Perhaps the most exciting news revealed at the D23 expo yesterday was the casting announcement for Zootopian pop star Gazelle! Shakira will be reprising her role as the famous singer, and is reportedly writing original music for the film.
During the expo, Jared Bush also gave a speech discussing the upcoming film. We have a transcription of the speech below.
I am so excited to be here with you all today. Disney Animation is the most creative and joyful place I’ve ever worked, and stepping into this new role as chief creative officer is honestly a huge dream come true. I joined Disney innovation 13 years ago as a co writer and co director of a new movie called Zootopia. And I gotta tell you, I’m so ready to revisit this crazy animal world in Zootopia two.
Okay, so now, of course, at the heart of the story is our dynamic duo, Judy and Nick, our fox and our bunny. But very excitedly, in this new movie, it is not just them who is returning. All of your favorite characters will be back. Chief Bogo will be back. Clawhauser will be back, and of course, Flash the sloth will be returning, if he can make it on time. We’ll see how we do.
So there is one more returning character that we have not announced anywhere in the world today. You are hearing about this for the first time. So D23 Brazil, we would like to announce it right here, right now, take a look at who it might be.
Jared Bush, CCO of Walt Disney Animation Studios
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