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Actor Hui Kwan believes ‘Zootopia 2’ highlights the importance of sharing emotions
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The film is co-directed by Byron Howard and Jared Bush
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Howard said the film reflected the real-life professional collaboration.
by Danielle Broadway
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For Oscar-winning actor Ke Hui Quan, Disney’s animated buddy cop comedy, “Zootopia 2” is a healthy message about the importance of relying on others for emotional support.
“I grew up in a very traditional Chinese family and I was really taught to internalize a lot of my emotions and not share them,” Kwan, who voices Gary D’Snake – a pit viper who is determined to help his family – told Reuters.
However, the “Everything Everywhere All at Once” actor said that suppressing emotions is unhealthy.
For him, the sequel creates an opportunity for people to explore the importance of sharing their experiences to boost empathy.
“Zootopia 2” continues the story of the highly acclaimed 2016 film “Zootopia,” starring rookie police officer rabbit Judy Hopps, voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin, and con artist fox named Nick Wilde, voiced by Jason Bateman, as the unlikely pair team up to investigate the disappearance of predatory animals.
The sequel picks up where the first film left off, quickly sending Judy and Nick on their latest adventure to uncover the truth surrounding new reptilian character, Gary D’Snake.
The second installment is co-directed by Byron Howard and Jared Bush, who also worked on the first film.
The voice cast includes actor Idris Elba as Chief Bogo, the Zootopia police chief, singer Shakira as a pop star named Gazelle, and Mayor Brian Winddancer, newcomer Patrick Warburton as a stallion, and Fortune Feemster as a beaver named Nibbles Maplestick.
In “Zootopia 2,” overachiever Judy and laid-back fox Nick must accept their differences to become a stronger team.
For Bateman, the core of the message the film is conveying is that “differences can be beneficial to those who have the courage and curiosity to be with someone different from them.”
Echoing Bateman’s point, Howard felt that Judy and Nick needed to show both the advantages and disadvantages of a new professional partnership.
He said, “Nick and Judy need to be at the center of this movie.”
He added, “There are new things to get used to. Each of you has your own burden of parenting.”
Reflecting on his real-life collaboration with others to make the film, Howard said that “each of us has superpowers.”
However, many of the characters have to be vulnerable in order to state their needs before coming together, which Feemster thought was timely for audiences watching the film.
“I think we should enter a time where it’s considered a positive thing to say how you feel and be more in touch with your emotions, why not? The opposite is a lot of suppressed aggression,” the comedian said.
“Zootopia 2” hits theaters Wednesday.
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