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Disney Announces Zootopia 3 With Judy, Gary Return

8/16/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Disney announced at D23 that Zootopia 3 is in development.
The sequel will bring back Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Gary De’Snake (Ke Huy Quan) and focus on birds, according to Jared Bush.
Directors Jared Bush and Byron Howard will return for the third film.
Zootopia 2 earned $1.87 billion worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing Hollywood animated film at the time.

History

Historical Context

DreamWorks launched Shrek 2 on May 19 2004, earning $933.8 million worldwide and becoming the highest-grossing animated film until Toy Story 3 in 2010. Its record opening—$108 million in three days—boosted franchise licensing revenue by 27 percent, sold about 71 million U.S. tickets, and kept the non-Disney animated-film lead until 2013, clear strategic pattern Disney now follows with Zootopia 2.

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Story summary

Disney announced at D23 that Zootopia 3 is in development.
The sequel will bring back Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Gary De’Snake (Ke Huy Quan) and focus on birds, according to Jared Bush.
Directors Jared Bush and Byron Howard will return for the third film.
Zootopia 2 earned $1.87 billion worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing Hollywood animated film at the time.

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