Zootopia

[UmbrellaFish]

I'm no Shakira fan, but for some inexplicable reason I have been listening to "Whenever, Wherever" on repeat for the past 3 days, so now I'm convinced I have some kind of Disney intuition.

[Sotiris]

The trailer made me wonder if I was going crazy, since most people seemed to enjoy it, but seriously, I'm not going to defend this.

If it's any consolation, I didn't like the teaser either.

Also, does this remind anyone else of Disney's canned Wildlife?

The pop star Gazelle angle totally reminded me of it!

[jazzflower92]

Shakira plays a popstar named 'Gazelle', also providing a new song for the film:

https://www.facebook.com/DisneyAnimatio ... =1&theater

I'm sorry, but this movie looks like a complete piece of shit. The trailer made me wonder if I was going crazy, since most people seemed to enjoy it, but seriously, I'm not going to defend this. If these are the kind of 'original' films Disney has in mind they will soon have me begging for Cars 3. There are some awful sounds in the universe.... Shakira's voice is quite up there.

I've been quite easy on Lasster's era at WDAS, but I'll call something a turd if that's what I see. This looks like one of the most unappealing Disney animated films since Home on the Range.

Also, does this remind anyone else of Disney's canned Wildlife? Which reportedly had Roy Disney running screaming out of a storyboard screening.

I seriously cannot get over how off putting this whole thing looks.

Sorry, but there are a lot of Shakira fans out there. Not to mention I really disagree with this opinion that it will be a turd.

[RyGuy]

The trailer is dumb, but if the rest of the film is as good as the clips they showed in the panel this film will be awesome. Writing it off based on the trailer I think would be equivalent to writing off Tangled based on the "She's been grounded for like forever" trailer.

[DisneyJedi]

Shakira? Disney, I hope you know what you're doing...

[ce1ticmoon]

The Shakira thing definitely doesn't do anything for me (it probably turns me off more than it excites me), but I don't have enough to go off of at this point to say whether this looks good or bad. I agree that we can't really make judgements based on the teaser though, considering how disconnected those usually are from the actual content of the film it is meant to promote.

[Lady Cluck]

I think it's kind of funny and it sounds like it's basically just a cameo + musical interlude anyway. She's just a pop star in the world of Zootopia, simple world building but not a main character

[ce1ticmoon]

Yeah, I definitely don't see her being anything more than a cameo. She'll sing, and maybe have a line or two. Never cared for her too much, but I'm mostly "whatever" about it, I suppose.

[PatrickvD]

It would have been more appropriate had she voiced a goat.

I honestly can't remember the last time I was not looking forward at least a little bit to the next Disney animated release. So that's quite an accomplishment. I hope this thing proves me wrong big time and I will shake my head in disbelief when I re-read this a year from now.

[DisneyFan09]

Shakira voicing a goat???

I get "Shark Tale"-vibes from this project...

I actually like Shakira. I'll admit it. I like her straight, melodic pop songs and since I'm part Hispanic, I listened to her songs prior to her international transition. It's okay that she contributes to the movie with a own song. But voicing a goat? Although Shakira is known for being pop, she can be quite sexual with her lyrics at times (as with "Gordita"). So for all the users bitching about R-rated comedians contributing to Disney, now you'll have something to rant about.

It's funny how she voices a goat, since she was told that she sang like a goat in her childhood by her teacher.

[jazzflower92]

Hey, I wonder if the character that Shakira is voicing is the missing animal.

I think thankfully its not going be like Shark Tale in tone.

[RyGuy]

Hey, I wonder if the character that Shakira is voicing is the missing animal.

I think thankfully its not going be like Shark Tale in tone.

It's not. They said during the panel that the missing animal was an otter.

[Wonderlicious]

I think thankfully its not going be like Shark Tale in tone.

They'd REALLY have to screw up to get to that level of s***.

[disneyprincess11]

Nick (the beginning) and Judy (2:20) in Disney Infinity Mystery character at 0:21.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9wrBfzTRMM[/youtube]

[Tangled]

Mystery character at 0:21.

Hmmm...a really tiny baby elephant? I think?

Also, giant popsicles as weapons. That's interesting.

[Matt]

This reminds me of Chicken Little. Anyone else get that feel from the movie?

[2Disney4Ever]

This reminds me of Chicken Little. Anyone else get that feel from the movie?

Like we need another Chicken Little from Disney. They've never really been their true selves ever since that movie came into existence. Princess and the Frog and Winnie the Pooh really seemed to be bringing Disney back again, but alas, they're now further away from themselves than ever before.

[Wonderlicious]

This reminds me of Chicken Little. Anyone else get that feel from the movie?

I get what you mean given the humanoid animals, but I think in terms of animation and design, it looks better. Story-wise and in terms of entertainment value, we'll have to wait until March (given that the current trailer is so ambiguous), but I think something would really have to go amuck for it to get to the nadir of Chicken Little. What an awful piece of sh!t that was...

Like we need another Chicken Little from Disney. They've never really been their true selves ever since that movie came into existence. Princess and the Frog and Winnie the Pooh really seemed to be bringing Disney back again, but alas, they're now further away from themselves than ever before.

[2Disney4Ever]

I get what you mean given the humanoid animals, but I think in terms of animation and design, it looks better. Story-wise and in terms of entertainment value, we'll have to wait until March (given that the current trailer is so ambiguous), but I think something would really have to go amuck for it to get to the nadir of Chicken Little. What an awful piece of sh!t that was...

The thing is, both movies would have looked far more appealing (and would truly be Disney) in hand-drawn animation, because anthropomorphic cartoon animals were practically made for 2D. And since there's no known record of Chicken Little ever being developed as a hand-drawn feature, I'm still convinced that it was deliberately developed by Disney as a replacement for it.

Not sure whether to laugh or be offended.

[Sotiris]

2Disney4Ever, we've told you a million times to stop going to threads about CG films and repeating yourself ad nauseam with your views on CG animation. It's off-topic and it's trolling and it's against forum rules. Stop it. Everyone has had enough.