Ginnifer Goodwin And Ke Huy Quan Assume Zootopia 2 Is What Disney Does Finest [Exclusive]

The “Zootopia” movies double as allegories for society and sort out fairly intense social themes in a method that is very digestible for youthful audiences. Which may sound revolutionary on paper, however in actuality, it has been on the heart of Disney’s biggest works for over 100 years. As I said in my overview for “Zootopia 2,” if “Zootopia” was a movie educating the vital lesson to not decide a ebook by its cowl, “Zootopia 2” is an exploration of how the stereotypes that pit us in opposition to those that are completely different from us got here to be, and the lengths the rich elite will go to keep up a established order that retains some communities demonized to the purpose the place others are so unaware of the reality that they are prepared to disregard the continued oppression at greatest, and actively encourage mistreatment at worst.

These vital messages have at all times been on the coronary heart of “Zootopia,” even when the creators say the motivation behind them was impressed by witnessing animals in nature, not by political unrest. Nonetheless, as animals ourselves, it is no shock we would replicate comparable structural hierarchies and dynamics. Offering an area to introduce these themes to youthful viewers is essential, and the celebs of those movies perceive the significance of being part of that legacy.

I lately spoke with “Zootopia 2” stars Ginnifer Goodwin and Ke Huy Quan, who each inform me that the movie is one more instance of what Disney does greatest: telling timeless, common tales in regards to the human situation.

Throughout our interview, Ginnifer Goodwin informed me that Disney’s potential to sort out robust matters in an accessible method is “what Disney does greatest and at all times has,” and that Disney’s classics by no means really feel dated as a result of they’re at all times tapping into tales in regards to the human situation which might be timeless and common. “You’ll be able to take any of those themes and see completely different teams of individuals,” she mentioned. 

“It is wild, as a result of I really feel like we’re requested generally about one thing regarding one thing political or present occasions, and it is like, they wrote this years in the past,” she mentioned. “It simply goes to indicate that historical past repeats itself over and time and again.” Goodwin additionally admitted that, like so many people, she offers herself over to the Disney magic and finds herself laughing so arduous she cries and in addition “simply crying,” as a result of there’s some severe emotional energy packed in tales like “Zootopia 2.”

Ke Huy Quan mentioned that Disney discovered “the key ingredient” in tips on how to make these motion pictures, expressed feeling honored that he was a part of a film that might be watched by tens of millions of youngsters who will probably be influenced positively by the message on the heart, and mirrored on how Disney motion pictures impacted his personal upbringing. As he defined:

“Each time I look again, it is instantly all these great recollections that I keep in mind — that film, I watched it with who? With my brother, for instance, who’s my greatest buddy. And [‘Zootopia 2’] is the sort of film that youngsters and their mother and father can bond over, or siblings can bond over, having their relationship develop simply by watching this collectively. It is simply superb to be a part of this.”

“Zootopia 2” is now accessible in theaters in every single place.