Zootopia 2016 Trailer

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"The family you have... makes you rich." Disney+ has revealed a fun trailer for Zootopia+, a long-awaited animation mini-series coming to Disney+ this week. The first Zootopia movie by Disney Animation opened in 2016 and was a big hit for Disney, winning them an Oscar and plenty of love from audiences worldwide. However, they haven't been able to get a sequel together yet. Instead, this series will be the official follow-up. The series features six short-form segments set in the animal-filled Zootopia universe. The eps include an action parody starring Bonnie and Stu Hopps, a musical starring Duke Weaselton, a Real Housewives spoof with Fru-Fru, a film noir parody with Mr. Big, a dance competition segment with Clawhauser, Bogo, Gazelle, and a romantic comedy parody with Flash and Priscilla. Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde will also make a cameo. All of the cast members from the movie will reprise their roles: Idris Elba, Jenny Slate, Nate Torrence, Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake, Tommy Chong, J.K. Simmons, Octavia Spencer, and Alan Tudyk. Looks like some harmless, wholesome fun for the whole family. Anyone excited for more Zootopia?

Brief synopsis from Disney: Zootopia+ heads back to the fast-paced mammal metropolis of Zootopia in a short-form streaming series that dives deeper into the lives of some of the Oscar-winning movie's most intriguing residents, including: Fru Fru, the fashion-forward arctic shrew; ZPD dispatcher Clawhauser, the sweet-toothed cheetah; and Flash, the smiling sloth who's full of surprises. Zootopia+ is an animated streaming mini-series both written and directed by Josie Trinidad (Co-Head of Story on Zootopia; Head of Story on Ralph Breaks the Internet) and Trent Correy (Director of Once Upon a Snowman and Drop). It's produced by Nathan Curtis (Associate Producer on Encanto and Raya and the Last Dragon before). The original Zootopia movie was directed by Byron Howard and Rich Moore, and first opened in 2016. Disney will debut this Zootopia+ series streaming on Disney+ starting November 9th, 2022 this fall. Who's in?

Giving viewers a peek at the inner workings of the Zootopia bureaucracy, the new trailer introduces Flash, the fastest sloth working at the DMV -- the Department of Mammal Vehicles -- voiced by Wreck-It Ralph story artist Raymond Persi:

The full trailer for Disney's newest animated feature, Zootopia, shows an extended look at fast-looking rookie cop Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) as she and a foxy con artist Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman) try to pull license plate numbers from a sloth at the DMV. Of course, nature wins over and it takes them about half the day to get anything out of the sloth worker because of a poorly timed joke.

Disney has released a new trailer for Zootopia, the animated adventure film set in the "modern mammal metropolis" where animals from every environment reside. One of those furry creatures is Officer Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin), the first bunny on the police force, who'll do whatever it takes to crack a case, including teaming up with the wiley conman Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman). Sometimes their investigations lead them to precarious places -- like the DMV, where the folks at Disney have put their own clever spin on that dreadful frustration we all feel when our fate is in the hands of DMV employees. You'll see what I mean in the trailer.

Walt Disney Animation Studios' Zootopia takes place in a world that is entirely populated by animals, "from the biggest elephant to the small shrew" (as the film's official synopsis puts it). The 3D animated movie revolves around enthusiastic rookie Officer Judy Hopps and quick-witted, scam artist, Nick Wilde, as voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin (Once Upon a Time) and Jason Bateman (Arrested Development), when they must work together in order to solve a case with 48 hours to spare.

The previously-released Zootopia teaser trailer highlights the polar opposites dynamic between Judy and Nick, in addition to showcasing (however briefly) the many residents of the film's fantasy setting. Disney has now unveiled a full-length trailer that doesn't offer much in the way of fresh plot-related information, but instead provides its assurances that yes - in a world of anthropomorphized animals, of course the DMV staff is composed entirely of sloths.

Frozen and Wreck-It Ralph storyboard artist Raymond S. Persi provides the voice of Flash, the "fast-moving" sloth who assists Judy and Nick in the new Zootopia trailer. Interestingly enough, the original plan was for another actor to handle the role, but the film's directors Byron Howard (Tangled) and Rich Moore (Wreck-It Ralph) felt that Persi's original voice test for the character was solid enough to use in the final movie. Good choice too, since the character looks to have pretty much flawless comedic timing in the scene depicted here, as a result.

The Zootopia screenplay by Phil Johnston (Wreck-It Ralph) and Jared Bush (Who Wants to Marry My Dad?) looks to offer a Disney-friendly spin on not just buddy cop tropes, but the archetypical detective narrative in general. Story-wise, things are set in motion when Mrs. Otterton (Octavia Spencer) reports that her husband is missing, and Judy - who's eager to earn her stripes among her more accomplished (and generally much larger) officers - quickly takes the case, only to discover that Nick possesses vital information that she needs to solve the mystery.

There are shades of Who Frame Roger Rabbit in the Zootopia storyline, as Judy and Nick must not just overcome the social stereotypes about their respective species, but also solve a case that (no doubt) is more complicated than just a husband gone missing. Indeed, given the many eccentric characters that Judy and Nick cross paths with during their investigation - like the small-time crook Duke Weaselton (Alan Tudyk), hippie-like life coach Yax the Yak (Tommy Chong), and blustery Zootopia Mayor Leodare Lionheart (J.K. Simmons), among others - Disney's latest animated film will also put a playful spin on Noir detective stories in general (see Inherent Vice for a recent example).

Disney Animation also has the animated fantasy adventure/musical Moana slated for arrival in 2016, but Zootopia ought to have an easy time standing apart from that film - given just how different the pair are from one another. Both films are original fairy tales by the Mouse House, though, and continue the theme of friendship that has characterized a number of the company's recent offerings (see Ralph and Vanellope, Hiro and Baymax); both may also provide fresh spins on two types of stories (animal adventure stories and princess fables) that've long been Disney's bread and butter, as far as animation is concerned.

That said, it's a fair bet that Zootopia won't be quite as emotionally-challenging as recent Disney Animation titles like Frozen - much less Disney/Pixar films such as Inside Out and the upcoming The Good Dinosaur. Nonetheless, the Zootopia trailers have been promising so far, and suggest the film will be a healthy serving of playfulness and heart on the level with Wreck-It Ralph and Big Hero 6. Hard to complain about that.

Disney's 55th animated movie, Zootopia, is about a world that's just like ours. Ok, so there are talking, anthropomorphic animals running around, but really, there are more similarities than differences. Take, for example, the scene in the new trailer which shows what happens when a bunny police officer and a fox scam artist walk into the DMV:

Not too much is known about the plot of Zootopia beyond what you can surmise from the opening 10 seconds of the trailer: rookie ZPD officer Judy Hopps (that'd be the rabbit) has 48 hours to solve a big case, and in the course of so doing teams up with scam artist Nick Wilde (yeah, sorry - no fox puns for him).

"Sir, I'm not just some token bunny," newly minted police officer (and rabbit) Judy Hopps, voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin, explains to her superior. She's just received the dubious assignment of "parking duty" as the only tiny animal among a force of big, tough guys.

It's just another day in "Zootopia," Disney's upcoming animated film where foxes, sloths, pigs and their ilk intermingle (and wear clothes) in a giant animal metropolis. Hopps agrees to take a case in order to prove herself to her new colleagues, and eventually enlists Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman), a tie-clad fox who, at first glance, is just as skeptical as everyone else. After Hopps tries to place him under arrest, he jeers, "For what, hurting your feewings?"

If this trailer is any indication, the film will be full of clever nods to the characters' animalistic tendencies -- from hamsters in suits nibbling on ice pops, an elegant panther licking its own leg and a Department of Motor Vehicles office staffed entirely by sloths.

The new trailer shows bright-eyed Judy moving to the city and starting her career as Zootopia's first rabbit officer. She's underestimated for her small stature, and with the help of Nick, a con-artist who's supposedly a "key witness" to the crime, she sets out to prove to her coworkers that she's more than just a parking cop.

Last week, Walt Disney Animation Studios unveiled a new poster for Zootopia, which featured both of the main characters, rookie cop Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) and con artist Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman). Today, the studio has released a new trailer, which showcases one of the stumbling blocks Judy runs into on her latest case: the Department of Mammal Vehicles (DMV), which is run entirely by sloths. Anyone who has spent time at the human DMV can relate to the agonizingly slow pace of this facility, as Nick introduces Judy to the "fastest" sloth at the DMV, Flash (voiced by Raymond S. Persi).

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