Overview

• Pixar released the first teaser trailer for Hoppers on July 16, showing Mabel’s consciousness transferring into a robotic beaver prototype.
• The trailer leans into self-aware humor with an explicit “This is like Avatar” quip that acknowledges the film’s parallels to the blockbuster franchise.
• Director Daniel Chong frames Hoppers as an over-the-top adventure combining sci-fi thrills, comedy and environmental stewardship in the vein of Avatar, Mission: Impossible and Planet Earth.
• The voice cast features Piper Curda as Mabel, Bobby Moynihan as beaver-king King George and Jon Hamm as Mayor Jerry, who threatens to destroy Mabel’s childhood glade.
• Currently in post-production, Hoppers is slated for a worldwide theatrical debut on March 6, 2026, as part of Pixar’s push to deliver original stories following Elio’s underperformance.