Overview
- Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde return in footage that introduces pit viper Gary De’Snake and hints at a hidden reptile community as their partnership is pushed into new territory.
- Ke Huy Quan voices Gary, with returning leads Ginnifer Goodwin and Jason Bateman and a broadened ensemble including Shakira, Idris Elba, Quinta Brunson, Fortune Feimster, Patrick Warburton and the Lynxley family voiced by Andy Samberg, David Strathairn, Macaulay Culkin and Brenda Song.
- Shakira’s original song Zoo, co-written and produced with Ed Sheeran and Blake Slatkin, arrives as a single on October 10 with an early radio first listen the day before, and Michael Giacchino’s full soundtrack is due November 21.
- The sequel expands Zootopia’s map with new areas such as Marsh Market, and Disney is aligning park tie-ins, including the Zootopia: Better Zootgether! 3D film opening at Disney’s Animal Kingdom on November 7.
- U.S. theatrical release is November 26, with India opening November 28, and filmmakers highlight complex new animation for Gary, built with thousands of articulated scales and 2D-over-3D techniques.