BCR NEWS (New Delhi): Summary: It’s a jungle out there in the wild animated landscape of Zootopia. This film with the unlikely pairing of the fox and the rabbit, this Disney movie hits theaters on March 4, 2016. It stars Jason Bateman as the voice of sly con-artist fox Nick Wilde and Ginnifer Goodwin as idealistic rookie rabbit cop Judy Hopps.
Rich Moore, who has co-directed the film with Byron Howard, describes the movie as a story of two animals “who would naturally never hang out or like one another in the beginning, but over the course of the movie develop a relationship and become friends.”
Moore also talks about the voice star of Wilde the fox, saying that the actor could also bring “a funny yet heartfelt side” to the animated fox.
As for Ginnifer Goodwin, Moore says that she brings a “very centered sweetness, tremendous heart and a great sense of humor” to her character.
Jason Bateman says that voicing Wilde is a challenge since the character is sarcastic.
“He’s a crafty, sarcastic schemer, and that I’ve been doing in parts since I was 12. I foolishly said, ‘What kind of voice do you guys want me to do?’ And they just looked at me like I was an idiot and said, ‘Just do what you do. Just talk’,” Bateman said of Wilde.
Synopsis: The modern mammal metropolis of Zootopia is a city like no other. Comprised of habitat neighborhoods like ritzy Sahara Square and frigid Tundra town, it’s a melting pot where animals from every environment live together—a place where no matter what you are, from the biggest elephant to the smallest shrew, you can be anything. But when optimistic Officer Judy Hopps arrives, she discovers that being the first bunny on a police force of big, tough animals isn’t so easy. Determined to prove herself, she jumps at the opportunity to crack a case, even if it means partnering with a fast-talking, scam-artist fox, Nick Wilde, to solve the mystery. Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Zootopia,” a comedy-adventure directed by Byron Howard (“Tangled,” “Bolt”) and Rich Moore (“Wreck-It Ralph,” “The Simpsons”) and co-directed by Jared Bush (“Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero”), opens in theaters on March 4, 2016.
