‘Zootopia 3’ in the works at Disney

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).

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.

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.

-Variety