Hey Guys,
I did this once before with Star Wars: The Force Awakens, quite a while ago now, where I told you 5 facts that you may not have known about the movie (you can check that out here). It went down quite well, so I thought let’s do it again, but this time, for the movie that has taken 2016 by storm, Zootopia.
1) Disney Pays Homage To Frozen
Over the last few years, Frozen has become the biggest hit for Disney Pixar, making it a franchise people love and adore, so it only makes sense that Disney would want to honor its success in any way possible, and Zootopia is no exception.
Two Elephants dressed as Anna and Elsa make a quick cameo that you could very easily miss if you are not paying full attention.
Oh and did you know that Kristen Bell, the actress who voices Anna, plays a Sloth in this movie, which incidentally was inspired by an interview Bell had on the Ellen Show. Ellen helps everyone!
2) Nick Wilde Was Originally The Protagonist
One of Zootopias directors, Byron Howard had the idea to have Nick as the protagonist rather than Judy, but changed it only a year before it was meant to be released. Apparently Judy’s personality made a better fit for her to become the main protagonist within the film rather than Nick.
If you take a close look at Nick throughout the movie, you will be able to see that he resembles Robin Hood, from the Disney classic, Robin Hood. Coincidence? I think not!
3) Mufasa Is Back… Sort Of
Mayor Lionheart, the brave and almighty lion who looks over the proceedings of Zootopia, was inspired by the much loved Mufasa from the Lion King. I think it is safe to say, we will always love Mufasa more though.
4) The Newscaster Changes
Did you know that dependent upon where you live in the world, the animal playing the newscaster will change? For example if you live in the US or Canada it will be a Moose, for the UK it is a Corgi, a Panda for China, a Koala for Australia, etc. Basically just the animals we automatically associate with these countries.
5) Fancy A Bit Of Breaking Bad?
In the scene featuring the ‘Night Howler’ in the lab, two rams deliver coffee to the lab. Their names are Walter and Jesse which is a reference to two of the leading characters from the hit show, Breaking Bad.
Have you seen Zootopia? If not, how come?
In fact, if you haven’t you can check out the review I wrote about the movie, right here!
Zootopia sounds amazing! I really do need to watch it. These are really interesting facts. Thanks 🙂
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It really is and yes you do!!! It is AMAZING!
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Such an awesome movie! I think everyone should watch it, not only is amazing but it also discusses a lot of issues present in today’s society. Great facts!
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YES! It is important for people to see it, because of the issues it deals with. Oh and thanks! 🙂
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I loved this movie! I’ve heard about the newsreader thing but the cinema I watched it in had the american version with the moose which was weird 😀
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Me too! I never knew about it until recently. It is such a cool thing to have done to make it specific to different Countries. Oh and wow! Haha. 😀
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I know it was so weird!
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Weird but so awesome!
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I really need to watch this! 🙂
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Yes you really need to. It is absolutely amazing!
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Nice blog post about Zootopia. I really like both post you did on this movie and I also love the movie itself.
You should check out the review I on the Jungle Book (2016).
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Thank you! 🙂 It is a great movie. Oh and yes I will take a look 🙂
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