Almost ten years after the first Zootopia movie premiered, Zootopia 2 is finally here. The trailer is officially out and posted by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Fans have anxiously awaited a second movie since the first one came out in 2016 (WaltDisneyCompany.com, 2025). According to the Walt Disney Company, Zootopia was a successful movie with many positive reviews, as it was an Academy Award-winning movie. According to Variety.com’s, Abigail Lee said, “The original 2016 film, directed by Rich Moore and Byron Howard, made over $1 billion globally and won an Oscar for best animated feature film as well as a Golden Globe for best animated film.”
The overall theme of Zootopia was inspirational and touching, which is probably why it won so many awards. Zootopia’s famous quote was “anyone can be anything.” Judy Hopps (the bunny) proved herself and showed that even a small bunny like herself could become a real police officer, and Nick McWilde (the fox) learned that he did not have to be the bad guy and live up to everyone’s expectations.
The original Zootopia was made up of new detective bunny cop Judy and sly fox Nick. They were sent out on a case to find the missing mammals in the city of Zootopia. They were trying to crack the mystery of why several predators were suddenly going crazy. It led to them uncovering a deep secret happening right in front of them, the whole time. Nick was just a scammer that Judy met in an Ice Cream Parlor, but soon after, he became her partner to find the missing otter.
The trailer for Zootopia 2 gives the same energy as the original and shows that it will be similar in a few ways to the original Zootopia. Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde will both be returning and continuing on another adventure, but now, the plot twist is that they will be going undercover. There will be a variety of animals similar to the first movie, but a new set of animal characters will be cast. As seen in the trailer, a snake enters the picture as the new star villain. The Walt Disney Company mentions, “Gary De’Snake arrives in Zootopia and turns the animal metropolis upside down.” Judy and Nick have to explore new parts of the city to uncover the truth. The duo finds unexpected mysteries. The Zootopia world gets bigger, which reveals the new creatures in the aquatic world. It was said that a snake had not been in Zootopia in forever, but all of a sudden is seen, and Judy and Nick are assigned the case to find and capture the snake. The animals in Zootopia do not know anything about the snakes, so they do not know if they are truly evil or not. The trailer gives clues that Judy and Nick will have to decide if they believe they are bad, like everyone believes, or if they are willing to look deeper, similar to the first movie.
A part also shown in the trailer looked like it was couples therapy for Judy and Nick. They seem to now be involved in a relationship and having some problems that could be getting in the way as partners at work. There is not much shown of this new relationship in the trailer, so this may be a small part of the new story.
Zootopia 2 will arrive in theaters on November 26, 2025, so make sure to grab your popcorn and tickets soon because I have a feeling this is going to be pretty popular.
