For the soundtrack, see Zootopia 2 (soundtrack).

Zootopia 2
Various characters running below traffic signs showing the movie's title
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Jared Bush
Byron Howard
Written by Jared Bush
Produced by Yvett Merino
Starring
  • Ginnifer Goodwin
  • Jason Bateman
  • Ke Huy Quan
  • Fortune Feimster
  • Andy Samberg
  • David Strathairn
  • Shakira
  • Idris Elba
  • Patrick Warburton
  • Quinta Brunson
  • Danny Trejo
  • Alan Tudyk
  • Nate Torrence
  • Don Lake
  • Bonnie Hunt
  • Jenny Slate
Cinematography
  • Tyler Kupferer (layout)
  • Daniel Rice (lighting)
Edited by Jeremy Milton
Music by Michael Giacchino
Production
company
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures[a]
Release dates
  • November 13, 2025 (2025-11-13) (El Capitan Theatre)
  • November 26, 2025 (2025-11-26) (United States)
Running time
108 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $150 million[2]
Box office $1.86 billion[3][4]

Zootopia 2 (titled Zootropolis 2 in some markets)[b] is a 2025 American animated buddy cop comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and the sequel to Zootopia (2016). Directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard and written by Bush, the film stars Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Shakira, Idris Elba, Alan Tudyk, Nate Torrence, Don Lake, Bonnie Hunt, and Jenny Slate reprising their roles from the first film, with newcomers Ke Huy Quan, Fortune Feimster, Andy Samberg, David Strathairn, Patrick Warburton, Quinta Brunson, and Danny Trejo joining the cast. The film follows Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde as they pursue a pit viper named Gary De'Snake across Zootopia and try to clear their names after being framed.

Zootopia 2 premiered at El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles on November 13, 2025, and was released in the United States on November 26. The film received positive reviews from critics and has grossed $1.86 billion worldwide, becoming the second-highest-grossing animated film of all time, the ninth-highest-grossing film of all time, and the second-highest-grossing film of 2025, it won Best Animated Feature at the 79th British Academy Film Awards and was nominated in the same category at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards (in addition to Cinematic and Box Office Achievement), the 31st Critics' Choice Awards, and the 98th Academy Awards.

Plot

One week after Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde become partners at the Zootopia Police Department (ZPD),[c] their clashing personalities start to complicate their work, and Chief Bogo threatens to separate them if they cannot resolve their differences. During a raid on a smuggling ring, Judy finds a piece of shedded snake skin, but her worries are dismissed because snakes have not been seen in Zootopia for years. Undeterred, Judy unearths evidence that a snake may be at the Zootennial Gala, an event hosted by Milton Lynxley, the grandson of Zootopia's founder Ebenezer Lynxley, to celebrate the city's centennial anniversary.

While infiltrating the Gala with Nick, Judy befriends Pawbert, the youngest son and black sheep of the Lynxley family. Meanwhile, a hooded creature infiltrates the party and reveals himself to be a pit viper named Gary De'Snake. Gary kidnaps Milton and uses him to steal an old journal that documents the creation of the weather walls that regulate Zootopia's climate zones. Judy corners Gary, who convinces her that the journal contains evidence to prove his family's innocence. Seeking to protect his family's reputation, Milton demands to have the journal burned and Gary killed. When Judy refuses to comply and sets the room on fire, Gary accidentally bites Bogo, which ZPD Captain Hoggbottom witnesses. The Lynxleys frame Judy and Nick for the crime, forcing them to escape with the journal whilst Gary is retrieved by an unknown motorcyclist. After the incident, Milton orders Mayor Brian Winddancer to kill Gary, Judy, and Nick.

Now fugitives, Judy and Nick are rescued by Mr. Big and Fru Fru, but decline their offer to lie low and seek help from Nibbles Maplestick, a conspiracy theorist beaver knowledgeable about reptiles. Nibbles leads them to Marsh Market, a secluded area of Zootopia where reptiles hide. There, they meet a basilisk named Jesús, who explains that the reptiles' original district was buried during the construction of Zootopia's arctic district, Tundratown, and that it is being expanded again, this time to Marsh Market.

The ZPD, led by Hoggbottom, finds them, and Nick and Judy narrowly escape, but Gary steals the journal back and escapes through a water tunnel. As they attempt to track down Gary, Judy and Nick climb to reach an abandoned lodge, leading to an argument that ends with their shared carrot pen breaking. At the lodge, Judy uncovers evidence showing that reptiles once lived peacefully in Zootopia. Soon, Nick sees that the ZPD have caught up, and tries to warn Judy. Another argument occurs, where Judy begins to think that they are too different. The ZPD finally arrive and arrest Nick, but Gary and the motorcyclist, revealed to be Pawbert, help Judy escape. Gary and Pawbert reveal to Judy that Gary's great-grandmother, Agnes, was not only the original author of the journal, but also the true founder of Zootopia, and the engineer behind the weather walls. Her greedy investor, Ebenezer, stole all the credit and later framed her for murdering his tortoise maid, who tried to stop him from burning the original patent. Her death made the general populace view snakes and other reptiles as dangerous creatures, eventually leading into their exile from Zootopia.

With the help of Nibbles, who was also arrested by the ZPD, Nick escapes from prison and locates Judy at the Tundratown weather walls. There, Judy, Gary, and Pawbert activate an old clock tower to find the buried reptile district, deducing that the patent is hidden in Agnes' house. However, Pawbert betrays Judy and Gary, revealing he intends to earn his family's respect by destroying the patent. He injects Judy with snake venom, throws Gary into the snow, and steals the antivenom, the only thing to cure Judy. Arriving at the weather walls, Nick fights Pawbert for the antivenom and manages to throw it to Gary, who cures Judy. Nick and Pawbert fall off the wall, but Judy and Gary save Nick. Judy and Nick emotionally confess their insecurities and feelings for each other, mending their relationship. They, along with Gary and the cure Nibbles follow a barely-survived Pawbert, while Winddancer defeats the rest of the Lynxleys. They then find both Agnes' house and the patent, and Pawbert arrives for another attempt to destroy it, but is knocked out by Hoggbottom.

With their crimes exposed, the Lynxleys are arrested, while Judy and Nick are cleared of all charges, Bogo recovers from the venom, and the Tundratown expansion to Marsh Market is cancelled, allowing reptiles to reintegrate back into the city. Gary reunites with his family, and Agnes is finally credited as the true founder of Zootopia. Nick gifts Judy the newly repaired carrot pen before they begin their next case of tracking down the escaped convicts Nick accidentally released, starting with Bellwether.

In a post-credits scene, Judy replays a recording on her carrot pen of Nick saying he loves her before her neighbors interrupt. After she leaves, a bird feather lands on her windowsill.

Voice cast

Main article: List of characters in the Zootopia franchise
  • Ginnifer Goodwin as Judy Hopps,[5] a young optimistic rabbit and the first rabbit officer of the Zootopia Police Department (ZPD)
  • Jason Bateman as Nick Wilde,[6] a sly red fox and a former con artist who later joined the Zootopia Police Department as their first fox officer
  • Ke Huy Quan as Gary De'Snake, a pit viper[7] being pursued by Judy and Nick
  • Fortune Feimster as Nibbles Maplestick, a beaver podcast host and conspiracy theorist
  • Andy Samberg as Pawbert Lynxley,[‡ 1] an awkward Canada lynx who is the youngest runt of the powerful Lynxley family
  • David Strathairn as Milton Lynxley,[‡ 1] Pawbert's father and the oligarch patriarch of the Lynxley family
  • Idris Elba as Chief Bogo,[8] the African buffalo chief of police of the Zootopia Police Department
  • Shakira as Gazelle,[‡ 2] a Thomson's gazelle who is a famous pop star
  • Patrick Warburton as Brian Winddancer,[‡ 3] a stallion who is a former action hero actor and the current Mayor of Zootopia who officially succeeds Leodore Lionheart
  • Quinta Brunson as Dr. Fuzzby, a quokka psychotherapist at partners' therapy[9]
  • Danny Trejo as Jesús,[‡ 4] a plumed basilisk who is the leader of a hidden reptilian community at Marsh Market
  • Nate Torrence as Benjamin Clawhauser,[‡ 5] a cheerful, overweight cheetah who works as the receptionist at the ZPD
  • Bonnie Hunt as Bonnie Hopps,[6] Judy's mother
  • Don Lake as Stu Hopps,[6] Judy's father
  • Michelle Gomez as Captain Fern Hoggbottom, a razorback who is the head of the ZPD's T.U.S.K. unit[‡ 6]
  • David Fane as Truffler, Hoggbottom's razorback partner[10]
  • Joe "Roman Reigns" Anoa'i and Phil "CM Punk" Brooks as Gene Zebraxton and Gene Zebrowski, a pair of plains zebra ZPD cops known as the "Zebros"[11]
  • Stephanie Beatriz as Bloats, a hippopotamus ZPD cop[10]
  • Wilmer Valderrama as Higgins, a hippopotamus ZPD cop.[10][12] He was previously voiced by Raymond S. Persi.
  • Jean Reno as Bûcheron and Chèvre, a pair of goat ZPD cops[13]
  • Alan Tudyk as:
    • Duke Weaselton, a least weasel crook[6]
    • A French raccoon chef[‡ 7]
    • Molt Kohl, a green iguana who serves a drink to Buzz Shedley
    • A reporter
  • Macaulay Culkin as Cattrick Lynxley,[‡ 1] the ambitious eldest son of Milton Lynxley
  • Brenda Song as Kitty Lynxley,[‡ 1] the sharp-tongued daughter of Milton Lynxley
  • John Leguizamo as Antony Snootley, a giant anteater smuggler[10]
  • Tiny Lister as Finnick, a fennec fox and Nick's former partner in crime who acts undercover as a baby bunny. Lister, who died in 2020, reprises the role posthumously through unused recordings from the first film.[‡ 8]
  • Maurice LaMarche as Mr. Big, an arctic shrew crime boss in Tundratown[13]
  • Leah Latham as Fru Fru, an arctic shrew who is Mr. Big's daughter and Little Judith's mother[6]
  • Raymond S. Persi as Flash Slothmore, a three-toed sloth and Nick's close friend, who works at the DMV[6]
  • Jenny Slate as Dawn Bellwether, a sheep criminal mastermind and the disgraced former Assistant Mayor (and briefly mayor) of Zootopia[6]
  • Josh Dallas as an unnamed pig whose car gets taken by Judy and Nick to chase Snootley[‡ 7]
  • Tommy Chong as Yax, a laid-back yak who owns the Mystic Springs Oasis naturist club in Sahara Square
  • Auli'i Cravalho as the voice line from an anti-venom pen from Gary's pouch bag that he uses to cure Judy[10]
  • Blake Slatkin as Baalake Lambkin, a sheep visitor at a barbershop[‡ 7]
  • Nick DiGiovanni as Slick Di'Giguani, a desert iguana bartender[‡ 7]
  • Tig Notaro as Big Tig, a grizzly bear prisoner[‡ 7]
  • Sasha and Milan Piqué Mebarak as Binky and Blinkston Hopps, Judy's younger brothers[14]
  • Bob Iger as Bob Tiger, a tiger weatherman
  • Amanda Gorman as Deerdra Bambino, a deer news reporter[‡ 6]
  • Ed Sheeran as Ed Shearin, a sheep visitor at a barbershop whose makeover gets affected by Judy and Nick's pursuit of Snootley[citation needed]
  • Yvette Nicole Brown as:
    • An EMT otter working with a jumbo unit to remove Zeke from a tuba
    • The Bearoness, a grizzly bear gala guest that Nick pickpockets from[‡ 7]
  • Tiffany Lonsdale as the unseen announcer of the Zootenial Gala
  • George Pennacchio as George Purrnacleo, a lion news reporter[‡ 7]
  • Jared Bush as:
    • Jürgen Ziegenkäse, a German-accented Saanen goat who is Berthold's partner
    • Pronk Oryx-Antlerson, Judy's gemsbok neighbor
  • June Squibb as Gram Gram,[‡ 9] Judy's grandmother
  • Rachel House as Gramma Taller, a giraffe prisoner[10]
  • Melissa G. Shepherd as a mouse prisoner who carries a knife
  • Cecily Strong as Little Judith, Fru Fru's daughter and Judith's goddaughter[‡ 6]
  • Mario Lopez as Denny Howlett, a wolf reporter[‡ 7]
  • Michael J. Fox as Michael J.,[‡ 6] a red fox prisoner
  • Mark "Rhino" Smith as Officer McHorn, a black rhinoceros police officer[6]
  • Josh Gad as Paul Moldebrandt, an ornery mole who works as the Zootopia Police Department's IT expert[10]
    • Hideo Kojima voices Paul in the Japanese dub.[15]
  • Fabienne Rawley and Peter Mansbridge as Fabienne Growley and Peter Moosebridge, the snow leopard and moose anchors of the ZNN News[‡ 7]
  • Robert Irwin as Robert Furwin, a koala airport receptionist[‡ 7]
  • Anika Noni Rose as the announcer of the game show Squeal of Fortune[10]
  • Taylen Biggs as Tailen Smalls,[‡ 7] a mouse gala guest that rides a champagne bottle cap from George Purrnacleo
  • Mae Martin as Tuffy Cheeksworth,[‡ 7] a golden hamster prisoner
  • Dwayne Johnson as Zeke, a dik-dik from a parade who accidentally gets stuck in a tuba[10]

Production

Ginnifer Goodwin and Jason Bateman reprised their respective roles as Judy and Nick, while Ke Huy Quan joined the cast as Gary.

In June 2016, directors Byron Howard and Rich Moore were in talks about the possibility of a Zootopia sequel.[16][17] On February 8, 2023, during the Q1 earnings call, Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed that the sequel was in active development.[18] Later that day, screenwriter Jared Bush confirmed that he was working on the film.[‡ 10] 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."[19]

On February 7, 2024, Iger announced the film's release date and that the film would be officially titled Zootopia 2.[20] 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.[7] Footage was also shown of a sequence in which Nick and Judy search for Gary in Marsh Market.[21]

The following day, Bush revealed on his Twitter account that Fortune Feimster joined the cast to voice a beaver named Nibbles.[‡ 11] That same month, Bush was announced as the sequel's sole writer and director, while Yvett Merino joined the project as producer.[22] 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.[23] 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.[9] 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.[13]

In August 2025, it was announced that Macaulay Culkin, Brenda Song, Patrick Warburton, and Wilmer Valderrama would join the cast.[24] In September 2025, it was announced that Andy Samberg, David Strathairn, and Danny Trejo had joined the cast.[‡ 1][‡ 4] That same month, it was revealed that unused recordings of Tommy Lister Jr. from the first film would be utilized for Finnick in the sequel. Lister died in 2020, which led to Disney contacting Lister's family for permission.[‡ 12] The film was dedicated in Lister's memory per the credits.[25] [better source needed] Originally, a scene in Zootopia 2 referencing the Silence of the Lambs prison encounter was four minutes long and taken verbatim from that film; however, it was cut down because children were unlikely to understand the reference and it slowed the movie's pacing.[26]

After the film's release, Bush admitted that at the start of 2025 story adjustments were still being made, with some elements of the final film yet to be added. This included the honeymoon lodge setting and the breaking of the carrot pen.[27]

Music

Main article: Zootopia 2 (soundtrack)

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][‡ 13] 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.[28]

On June 16, 2025, Michael Giacchino was confirmed to be returning to compose the score.[29] Giacchino's score was released as part of the film's full soundtrack on November 21, 2025.[30]

Release

Zootopia 2 premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles on November 13, 2025,[31] and was released in the United States by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures on November 26, 2025.[20]

Home media

Zootopia 2 was released on Digital HD platforms on January 27, 2026, and on Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray, and DVD on March 3. It will be released on Disney+ on March 11.[32][33]

Marketing

In November 2025, as a publicity stunt, three remote-controlled cars with animatronic puppets of the film's characters appeared in Los Angeles. 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 received well by the public.[34] From November 25, 2025, to December 7, 2025, a pop-up store in collaboration with Stray Kids was held in Seoul.[35]

Airlines such as China Eastern Airlines, China Airlines and Air Canada have also featured Zootopia 2 characters as special airplane liveries on one of their planes (an Airbus A320-200, Boeing 777-300ER, and Airbus A220-300, respectively).[36][37] Throughout the end of 2025, the film collaborated with various global franchises, like MINISO[38], for a themed, pop-up tour. They had a plethora of merchandise from plushies of Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde, to stationary sets and exclusive blind boxes[39].

Reception

Box office

As of March 6, 2026, Zootopia 2 has grossed $427 million in the United States and Canada, and $1.434 billion in other territories, for a worldwide total of $1.86 billion.[3][4] It was the second-highest-grossing film of 2025 and the second-highest-grossing animated film of all time, both behind Ne Zha 2.[40][41]

The opening gross was $158.8 million in the United States and Canada over the five-day Thanksgiving weekend, and $560.3 million worldwide;[42][43] the worldwide opening gross was the highest for an animated film and the fourth-highest overall.[44] The film performed strongly in China, grossing $271.6 million through its opening weekend and becoming the first Hollywood film to gross over $100 million in a single day on Saturday, November 29.[45][46] The worldwide gross reached $1 billion on December 12, within 17 days of release.[47]

Critical response

Zootopia 2 received positive reviews from critics.[48] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 91% of 224 critics' reviews are positive. The website's consensus reads: "Cleverly laying a thoughtful message onto another crackerjack caper while solidifying Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde as one of the most endearing buddy pairings in ages, Zootopia 2 more than justifies a return trip to the big city."[49] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 73 out of 100, based on 39 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[50] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale, the same score as the first film, while those surveyed by PostTrak gave it an 87% overall positive score with 65% saying they would definitely recommend the film.[51][52]

Nell Minow of RogerEbert.com gave the film four out of a possible four stars, writing, "Zootopia 2 is pure delight, every bit as exciting and heartwarming and imaginative as the Oscar-winning original and maybe even funnier".[53] Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter described it as "more than worth the lengthy wait, knocking it out of the park with its dazzling visuals, sophisticated humor and doses of genuine emotion."[54]

Clint Gage of IGN wrote "On the surface, Zootopia 2 is a bunch of cartoon animals solving crime and making jokes and learning to love and appreciate each other, but lurking beyond that silliness is a seedy underbelly of social criticism that deserves to be taken seriously".[55] Ed Potton of The Times gave it a four out of five scoring, stating that "perhaps most delightful, though, are the carefully drawn supporting characters, with welcome returns for Flash the sloth and Maurice LaMarche, the Vito Corleone-esque arctic shrew. Truly an offer you can't refuse".[56]

BJ Colangelo of /Film felt it was one of Disney's best movies in years, saying "Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde have solidified themselves as an all-time great duo in the animated Disney canon, and I beg that this won't be the last we see of them...Zootopia 2 may be the gateway to teach young viewers to question who sets the rules, and be inspired to break those rules if it means doing what's right.[57] Quinn D'Alessio of The Maine Campus praised Judy and Nick's relationship, the plot's similarities to the original film, and the new characters Gary De'Snake and Nibbles Maplestick, though felt that the film was not as good as the first.[58]

Peter Bradshaw, reviewing for The Guardian, gave the film two stars out of a possible five, describing it as "a soulless film-by-numbers affair filled with corporately approved jokes ... the kind of movie you put on an iPad to keep the children quiet on a long plane or train journey...the heart and soul are lacking."[59] Jake Coyle of the Associated Press gave it a mixed review, saying it "[spent] too much of its time away from its mammalian metropolis...The fun caper spirit of the first movie is alive enough to carry Bush and Howard's film, but you can't help feel like sequel-ization also means domestication."[60]

Soren Andersen of The Seattle Times wrote, "Zootopia 2 comes on strong. Too strong. It seeks to bowl the audience over with noise, velocity and an insistent tone that frankly winds up being kind of irritating."[61] Caroline Siede of The A.V. Club praised the worldbuilding but felt that the plot was too similar to that of the first one, feeling Disney was "less invested in Zootopia as an artistic effort, churning out a sequel that feels more like a Disney+ TV show than an animated epic."[62]

Accolades

Main article: List of accolades received by Zootopia 2

Zootopia 2 garnered awards and nominations in various ceremonies, with recognition for its direction, animation, and voice performances. At the 31st Critics' Choice Awards, it was nominated for Best Animated Feature.[63] It is also nominated for two awards at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards, Best Motion Picture – Animated and Cinematic and Box Office Achievement.[64] The film was also nominated for seven awards at the 53rd Annie Awards, including Best Feature and Best Writing – Feature for Jared Bush.[65] At the 98th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for Best Animated Feature.[66] It was also nominated for two British Academy Film Awards, winning Best Animated Film.[67][68]

Potential sequel

Talks of a third Zootopia film began before Zootopia 2 released in theaters, with both directors and actors openly discussing different possibilities. On December 21, 2025, directors Howard and Bush confirmed that Bush had begun making early sketches for a third film.[69]

Notes

  1. ^ Distributed under the Walt Disney Pictures banner
  2. ^ As explained in Zootopia § Alternative titles, this is due to Disney being unable to trademark the name "Zootopia" in some territories.
  3. ^ As depicted in Zootopia (2016)

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  1. ^ a b c d e @DisneyAnimation (September 15, 2025). "Meet your newest #Zootopia2 cast as The Lynxley Family! #AndySamberg is Pawbert Lynxley, #MacaulayCulkin is Cattrick Lynxley, #BrendaSong is Kitty Lynxley, and #DavidStrathairn is Milton Lynxley" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  9. ^ @Fandango (October 27, 2025). "Jason Bateman gives us an exclusive preview of W̶i̶l̶d̶e̶ ̶T̶i̶m̶e̶s̶ #Zootopia2. Only in theaters November 26 — get your tickets now on Fandango. fandan.co/Zootopia2" (Tweet). Retrieved October 27, 2025 – via Twitter.
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