Disney made several announcements today at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival about upcoming releases, STRANGE WORLD, BAYMAX! and ZOOTOPIA+!
The studio revealed key members of the voice cast joining previously announced actor Jake Gyllenhaal. Gyllenhaal lends his voice to Searcher Clade, a farmer who finds himself thrust into an adventure in a strange world. He is joined by an all-star cast, including:
Within the Disney Animation presentation, Oscar-winning filmmaker and Chief Creative Officer Jennifer Lee received the Festivalâs Honorary Cristal Award, from Annecy Festival Artistic Director Marcel Jean. In her remarks to the audience, Lee thanked the festival and all of those at Disney Animation. âWe look ahead, together,â she said. âThe âweâ is more important than ever as our studio can only truly shine when everyone feels welcome, feels the pride and responsibility of our legacy, and feels inspired to create, together.â
Lastly, two-time Academy AwardÂź winner and President of Disney Animation, Clark Spencer, surprised the audience with world premieres of episodes from Disney Animationâs first-ever series, âBaymax!â which releases June 29 on Disney+, and âZootopia+,â which Spencer announced would debut on Disney+ November 9, 2022.
âBaymax!â returns to the fantastical city of San Fransokyo where the affable, inflatable, inimitable healthcare companion, Baymax (voice of Scott Adsit), sets out to do what he was programmed to do: help others. Zootopia+ heads back to the fast-paced mammal metropolis of Zootopia in a short-form series that dives deeper into the lives of some of the feature filmâs most intriguing characters, including Fru Fru, the newly married arctic shrew; Gazelleâs talented tiger dancers; and the sloth full of surprises, Flash.
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