Disney has announced that Zootopia 3 is in the works following the overwhelming success of its predecessor last year (which is now the company’s highest-grossing animated film of all time).
The brilliant news was announced as part of D23, amongst numerous other major announcements. In 2025’s Zootopia 2, Nick (Jason Bateman) joins the police force and partners with Judy (Ginnifer Goodwin) as they embark on another mystery together. They’re tasked with finding the missing reptile population in Zootopia with the help of the pit viper Gary De’Snake (Ke Huy Quan). As part of the third film announcement, it was confirmed that “the bunny and the snake will be back”.
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The franchise started in 2016, when we first met wannabe rabbit police officer Judy Hopps and con artist fox Nick Wilde. It was a massive hit, reaching $1 billion globally, with the sequel reaching $1.8 billion. The second film was directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard and made box office history on its opening weekend by becoming the fourth-biggest global opening ever at the time and the largest global launch of all time for an animated film. It also went on to be nominated for best animated feature at the Academy Awards.
The film is beloved by fans for its large array of fun characters, including the podcasting beaver Nibbles Maplestick (Fortune Feimster), Pawbert Lynxley (Andy Samberg), Milton Lynxley (David Strathairn), Cattrick Lynxley (Macaulay Culkin), Kitt Lynxley (Brenda Song), Dr Fuzzby (Quinta Brunson), Robert Furwin (Robert Irwin) and Brian Winddancer (Patrick Warburton), amongst others.
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