Like a mighty sloth crashing a stamp down upon an official document, Zootopia crushed the box office this weekend, and the odds are good that if you have a small human living in your home you have seen it. But, which country did you see it in? Because the ZNN newscasters change depending on where the film is shown! Animation enthusiast Ryshat’s Corner shared this international roster. The US, Canada, and France all got this very serious moose, China got a panda, Australia and New Zealand got a koala, and, best of all, Japan got a tanuki.
Even better? Several of the newscasters are played by real-life journalists! While the koala is played by singer David Campbell, Canada’s Peter Moosebridge is voiced by CBC News correspondent Peter Mansbridge, and Brazilian jaguar Boi Chá is voiced by Jornal da Band anchor Ricardo Eugenio Boechat.
We’re still waiting for the UK edition of the film, which will feature a corgi news anchor. This is ridiculous, obviously, because while they may be Queen Elizabeth II’s favorite canine, no corgi on earth would have the attention span necessary for a serious career in journalism.
“no corgi on earth would have the attention span necessary for a serious career in journalism.”
So they’d only be on Fox News, then?
Wouldn’t be the first American movie to panda to the Chinese market. [rimshot]
Is the Corgi thing a joke? No dogs or housecats have been seen in Zootopia, and fans speculate that’s because they were bred by humans—who don’t exist in that world. For a Corgi to appear as a newscaster would seem to go against the way the world has been built.
That job is not a journalist but a news anchor, just a talking head. They are not known for being exceptionally bright as a group.
Though a corgi might be more reliable than Brian Wilson or Dan Rather.
The moose is cool, but I wish the US correspondent was an eagle. In my mind, an eagle projects a fair amount of journalistic integrity and reports the news in a heavily serious, disapproving manner. In another direction, Jon Stewart could have successfully voiced the eagle in a more comedic fashion. That would have felt more representative of the US.
The ultimate animal newscaster:
Edward R. Burro.
Wonton:
The whole film is mostly American, an American journalist is overkill. Besides, the world is Mammals only; an eagle would still be an “animal” in this world.
Sketchy:
Haha if this was simply about panda-ing, they wouldn’t have bothered with Australia or Canada: and where is the Indian equivalent? THOUGH There was the Yoga instructor :). I think it’s nice that the US is trying to be more international…after all America’s multiculturalism is where it is strongest
@7 — Of course they’re panda-ing to each country, and culture.
#7 I didn’t realize it’s a mammal-only world. I see what you mean about an eagle being overkill. I guess with the other countries, they’re represented by animals that relate to their unique identity. I personally don’t consider a moose as representative of the US. Canada, definitely though. I’m sure the moose will bring something to the table for us all.
@9/Wonton: “I personally don’t consider a moose as representative of the US.”
Well, there’s the Bull Moose Party. And there’s Bullwinkle.
Poor New Zealand. Koalas have nothing to do with New Zealand. It’s more of a stealth insult ‘We still aren’t entirely sure that you aren’t part of Australia, even after Lord of the Rings.’
@11, I guess you should just be thankful they didn’t pick a sheep for New Zealand ;)
I was lucky enough to see the film 7 weeks early in the UK. We got told not to talk about it until it has been released but it’s been released in america now so surely that counts? In case it isn’t I won’t say what animal it is but I’ll tell you for sure it wasn’t a Corgi. It also wasn’t a creature that you would think of as native to England but it did have a British accent. Also, it is the best Disney film that I have seen in a long time. Not only is it beautiful but it has a good moral to the story and it’s hilarious! You should definitely go and see it if you get the chance!
@@.-@, I think you mean Brian Williams, although it could be fun to hear the Beach Boy sing the evening news.
Boi Chá literally translates to Bull Tea and in Brazil Jaguar isn’t even a word.
@Myllena — I think “Boi Chá” is just a pun related to the journalist that gives voice to the anchor, Ricardo Boechat.
We already had an eagle news anchor in the Muppet Show ….
Does anybody know who voices the snow leopard?
Is there an animal for Latin America too? (Spanish-speaking Latin America, that is)
in the Philippines, I think we’ll get a Tarsier. Voiced by Rex of Target.. haha XD
@Myllena Of course Jaguar is a word in brazilian portuguese. But it doesn’t name the animal we see in the picture. Disney did not get an A+ on it’s homework. But kudos for casting Ricardo Boechat and for the pun on the character’s name.
Considering a moose is on our state flag in Michigan, a moose is American enough for me.
@@@@@ L0veLife: I for one would very much like to know what animal is used in the UK. I tried Googling the answer but every other website I found repeats the claim that it’s a corgi, without providing any pictoral evidence to back that up. (The sole exception is one person that suggested it might be a hedgehog, but that seemed to be just a guess and doesn’t fit with your statement that the animal isn’t one that would normally be associated with the UK.)
I’m certain the Corgi thing is a hoax. I’ve seen no evidence of this anywhere other than articles claiming it’ll be the case with no pictorial backup. I also stand by the claim that it wouldn’t necessarily fit into Zootopia (or Zootropolis/whatever) to have a domesticated animal as a character. Mind you, there were pigs and sheep, but that could be explained away as wild sheep and boars.
I live in the UK and have seen the film twice (once at a pre-screening) and both times it was the moose newscaster.