‘Zootopia 3’ in the Works at Disney — SkimNews
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- Disney announced "Zootopia 3" is in the works during its D23 fan event Friday, with Ginnifer Goodwin and Ke Huy Quan confirming their characters "the bunny and the snake will be back."
- "Zootopia 2" earned $1.8 billion globally to become Disney's highest-grossing animated movie of all time, and was nominated for best animated feature at the Academy Awards.
- "Zootopia 2" (2025) posted the fourth-biggest global opening ever at the time and the largest global launch of all time for an animated film, directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard.
- The original "Zootopia" (2016) crossed $1 billion at the global box office and spawned the Disney+ spinoff series "Zootopia+," establishing the franchise's commercial track record before the sequel.
- Ke Huy Quan joined the franchise as pit viper Gary De'Snake in "Zootopia 2," with the film's cast also featuring Jason Bateman, Fortune Feimster, Andy Samberg, Macaulay Culkin, and Quinta Brunson.
Why it matters: Disney is doubling down on a proven franchise after "Zootopia 2" delivered $1.8 billion and an Academy Award nomination, betting that a threequel with returning leads Goodwin and Quan can extend the studio's strongest theatrical animation streak in years.
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