After nearly a decade, “Zootopia” is finally hopping back to theaters.
Disney has dropped the first full trailer for “Zootopia 2,” the highly anticipated animated sequel to its Oscar-winning 2016 hit.
The footage features Quinta Brunson as the voice of a quokka therapist, Dr. Fuzzby, who leads a group therapy session for dysfunctional police partners. Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman) attend the session just one week after officially becoming partners. Judy insists their being there is a misunderstanding, but Dr. Fuzzby isn’t buying it.
The second half of the footage lays out the sequel’s plot, which involves Judy and Nick being handed an important assignment involving a snake that has arrived in Zootopia — even though, according to Nick, no snake has set foot in the city “in forever.”
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In the movie, Judy and Nick’s partnership is put to the “ultimate test when they find themselves on the twisting trail of a mystery tied to the arrival of a venomous snake in the animal metropolis,” Disney’s plot synopsis says.
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Oscar-winner Ke Huy Quan has joined the sequel’s cast as Gary De’Snake, while returning stars include Idris Elba as Chief Bogo, Nate Torrence as Clawhauser, Jenny Slate as Bellwether, Alan Tudyk as Duke Weaselton, Tommy Chong as Yax and Shakira as pop star Gazelle.
And yes, the DMV sloth is back, too.
The original “Zootopia,” set in a city where various species of anthropomorphic animals live together, is one of Disney’s biggest hit animated movies of the past decade. It grossed more than $1 billion at the worldwide box office and won the Academy Award for best animated film.
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‘Zootopia 2’ release date
“Zootopia 2” will be Disney’s latest animated sequel, hoping to make a splash around the Thanksgiving holiday. It will hit theaters on Nov. 26, 2025.
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“Zootopia 2” should allow Disney to bounce back from the failure of its original animated film “Elio,” which disappointed at the box office in June with the lowest opening weekend in Pixar history domestically.
After “Zootopia 2,” Disney has the animated sequels “Toy Story 5” and “Ice Age 6” scheduled for 2026, while “Frozen 3” is set for 2027.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: ‘Zootopia 2’ trailer: Movie plot, release date, new cast revealed
