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'Zootopia 3' in the Works at Disney
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Get ready to head back to Zootopia.

Disney has announced that "Zootopia 3" is in the works following
the massive success of last year's "Zootopia 2," which became
the company's highest grossing animated movie of all time with
$1.8 billion at the global box office.

The franchise started with the original 2016 movie, which
introduced fans to rabbit police officer Judy Hopps (Ginnifer
Goodwin) and con artist fox Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman). The two
started off as enemies as Judy joined the Zootopia Police
Department, but then put aside their differences to solve a
mystery in the animal city. The first movie was a hit at the box
office, crossed $1 billion globally and spawned a spinoff TV
series called "Zootopia+" on Disney+.

In 2025's "Zootopia 2," Nick joins the police force and becomes
Judy's partner as they embark on another mystery together. They
uncover what happened to the missing reptile population in
Zootopia, thanks to the help of the pit viper Gary De'Snake
(Ke Huy Quan).a

The "Zootopia 3" news was announced during Disney's D23 fan event
Friday, where Goodwin and Quan confirmed "the bunny and the snake
will be back" in the third film.

The "Zootopia 2" cast included 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.a

Directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard, the sequel made box
office history on its opening weekend, becoming the fourth-biggest
global opening ever at the time and the largest global launch of
all time for an animated film. It was also nominated for best
animated feature at the Academy Awards.


<https://variety.com/2026/film/news/zootopia-3-disney-1236835053/>




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