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You can thank Twitter for helping to unearth one of the more exciting early pieces of Zootopia 2 trivia. One Disney fan was sharing their reaction to the film on socials, and how one particular one-liner was going to stick with them permanently. One of Zootopia 2‘s directors, Jared Bush (who also wrote the screenplay), saw the comment and took it upon himself to let that fan (and the world) know: that instant classic came right from one of the film’s stars, and not from his script!
Idris Elba Improvised Zootopia 2‘s Best Line
Idris Elba lends his signature voice to Disney’s Zootopia series to create the character of “Chief Bogo,” an African buffalo who serves as the chief of the Zootopia Police Department. A major subplot of the sequel film has to do with Bogo’s thinning patience with the partnership of Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman) and Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin), after the pair start to get the department (and Bogo) in hot water. At one point, a fed-up Bogo scoldingly refers to Nick, a fox, as “orange dog.” It’s a line that drops so unexpectedly and with such sharp comedic timing that it made several people in my theater laugh out loud. Apparently, the experience was similar across many theaters.
“I’m sorry I’m a simple woman but one of my favorite parts of Zootopia 2 was when Chief Bogo referred to Nick as ‘orange dog’ I was simply in stitches 😂🫠💀” Twitter user Jessica said in a post. “The rewatchability will be insane, the jokes and references fly so fast and they all hit”.
Jared Bush came across that comment and had to respond with the clarification, stating, “Idris Elba ad-libbed ‘Orange Dog’ in the recording booth and the second we heard it, we knew it had to be in the movie.”
