Pixar surprises with new film about a girl who swaps brains with a beaver so she can live in her little kingdom, as one does
Pixar has surprisingly unveiled a brand new animated film that doesn’t seem to belong to any existing franchise and is about a girl who somehow swaps her brain with a beaver.
According to Deadline, the film was announced during the D3 Expo 2024 along with the debut trailer, which features two female scientists telling a child that they want to put his brain in a beaver for some reason. This unusual scene is followed by a shot of a beaver running around.
The film is being directed by Daniel Chong, the creator of We Bare Bears, and is scheduled for release in 2026. The cast includes Bobby Moynihan (Inside Out 2), Piper Curda (Back on the Strip, May-December) and Jon Hamm (Fargo). Hamm plays the mayor of a town who, in the film, wants to exterminate the beavers, presumably because they can be destructive little beasts.
It’s always a big deal when Pixar announces something completely unexpected, and boy oh boy, was Hopper’s completely unexpected. We’re not really sure what to expect from it, but Deadline reports that it continues the studio’s tradition of treating its subjects and themes with measured sensitivity. After all, this is the studio that made everyone in the world cry with a movie about a man who makes his house fly by attaching helium balloons to it.
For everything coming up in the next few years, check out our guide to new Disney movies coming out in the next few years. Or, if you want to watch something now, here are the best movies on Disney Plus in August 2024 and here are the best Pixar movies of all time.
