Meryl Streep and Dave Franco are among the stars taking the leap to Pixar‘s Hoppers.
Disney released the animated film’s full trailer Thursday ahead of its theatrical release March 6, 2026. Piper Curda, Bobby Moynihan and Jon Hamm were previously announced as leading the voice cast for writer-director Daniel Chong’s original feature.
Also joining the voice cast are Kathy Najimy, Eduardo Franco, Melissa Villaseñor, Ego Nwodim, Vanessa Bayer, Sam Richardson, Aparna Nancherla, Nichole Sakura, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Steve Purcell, Karen Huie and Tom Law.
Hoppers centers on animal-loving Mabel (Curda), who uses advanced technology to “hop” her consciousness into a robotic beaver in order to speak directly to the other animals.
“The animal council has been summoned,” Streep says as the insect queen in the trailer. “The shrill beaver is right. Their treachery ends here now! Let’s squish the humans.”
Chong (We Bare Bears) helmed the movie from his own script. The project was first announced at the D23 fan event in 2024.
“We have assembled a legendary cast for Hoppers, and the voice talent really gave the film all they had. Be it uproarious humor, heartfelt emotion or crazy animal noises, they delivered beyond our expectations,” said Chong and producer Nicole Paradis Grindle in a new joint statement.
Next year is primed to be a big one for Pixar, as the studio’s Toy Story 5 hits theaters in the summer. Pixar’s most recent release was last summer’s Elio, which disappointed at the box office despite a positive critical response. Before that, Inside Out 2 was a smash hit and marked the highest-grossing title of 2024.