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Winter 2026

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„…ƒ† •ƒ•: Kaa from The Jungle Book, Sir Hiss from Robin Hood, and Juju from The Princess and the Frog. Both of the Directors on Zootopia 2 not only trace their love for animation back to Disney films, but specifically to the studio's films that featured snakes. Byron Howard's heart was stolen by menacing and Machiavellian Sir Hiss from 1973's Robin Hood, and Jared Bush came under the spell of Kaa, the snake with the voracious appetite from 1967's The Jungle Book. ie nae afar in s Aladdin an uu from s The Princess and the Frog, tese serents ere anran. ut te artistry ein tem sti a a signicant influence on te ersion of ary enae. eeing o ats Nine en soe certain caenges as a great e an insiration to us, says ira etomai. articuary it ir iss an aa, te sae anguage an te creatie ays teir oies ere foe an ose ee gie us ieas for o to mimic uman gestures, een toug ary oesnt ae ims. Past Disney snakes also sparked the idea for Gary's two tongues, including "a more human-like tongue that would be drawn for certain phonemes, and then conenienty isaeare to e ring carity to te iaogue, says etomai. It as a fun caenge for us to see if e cou utiie tat simiar anran soution on a caracter. ie te tecniues use to create tem ere asty ifferent, isneys egacy serents insire artists to n ays to transform ary from a sitering stereotye into an emotionay ric caracter. Making Hiss-tory WINTER 2025 41

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