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Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Science Fiction • 2026 • 104 min • Older Kids (7+)

Pixar Animation Studios' Hoppers, directed by Daniel Chong, is a 2026 animated science fiction comedy. College student Mabel Tanaka (Piper Curda) employs mind-transfer technology to inhabit robotic animals, facilitating communication with wildlife threatened by urban expansion. Additional voices feature Bobby Moynihan as King George and Jon Hamm as Jerry Generazzo.
Piper Curda • Bobby Moynihan • Jon Hamm
Pixar Animation Studios' Hoppers, directed by Daniel Chong, is a 2026 animated science fiction comedy. College student Mabel Tanaka (Piper Curda) employs mind-transfer technology to inhabit robotic animals, facilitating communication with wildlife threatened by urban expansion. Additional voices feature Bobby Moynihan as King George and Jon Hamm as Jerry Generazzo.
Piper Curda • Bobby Moynihan • Jon Hamm
The core conflict centers on human development threatening wildlife habitats, aligning with progressive environmental values through a narrative that champions activism balanced by empathy and negotiation for preservation.
The film features a diverse ensemble of voice actors from various ethnic backgrounds voicing key characters in an original story. Inclusion themes emerge through messages of empathy and unity across differences, framed positively without central critique of traditional identities.
Mabel, operating a robotic beaver avatar, engages in close-quarters physical action against male antagonist Titus by removing his robotic face during a confrontation, successfully disarming him amid escalating chaos.
The film portrays a non-nuclear family where the young protagonist is raised by her grandmother, instilling values of nature stewardship, but faces abandonment by estranged parents, leading to isolation overcome by chosen animal community bonds. This mix of respected intergenerational traditions and endorsement of alternative support structures presents family life without strong bias toward traditional or progressive models.
Hoppers features no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, focusing instead on themes of environmental preservation and interspecies cooperation. The narrative avoids any exploration of queer identities, resulting in an absence of representation.
No transsexual characters or themes appear in the film. The story focuses on human-animal communication via robotic technology and environmental advocacy, with character arcs centered on reconciliation and preservation efforts.
Hoppers presents original characters in an animated story without adaptation from source material featuring established genders, resulting in no gender swaps.
Hoppers introduces original characters without prior source material or canonical racial depictions, so no instances of race swaps occur in the portrayals.
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