LOS ANGELES — You could say it was a “zoo” in Hollywood!
The area near the famous El Capitan Theatre was closed Thursday for the world premiere of “Zootopia 2,” and yes, it was protected for Southern California’s rain!
In the long-awaited sequel, Jason Bateman and Ginnifer Goodwin are back as rookie cops Nick Wilde and Judy Hopps. This time, they’re dealing with a new mystery in their animal metropolis.
Goodwin said it couldn’t get any better.
“I mean, I’m a Disney nut, first of all. I used to go into the Disney offices and beg them to cast me in anything,” she said. “I have gotten to play a fairy and have gotten to be a princess, but Judy is my favorite, I don’t know, because she’s mine!”
The new characters in the sequel include Gary De’Snake voiced by Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan.
“Even though he is a poisonous viper, but then you meet him, he’s actually really friendly,” the actor said.
There’s also an energetic beaver with the great name of Nibbles Maplestick voiced by Fortune Feimster.
“I honestly can’t believe it,” said Feimster. “I know I’ve gotten to do some cool stuff in my career, but this is at the top, for sure.”
Plus, some of the film’s original stars are back, including Colombian pop star Shakira, who drafted her two young sons to help.
“We recorded our lines together because they actually have a small part in the movie as Judy Hopp’s little brothers, bunnies, little bunnies!” she said.
Actress Bonnie Hunt, who plays Bonnie Hopps, is excited to share this sequel with her family.
“I have, I don’t know, 19 nieces and nephews now, so I get to be a part of their childhood in a way that will last, I hope, their lifetime,” she said.
Meantime, the filmmakers are thrilled for fans to see what’s taken years to complete.
“We want to be entertained. We want to laugh, we want to cry, we want that Disney magic, so we really try our very hardest to get that,” said co-director Byron Howard.
“We go through a lot of different places in ‘Zootopia’ we didn’t get to see in the first time,” added co-director Jared Bush.
As for the movie’s message, producer Yvett Merino has her take.
“We are all a little different, and we all have differences, and if we really just take the time to understand the differences, we would all be stronger together,” she said.
“Zootopia 2” hits theaters Wednesday, November 26.
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