The Japanese poster for "Hoppers," the latest film from Disney & Pixar, the creators of "Toy Story" and "Coco," directed by Daniel Chong and due for release on March 13th, was released on January 19th. The poster features an incredibly adorable collection of cute and quirky beavers, known as "Beavers."
Director Chung, who worked as a storyboard artist on "Inside Out," will also be in charge of the script. He was inspired by Studio Ghibli's "Pom Poko" (directed by Isao Takahata), released in 1994, and thoroughly researched the beaver's ecosystem to produce this film.
The story begins when Mabel, an animal-loving university student, uses a method invented by scientists to transfer human consciousness to a realistic robot animal, and "hops" into a fluffy beaver-shaped robot animal. Mabel explodes with joy, exclaiming, "This is awesome!" However, the animal world is unexpectedly harsh, as the natural law known as the "Pond Rule" still prevails, which states that "it doesn't matter if you get eaten."
Although Mabel is confused, she makes friends with King George, the king of the beavers, the laid-back beaver Roaf, and Ellen the bear, and learns the rules of the animal kingdom. Mabel's purpose in becoming a beaver was to "stand up to the humans who are trying to destroy the forest," which is so important to her. Mabel calls out to the animals, "Let's all stand up together!" and participates in the "Grand Council of Animals," where the kings of animals from various races gather. The story unfolds as the animals hatch a terrifying plan to "eliminate" the mayor, who is also the king of humans...
The Japanese version poster that has been released shows a group of cute and quirky "Beavers," including Mabel, who has "transferred" her consciousness to a device next to a monitor that reads "Consciousness Transferring," and who has taken on the form of a beaver and is holding a smartphone in one hand; King George, the "too kind" king beaver; and Loaf, the "soothing" character who is so laid-back he often gets eaten. There's also Tom, the curious lizard who often gets involved in incidents. Behind them, a highway under construction is depicted, with the accompanying tagline, "The animal world we wanted to protect can't survive on cuteness alone."
