Exclusive: Pixar’s Hoppers interviews with Piper Curda, Bobby Moynihan, Daniel Chong, Nicole Paradis Grindle
Hitting theaters on March 5 from Pixar Animation Studios and Disney is Hoppers, written and directed by Daniel Chong. The the voice cast includes Piper Curda, Bobby Moynihan, Jon Hamm, Meryl Streep, Dave Franco, Nicholas Bloom, Sam Richardson, Eduardo Franco, Kathy Najimy, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Vanessa Bayer, Ego Nwodim, Aparna Nancherla, and Melissa Villasenor.
What if you could talk to animals and understand what they're saying? In Disney / Pixar's all-new feature film Hoppers, scientists have discovered how to "hop" human consciousness into lifelike robotic animals, allowing people to communicate with animals as animals! The adventure introduces Mabel Tanaka (voiced by Piper Curda), an animal lover who seizes an opportunity to use the technology, uncovering mysteries within the animal world that are beyond anything she could have imagined...
The voice cast features Piper with Bobby Moynihan as King George, a beaver, and Jon Hamm as Mayor Jerry, a greedy mayor they must defeat.
Chong is the director of We Bare Bears: The Movie and the "We Bare Bears" series, and a story artist on Bolt, Kung Fu Panda 2, Cars 2, Epic, and Inside Out.. Produced by Nicole Paradis Grindle (Incredibles 2, Sanjay's Super Team).
Blackfilmandtv.com's Wilson Morales talks to Piper Curda, Bobby Moynihan, director Daniel Chong, and producer Nicole Paradis Grindle on Pixar’s Hoppers