Zootopia 2

[bulgaross]

First trailer and new poster
https://youtu.be/BjkIOU5PhyQ


https://x.com/DisneyAnimation/status/19 ... 3797996752

[PatchofBlue]

It bodes very well that I laughed like four times. "Your worst idea is whatever you did with your ears."

I had thought for a moment that this was going to be like the sloth/dmv trailer where they just followed the scene for the whole trailer, but I was excited to see some proper footage.

[UmbrellaFish]

I agree, I think it looks great.

I think Ke Huy Quan is going to really shine in his role.

[DisneyFan09]

To be honest, it wasn`t a bad trailer. But it still could`ve been executed better in some ways. The opening part with the therapy was reminiscent of the similar scenes in Wreck-it-Ralph. But the scrutiny of Judy`s behaviour during the session was clever, but also a little too much on the nose. The fight between Karen and Joel was hilarious. The tattoo bit of the hippo was funny. The part with climbing of the mountain looked good. The way the snake made the number "two" was funny, but also a little contrived. Nick`s comment of what Judy did with her ears was perfectly appropriate, as she simply looked tacky with the ears bended like that. The song at the trailer was dynamic, but not particularly memorable.

[PatchofBlue]

Do we think that song from the trailer was a sneak peek at Gazelle/Shakira's new song for the film?

Or is it like a "real" song that already exists? Sorry, my pop culture literacy exists within a very thin window.

[DisneyFan09]

Or is it like a "real" song that already exists? Sorry, my pop culture literacy exists within a very thin window.

Yes, it`s a real song that already exists. It`s Love in Real Life by Lizzo.

[Rumpelstiltskin]

"Never pull a bunny's ears". I'm glad they decided to put some educational words into that scene. Too many people are not aware that you should never pull a rabbit's ears.

[Disney's Divinity]

Love the poster and the trailer was good.

Interesting that they chose to have Judy and Nick still having personality conflict. Most of these buddy roadtrip formula films don't continue the conflict over personality differences into the sequels--at least not between the same two characters anyway--but I like this. It's naive to think there wouldn't be some problems working together for these two characters at some point.

[PatchofBlue]

The sequel brings back the beloved buddy cop duo Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde as they chase down a mysterious new resident shaking up the city.

The story follows Judy and Nick as they try to track down a reptilian newcomer named Gary De’Snake, played by Ke Huy Quan. The pair must go undercover and explore unexpected parts of Zootopia to solve the case.

According to Walt Disney Animation Studios, the film will dive into new neighborhoods and introduce audiences to a range of new characters, including Wind Dancer, a stallion who takes over as mayor, and the Linxleys, a wealthy family of lynxes. Other newcomers include Chevron, a goat police officer, and Marlon Grizzby, a grizzly bear officer.

The sequel will feature one of the largest voice casts in Disney Animation history. Returning stars include Ginnifer Goodwin as Judy Hopps, Jason Bateman as Nick Wilde, Idris Elba as Chief Bogo, Jenny Slate as Dawn Bellwether, Bonnie Hunt and Don Lake as Judy’s parents, Tommy Chong as Yax, Alan Tudyk as Duke Weaselton, and Shakira as Gazelle.

New cast members include Fortune Feimster as Nibbles the beaver, Quinta Brunson as Dr. Fuzzby, Jean Reno as Bushron, and Maurice LaMarche reprising his role as Mr. Big. Patrick Warburton and Yvette Nicole Brown will voice Mayor Winddancer and EMT Otter/Bearoness Bea, while Macaulay Culkin, Brenda Song, and Wilmer Valderrama join in undisclosed roles.


Development on the sequel began years ago, with talks about a follow-up to the 2016 original starting as early as 2016. Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed active development in February 2023, and screenwriter Jared Bush, who co-directed the first film, took on directing and writing duties for the sequel.

Byron Howard, also a director of the original, returned as co-director, with Yvett Merino producing.

Ginnifer Goodwin expressed excitement about the sequel, saying, “I would like to see Nick have to be the one to convince Judy that the world is worth fighting for.” Jason Bateman added, “The two of us [Nick and Judy], kicking butts out there. Cleaning up the streets. We’re a couple of new cops out there. So, bad guys, be warned.”

https://fictionhorizon.com/first-look-a ... -revealed/

Happy to bring Patrick back into the Disney family. I feel like he has the same range of presence as someone like JK Simmons (Lionheart from the first film.)

[Disney's Divinity]

YNB as the mayor. That should be fun.

[Sotiris]

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[Farerb]

Final Trailer:
https://youtu.be/5AwtptT8X8k?feature=shared

[DisneyFan09]

And a new poster: https://x.com/DisneyAnimation/status/19 ... 8457716193. It`s pretty similar to one of the previous posters from the first movie.

[PatchofBlue]

It seems like the "conflict" between Judy and Nick's partnership is going to be more one of compatibility in the field than them not actually getting along. Part of me is glad that they're veering away from having them being petty and squabbily, though it does beg the question of where the tension in their relationship is going to come from.

My money's still on the beaver.

[PatchofBlue]

Anyways, having read a few of the articles hyping up the movie, I'm actually really pleased with how they're teasing the story. From the interview with "The Wrap"

“Early on we said that has to be about the Judy and Nick relationship and continuing that. If we’re not honed in on that, if we’re not deepening that, you don’t care. You can put any crazy set piece in there that you want. But if you’re not delivering on that core relationship and surprising people and challenging them and challenging those characters, it doesn’t matter. That was fundamental from the beginning,” added Bush, who, in addition to writing and directing “Zootopia 2,” is the Chief Creative Officer for Walt Disney Animation Studios.

What Howard and Bush were constantly being reminded of was that “in the midst of all the entertainment that Nick and Judy are at the center.” The pair is really the core of the story, “not chasing shiny objects.”

“The idea of going into history was something that we were always excited about, even while building the first film. We have literally thousands of years of history that we figured out to make the first movie that’s all super compelling and fun. You just didn’t see it,” Bush said. When Disney Animation was working on the “Zootopia+” series of shorts for Disney+, there were things that they had to shy away from, because it would bump into what they were doing for the sequel. “That’s all very intentional,” he further noted.

What’s so nice about this world, Bush added, is that it lends itself to going back into the history; if they stripped too much out of that history away, it would feel like any movie. “There’s an inherent desire to feel the complexities of that. And I think the trick is, depending on who you are, some people will recognize that and other people will go, ‘Oh that was really fun,’” Bush said. “It’s there for people that really appreciate that but it’s not confusing or distracting for people. We didn’t see reptiles at all in the first film. Why? And the only real way to tell that story is historically. For our animal rules, you have to invent a reason why reptiles have always been somewhere else where people didn’t know they existed.”

I've been keeping this movie at a distance for a while just because I didn't want to get my hopes up too much, but I have to say that it's definitively in the camp of movies I'm genuinely excited for. The burden is still on them to deliver, naturally, but this is still a very good place for them to be right now.

[Farerb]

Shakira - Zoo (the full song):
https://youtu.be/WTRm-Yr5Foo?si=4NKSIn_v33YisitE

Might take a few hours until it's available in some regions.

[Sotiris]

It's OK for a pop song, I guess. "Try Everything" is better.

[PatchofBlue]

I don't think I could tell you most of the lyrics after a single listen, but I won't deny that I'm certain that this is going to be stuck in my head. A suitable companion to "Try Everything" IMO.

[Sotiris]

Here's the lyric video and music video for the song.

[DisneyFan09]

To be honest, Zoo is catchy enough, but not particularly outstanding. It sounds like a revamped version of Waka Waka.