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LOS ANGELES — Prepare yourself to “go wild” with the latest animated comedy from Disney and Pixar, titled “Hoppers.”
This new film is now gracing theaters everywhere, and On The Red Carpet offers an exclusive glimpse into its creation, featuring insights from the cast and crew.
“Hoppers” follows Mabel, an avid animal enthusiast who employs advanced technology to transfer her consciousness into a robotic beaver, enabling her to communicate with the wildlife she’s adored throughout her life.
However, adjusting to life as an animal proves challenging for Mabel. Fortunately, she encounters a fellow beaver named King George, who is eager to lend a paw!
“When I first heard about the film, director Daniel Chong described it as a blend of ‘Mission: Impossible,’ ‘Planet Earth,’ and ‘Avatar,’” shared Piper Curda, the voice behind Mabel. “My initial reaction was, ‘That doesn’t make any sense. Tell me more, and I’m in.’”
“There’s a beautiful message in this movie,” added Bobby Moynihan, who voices King George. “But I don’t think it hits you over the head with it. I think there’s a lot of beauty in this world, like ours, and the more I see the movie, the different things happen for me. It’s absolutely beautiful to watch, but if you just watch it for the storyline itself and just for the heart, it’s equally as useful. It’s wonderful across the board.”
It isn’t long before Mabel and her new animal friends must team up to face an imminent human threat, a local city mayor voiced by Jon Hamm who wants to drive the animals out of their habitat so a new highway can be built in its place.
“When kids see this, the idea of sparking the imagination of, ‘What if I was able to be in the mind of that animal,’” Hamm told On The Red Carpet. “Whether it is the turtle in the classroom or the goldfish or their dog or whatever it is, I think that is going to spark the imagination of just a generation of kids to be creative and think about how animals move through the world and what part they play in our lives, whether they’re pets or wild animals or not. It’s important to remember that that’s a living creature that has, you know, a whole life.”
The special “Hoppers” episode of On The Red Carpet also includes a look at the film’s world premiere in Hollywood and additional interviews with director Daniel Chong, producer Nicole Paradis Grindle, and the film’s co-stars Dave Franco, Melissa Villaseñor, Vanessa Bayer and Eduardo Franco.
Watch the full episode, “On The Red Carpet Presents: ‘Hoppers’” in the video player above.
Disney is the parent company of Pixar and this station.