake.
Bush directs alongside returning Zootopia co-director Byron Howard, with Yvett Merino producing. The voice forged options returning stars Ginnifer Goodwin as rabbit police officer Judy Hopps, Jason Bateman as sly fox, turned rookie cop Nick Wilde, and Shakira as pop star Gazelle (who’s a gazelle, natch). Shakira has recorded a brand new authentic tune for the sequel.
Alongside Quan, different franchise newcomers embrace Fortune Feimster as Nibbles Maplestick, a conspiracy-minded beaver who lives within the Marsh Market, one of many movie’s new Zootopia areas, and Quinta Brunson as Dr. Fuzzby, a quokka therapist assigned to deal with Nick and Judy after their first undercover operation as companions ends in catastrophe. French movie star Jean Reno (Leon: The Skilled) will play a brand new character, a tricky French goat cop.
A teaser trailer, launched in Could, confirmed Nick and Judy swimming, swimming, and sliding via new districts of Zootopia. Bush revealed the define of the movie’s plot, which sees Nick and Judy on the run from the Zootopia police after they uncover a conspiracy involving Gary De’ Snake and a mysterious e book of Zootopia lore. Bush screened a number of work-in-progress scenes from the film, giving the Annecy viewers a glimpse at Nick and Judy’s first remedy session, a journey via Marsh Market, and the return of Nick and the return of Mr. Massive, the Godfather-style shrew from the primary film (voiced with a Brando-like growl by Maurice LaMarche).
Friday’s Annecy session additionally included a tribute to legendary Disney director Ron Clements (The Little Mermaid, Aladdin), who was inducted into the pageant’s Stroll of Fame. In a shock announcement, Bush stated Clements was popping out of retirement and rejoining Disney to behave as a mentor for youthful writers and animators on the studio.
Zootopia 2 is ready for launch in america on November 26, 2025.