Zootopia 2

Story

Officer Judy Hopps (voice of Ginnifer Goodwin) and ex-criminal Nick Wilde (voice of Jason Bateman) are now rookie partners in the Zootopia police force. Eager to prove their worth and arrest a smuggler, they accidentally destroy a historic statue, damage public property and disrupt a celebratory parade in the process of detaining him. Chief Bobo (voice of Idris Elba) sidelines them both despite the fact that Judy found remains of a snake skin in a cage. Snakes, and all reptiles by association, were driven from Zootopia over 100 years ago after they were thought to have fanged and killed a turtle.

Determined to find the truth, Judy and Nick head to a gala event in order to see the Lynxley journal – a book with information about how the 4 climates were created in the one city, enabling all manner of species to live together. At the gala they encounter Gary De’Snake (voice of Ke Huy Quan) who’s trying to get the book his grandmother wrote in order to prove the innocence of his species.

The Lynxley family falsely accuses Judy and Nick of helping the snake, the police jump to conclusions, and soon a city-wide manhunt is underway. Can Judy and Nick help prove Gary’s story and save the city from corruption once again or will the reptile village lie forever in the past, destined to be forgotten and erased?

Themes

Prejudice; discrimination; corruption; betrayal; dysfunctional relationships

Violence

Zootopia 2 has some violence. For example:

Judy and Nick pursue a smuggler and knock him unconscious while he’s driving a catering van.
Judy redirects the van moments before it’s about to run into a parade and the van goes over the embankment of a bridge and crashes into a statue below.
The head of the statue falls onto the car Nick is driving and crushes the bonnet.
A mouse is blasted by an exploding soda can.
Judy punches Nick in the stomach.
A character tells others to ‘Kill the snake and burn the journal.’
Judy, Gary and Nick are shot at with tranquiliser darts.
The tragic death of a turtle is recounted.
A frog dies while drinking at a bar.
There are numerous chase scenes where the police are trying to capture Judy, Nick and Gary.
Judy nearly drowns but Nick saves her just in time.
Police officers destroy a house as they hunt for Nick and Judy. The house begins to fall apart and collapse off a cliff.
Nick is captured, pinned to the ground and punched in the face.
Judy is shot with a tranquilliser dart.
A character sinks his claws into Nick’s paw and scratches as he lets go, leaving a bloody mark behind.
It’s implied that a character murdered his own maid and framed Gary’s grandmother in order to drive reptiles from Zootopia.
Nick accidentally opens the doors of prison cells and numerous dangerous inmates quickly come at Nick, as if to attack him.
Characters are shoved out of the way.
One character instructs others to kill Judy and Gary. A shot is fired but hits a car instead.
A character stabs Judy in the neck with snake venom and throws Gary into the cold to freeze.
Another character is stabbed in the chest with snake venom and appears to die.
Nick fights off a character who tries to inject him with venom.
Characters crash through a wall.
Judy and Nick destroy a maze with a snow plough and knock a character unconscious.
A character kicks and attacks a traitorous family, tying them up.
A crazed-looking character comes out of nowhere and threatens to burn everything to the ground.

Sexual references

Zootopia 2 has some sexual references. For example:

Judy’s mother tells her that she prays every day that Judy will ‘come back and make babies’.
A character repeatedly says, ‘It takes 2 to tango and a threesome to be some.’
There’s an image of 2 goats kissing.

Alcohol, drugs and other substances

Zootopia 2 has some substance use. For example:

Characters drink many substances in champagne and martini glasses at a party.
Nick says how he would love to be lying on a beach, sipping ‘Pina Koalas’. This drink is later shown.

Nudity and sexual activity

Zootopia 2 has some nudity and sexual activity. For example:

Cops paint derogatory pictures of Judy and Nick on their stomachs and press their bare bellies into windows in an attempt to taunt them.
There is a part of town where animals don’t have to wear pants and a large, bare bottom is shown sitting on a stool.

Product placement

Zootopia 2 has some product placement. For example:

‘EweTube’ functions like and resembles ‘YouTube’.
‘Bug Light’ has similarities to the ‘Bud Light’ beer brand.
Nick watches a streaming service called ‘HuluZoo’, which resembles the service ‘Hulu’.

Coarse language

Zootopia 2 has some coarse language – for example, ‘What the pork?’, ‘Oh pork’, ‘suck’ and ‘butthead’, and a poo emoji is shown in one of Judy’s text messages. Additional insults include ‘dumb bunny’ and ‘dirtbag’.

Ideas to discuss with your children

Zootopia 2 is an animated adventure movie that picks up where the original, Zootopia, left off. It features a fast-paced plot and dazzling animations, while blending social issues with humour and heart-felt storytelling. The movie is best suited to viewers aged over 7 years.

The main messages from Zootopia 2 are that true unity comes from embracing what makes us different, and that the world will never be a better place unless people choose to do the right thing.

Values in Zootopia 2 that you could reinforce with your children are courage, inclusivity, resilience, persistence and friendship.

Zootopia 2 could also give you the chance to talk with your children about things like:

Thinking for yourself and being willing to question things that might not be true.
Treating others with fairness and respect instead of excluding them or taking what belongs to them.
Seeing people as individuals rather than relying on stereotypes or prejudice.
Staying true to your values, even when you feel pressure to fit in.
Persevering when things get hard instead of giving up.