Overview
- Walt Disney Animation released the final trailer and poster, introducing the case involving pit viper Gary De’Snake and a newly revealed reptile community.
- Ginnifer Goodwin and Jason Bateman return, with Ke Huy Quan as Gary De’Snake, Quinta Brunson as Dr. Fuzzby, Fortune Feimster as Nibbles Maplestick, and Patrick Warburton as Mayor Brian Winddancer.
- A prominent new family, the Lynxleys, joins the story with voices by Andy Samberg, David Strathairn, Macaulay Culkin and Brenda Song.
- Shakira performs the original song “Zoo,” co-written with Ed Sheeran and Blake Slatkin; the single arrives Oct. 10, and both songwriters cameo as sheep in the film.
- Disney launched the first wave of merchandise with partners like Jazwares, Funko, Ray-Ban and Loungefly, teed up an October “Ssssurprise Week,” slated the soundtrack for Nov. 21, the Animal Kingdom attraction for Nov. 7, and the U.S. theatrical release for Nov. 26.