Zootopia 2 premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles on November 13, 2025, and is scheduled to be released in the United States on November 26.
Premise
Rookie animal cops Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde are sent on a make or break mission by Chief Bogo that has them coming face-to-face with mysterious pit viper Gary De'Snake, whose arrival disrupts the balance of the metropolis. To solve the case while contending with the Zootopia Police Department and other parties, they must go undercover to new parts of town, testing their partnership while dealing with a conspiracy regarding the other reptiles near Zootopia.[4]
Jason Bateman as Nick Wilde, a sly red fox and a former small-time con artist who later joined the Zootopia Police Department as the first fox
Ke Huy Quan as Gary De'Snake, a pit viper being pursued by Judy and Nick while trying to help his family[6]
Fortune Feimster as Nibbles Maplestick, a beaver living in Marsh Market who encounters Judy and Nick
Andy Samberg as Pawbert Lynxley, a lynx who is the easy-going runt of the Lynxley family[‡ 1]
David Strathairn as Milton Lynxley, a powerful business lynx and the patriarch of one of Zootopia's oldest and most prestigious families who leads the targeting of Gary[‡ 1]
Patrick Warburton as Mayor Brian Winddancer, a stallion who is a former actor and the current Mayor of Zootopia who succeeds Leodore Lionheart and Dawn Bellwether[‡ 3]
Tommy Lister Jr. as Finnick, a fennec fox and Nick's former partner in crime, who acts undercover as a baby bunny. Lister died in 2020 and his family allowed Disney to use unused recordings from Zootopia for the sequel to fill in his lines.[‡ 6]
Wilmer Valderrama as Higgins, a hippo ZPD cop.[11][12] Valderrama takes over the role from Raymond S. Persi from the first film.
Jenny Slate as Dawn Bellwether, a sheep, the former Assistant Mayor of Zootopia, and the former Mayor of Zootopia following Leodore Lionheart's arrest who was behind the savage attacks in the first film and is currently imprisoned[9]
Additionally, Judy's little bunny brothers are voiced by Shakira's sons, Milan and Sasha.[18]
Production
In June 2016, directors Byron Howard and Rich Moore were in talks about the possibility of a Zootopia sequel.[19][20] On February 8, 2023, during the Q1 earnings call, Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed that the sequel was in active development.[21] Later that day, screenwriter Jared Bush confirmed that he was working on the film.[‡ 12]Ginnifer Goodwin, who voices Judy Hopps, told CinemaBlend that she would like to see a role reversal between Judy and Nick in the sequel. "I would like to see Nick have to be the one to convince Judy that the world is worth fighting for". Jason Bateman, who voices Nick Wilde, also told CinemaBlend about his idea for the sequel. "The two of us [Nick and Judy], kicking butts out there. Cleaning up the streets. We're a couple of new cops out there. So, bad guys, be warned," he said.[22]
On February 7, 2024, Iger announced the film's release date and that the film would be officially titled Zootopia 2.[23] On April 15, Goodwin confirmed on her Instagram account that she began recording her lines for Judy, revealing that the film was in production.[5] At the D23 Expo on August 9, it was announced that Zootopia 2 would feature reptiles, and Ke Huy Quan was announced to be playing Gary, a snake being pursued by Nick and Judy.[6] Footage was also shown of a sequence in which Nick and Judy search for Gary in Marsh Market.[24] The following day, Bush revealed on his Twitter account that Fortune Feimster joined the cast to voice a beaver named Nibbles.[‡ 13] The same month, Bush was revealed to be the sole writer and director of the sequel, and Yvett Merino was revealed to be the producer.[3] On September 19, Jared Bush became the new chief creative officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios following Jennifer Lee's resignation to become director of Frozen 3. The following day, Bush confirmed that Byron Howard, the original creator and director of Zootopia, had returned to become co-director of Zootopia 2.[2] On April 3, at CinemaCon, new footage from the film was shown that revealed the casting of Quinta Brunson as a new character named Dr. Fuzzby.[8] At the 2025 Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June 2025, it was announced that Jean Reno would join the cast, and that Maurice LaMarche would reprise his role as Mr. Big.[10] In August 2025, it was announced that Macaulay Culkin, Brenda Song, Patrick Warburton, and Wilmer Valderrama would join the cast.[25] In September 2025, it was announced that Andy Samberg, David Strathairn, and Danny Trejo had joined the cast.[‡ 1][‡ 7]
Music
On November 8, 2024, at D23 Brazil, Shakira publicly announced that she was returning to voice Gazelle for the sequel, revealing that she was writing a new song for the film alongside Ed Sheeran, and that Gazelle would don a new outfit.[‡ 2][‡ 14] In September 2025, it was announced that the title for Shakira's song for the film, which she wrote with Ed Sheeran and Blake Slatkin, would be "Zoo". The song was featured in the Zootopia 2 trailer that was released on September 29, 2025, and it was released as a single on October 10, 2025.[4] The song was nominated for the 2025 Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Song in an Animated Film.[26]
On June 16, 2025, Michael Giacchino was confirmed to be returning to compose the score.[27] Giacchino's score will be released as part of the film's full soundtrack on November 21, 2025.[28]
As a publicity stunt, three remote controlled cars with animatronic puppets of the characters of the film rolled through Los Angeles as a promotion. They consisted of Nick, Judy and Gary in a purple car, Finnick in his brown van and Flash in his sports car. The stunt was reportedly well received by the public.[30][31]
Reception
Box office projections
According to Deadline Hollywood, Zootopia 2 is projected to gross over $125–plus million in the United States and Canada over the five-day Thanksgiving weekend.[32]
↑ Due to trademark issues, the film is titled Zootropolis 2 in various regions such as the UK, Ireland, Italy and Spain, and Zoomania 2 in Germany. See Zootopia §Alternative titles.
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