Following on from the first look at the main characters in Disney’s **Zootropolis, the teaser has now arrived. If you were wondering quite how the concept for this new ‘toon works, allow Jason Bateman’s comic tones to explain.
It’s really not that tricky if you’ve ever watched a Disney cartoon that’s filled with chatty animals, but still... Zootropolis, co-directed by Tangled's Byron Howard and Wreck-It Ralph's Rich Moore, is set in a world where anthropomorphic animals inhabit a modern mammalian metropolis that boasts neighbourhoods such as swanky Sahara Square and frosty Tundratown. Judy (Ginnifer Goodwin) is a small-town rabbit from Bunny Burrows who arrives in the big city to do some good as a cop – though usually ends up with traffic duty. When she meets sly scam artist fox Nick Wilde (Bateman), the vibe is immediately hate-hate. But that changes when they need each other’s help.
There’s no actual footage from the film here (unless you count the crowd of animals walking around, removed from any background), but it’s a witty introduction to the basic story that makes good use of a tranquilizer dart. Zootropolis – which is known as Zootopia in the US – will grace our screens on March 25 next year.