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Easter eggs
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- Referencenod to comics or other movies
- Cameoa familiar face shows up
- Setupplanted now, pays off later
- Behind the scenesproduction trivia
- Behind the scenesIt started as a spy film with a hare
Byron Howard's idea first became Savage Seas, a spy film starring Jack Savage, an arctic hare. Then the focus moved to the animal city, with Nick Wilde as the lead. In November 2014, the team flipped the roles and put Judy Hopps at the center.
source ↗ - ReferenceDuke Weaselton and the Duke of Weselton
The thief's name, Duke Weaselton, echoes the Duke of Weselton in Frozen. Both are voiced by Alan Tudyk in the original.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesTwo and a half million hairs each
Disney built a program called iGroom just for the animals' fur. Judy and Nick have about 2.5 million hairs each, and one giraffe in the film hits 9 million.
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- Behind the scenesSix shorts, six styles
Zootopia+ hit Disney+ on November 9, 2022. It has six episodes of about 7 minutes, each in a different animation style and centered on a character from the film. In Europe it is called Zootropolis+.
source ↗ - CameoMichael Giacchino scores Duke's musical
Michael Giacchino, who scored the first film, composed Duke: The Musical. The series is directed by Trent Correy and Josie Trinidad.
source ↗ - SetupThe DMV sloths are back
The last episode, Dinner Rush, brings back Flash and Priscilla, the DMV sloths, slowing down an otter waitress's shift. It is the film's sloth joke seen from the other side of the counter.
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- CameoFinnick, voiced by Tiny Lister
Tommy Lister Jr. died in 2020. To bring Finnick back, Disney used unused recordings from the first film after asking his family. The film is dedicated to his memory.
source ↗ - ChangeThe Silence of the Lambs scene was trimmed
A scene referencing The Silence of the Lambs ran four minutes and was taken verbatim from that film. It was cut down because kids would not get it and it slowed the pacing.
source ↗ - SetupPaul's password and the birds
Paul's password, in one scene, reads: Part 3 is for real and birds are too. The post-credits scene also points to a story about birds. Disney confirmed Zootopia 3 in development at D23 on August 15, 2026, with no date.
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