Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Pictures have unveiled the first trailer for their next animated adventure, "Hoppers," a film that promises to take the studio's signature heart, humor, and breathtaking animation to a scale we've never seen before—literally. And it has already sparked its first adorable mystery: a beaver in a miniature crown.
A Secret Society Under Our Feet
The trailer opens not on sprawling landscapes or city skylines, but on a single, dewy blade of grass. As the camera plunges, a bustling, ingeniously crafted world is revealed, built from forgotten human objects: a village in a discarded gardening pot, bridges made of clothespins, and lanterns fashioned from bottle caps. This is the world of the Hoppers, a community of tiny, ingenious creatures who have thrived in secret, living by a simple, strict rule: Never be seen by the "Giants" (humans).
Our guide into this miniature universe is Pip (voiced by newcomer Milo Rivera), a curious and impulsive young Hopper who dreams of exploration beyond the safe confines of the garden. His cautious older sister, Hazel (voiced by Rachel Zegler), is his constant, worried shadow, more intent on memorizing the "Rules of Staying Hidden" than breaking them.
The Adventure That Changes Everything
The tranquil order of the Hopper colony is upended when a mysterious, glittering artifact from the human world—a simple yet wondrous soda tab—falls into their territory. When the colony's stern, rule-abiding leader, Elder Burdock (voiced by Sterling K. Brown), declares it a dangerous threat to be disposed of, Pip and Hazel find themselves on opposite sides of a growing debate. Their disagreement sparks an accidental journey that catapults them into the terrifying and awe-inspiring "Giant Zone"—a human house.
The trailer thrills with sequences of both peril and wonder: Pip and Hazel dodging a colossal vacuum cleaner, using a stack of books as a mountainous climbing wall, and forging an unlikely alliance with a philosophical, retired toy robot (voiced by Keegan-Michael Key).
A Regal, Rodent-Sized Mystery
But the moment that has set the internet abuzz comes in a single, blink-and-you'll-miss-it shot: a smooth-talking, confidently smiling beaver (voice yet to be revealed), perched in a tiny rowboat… wearing a perfectly fitted, jeweled little crown. The question on every fan's mind is now official: But HOW did he get a little crown?? Is he the self-appointed king of a stream? Did he win it in a showdown with a dollhouse? The mystery of the crowned beaver is now one of the film's most charming and intriguing puzzles.
Visual Splendor and Emotional Depth
True to Pixar form, "Hoppers" is visually stunning. The texture of a carpet becomes a vast forest, a sunbeam through a window is a cathedral of light, and a puddle on the kitchen floor is an inland sea. The scale allows animators to play with perspective in ways that feel both fresh and inherently cinematic.
But at its core, the film asks classic, resonant Pixar questions: What does it mean to be brave? Is safety more important than understanding? Can two worlds, operating on vastly different scales, ever learn to coexist?
Directed by veteran Pixar storyteller Jane Park (co-director of Luca), "Hoppers" looks to be a joyous, poignant, and adventurous celebration of seeing the world—and our place in it—from a brand new angle.
The adventure begins in theaters on March 6, 2026.
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