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\"\"Zootopia 2<\/strong> (2025)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Disney\/Action-Comedy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 RT: 108 minutes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rated PG (action\/violence and rude humor)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Director: Jared Bush and Byron Howard\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Screenplay: Jared Bush\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Music: Michael Giacchino\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Release date: November 26, 2025 (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cast: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Ke Huy Quan, Fortune Feimster, Andy Samberg, David Strathairn, Idris Elba, Shakira, Patrick Warburton, Quinta Brunson, Danny Trejo, Nate Torrence, Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake, Jenny Slate, Michelle Gomez, David Fane, Joe \u201cRoman Reigns\u201d Anoa\u2019i, Phil \u201cCM Punk\u201d Brooks, Stephanie Beatriz, Jean Reno, Alan Tudyk, Macaulay Culkin, Brenda Song, John Leguizamo, Tiny Lister, Maurice LaMarche, Leah Latham, Cecily Strong, Raymond S. Persi, Josh Dallas, Auli\u2019I Cravalho, Mark Rhino Smith, Tommy Chong.<\/p>\n

Rating<\/strong>: ***<\/p>\n

\u00a0The animated sequel Zootopia 2 <\/strong>is very funny, but the line that had me laughing the loudest wasn\u2019t from the movie. It came from the 4YO girl sitting a couple of seats down from me. During the previews, she said, \u201cIs the movie ever going to start?!\u201d She was voicing what all the adults in attendance were thinking. Out of the mouths of babes, right?<\/p>\n

\u00a0My greatest fear regarding Zootopia 2<\/strong> is that it would be yet another soulless Disney cash-grab sequel. I\u2019m happy to report it\u2019s not a mere retread with a number tacked at the end of a popular title. It\u2019s quite good actually. I enjoyed it as much as the first one which I rewatched the previous evening. I needed a refresher.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Our two heroes, Zootopia PD officers Judy Hopps (Goodwin, He\u2019s Just Not That Into You) and Nick Wilde (Bateman, Horrible Bosses), set out to crack another big case after their attempt to take down a smuggling ring goes hilariously awry. In the midst of the mayhem, Judy finds evidence that there might be a snake in Zootopia. Reptiles haven\u2019t been allowed in the city since its founding 100 years ago. This, of course, doesn\u2019t go over well with the founder\u2019s descendants, the Lynxley family.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Fed up with their destructive behavior, Chief Bogo (Elba, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 & 3) pulls them from active duty and orders them into partner\u2019s therapy to get their act together. If they don\u2019t, he will separate them permanently. Judy, as per her nature, ignores his orders and convinces Nick to accompany her to the Zootenial Gala where the founder\u2019s journal will be on display.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Sure enough, somebody tries to abscond with the journal. That somebody is Gary DeSnake (Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once), a pit viper looking to convince everybody that snakes aren\u2019t bad, that it\u2019s all just a lie cooked up by the Lynxleys to cover up something huge. Judy and Nick find themselves on the run from the law after family patriarch Milton (Strathairn, The Bourne Ultimatum) accuses them of being in cahoots with the snake.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Returning directors Jared Bush and Byron Howard do more than make a movie with Zootopia 2<\/strong>. They build a world. And what a wondrous world it is! It\u2019s a city divided into different ecosystems for a wide variety of species from ice to tundra to desert. Mammals (and only mammals) live in harmony from the largest to the smallest. Then there\u2019s Marsh Market, a segregated part of Zootopia populated by sea creatures and reptiles. It\u2019s a busy, bustling place with a bar that resembles a certain cantina from a certain sci-fi classic.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Most of the characters you loved in the first Zootopia are back in Zootopia 2<\/strong> including crime boss shrew Mr. Big (LaMarche) and the DMV sloth Flash (Persi). We also get a few new ones like beaver Nibbles Maplestick (Feimster, The Mindy Project), a conspiracy theorist who hosts a true crime podcast. She\u2019s fun. Patrick Warburton (Family Guy) plays the new mayor Brian Winddancer, a horse with a blonde mane that makes him look like an equine Fabio. \u00a0Andy Samberg (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) is also along for the ride as Pawbert, the misfit Lynxley son who\u2019s somehow involved with everything going on. Quan is a very welcome addition to the cast as Gary, the nicest poisonous snake you\u2019re ever likely to meet.<\/p>\n

\u00a0The voice talents do a wonderful job, especially Goodwin and Bateman as the bunny-fox duo. Their partnership isn\u2019t perfect. Judy talks a lot and makes moves without consulting her partner. Nick wise-cracks his way through his internal pain from a lonely upbringing. He\u2019s been on his own since the age of 12 and still hasn\u2019t let down his guard with his partner\/friend. I know, it seems like a lot for a kid\u2019s movie, but we really should give the little ones a little more credit. They understand more than we think.<\/p>\n

\u00a0The computer-animation in Zootopia 2<\/strong> is first-rate stuff. It\u2019s colorful, detailed and vibrant with lively action sequences that will thrill the kiddies and some adults. There\u2019s this one incredible bit where the heroes travel through a water-filled tube. It\u2019s a total thrill ride. The movie also has a sly sense of humor. I never thought I\u2019d see a kid\u2019s movie reference The Shining, but here we are. It\u2019s one of the funniest gags in the film.<\/p>\n

\u00a0I know that audiences will be lining up for Wicked: For Good this Thanksgiving weekend. I hope they\u2019ll also give Zootopia 2<\/strong> a chance. It\u2019s a fun movie for the whole family. That is, provided they have the patience for 30 minutes of previews unlike the clearly (and hilariously) annoyed girl I encountered today. We all hear you, kiddo. They show WAY too many previews!\"\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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