US EditionREVIEW: Leave It to Beaver! Pixar's New Hoppers Flick Hits Big
Hoppers blends humor with themes of conservation and technology, earning a 9/10 rating and praised as Pixar's best original film since Coco, director Daniel Chong led the project.
- Now playing in theatres, Hoppers is at Cineplex Aurora, SilverCity Newmarket and Galaxy Cinemas Midland, with reviewers calling it an energetic family comedy and 'the first great film of 2026'.
- Director Daniel Chong and screenwriter Jesse Andrews shaped Hoppers' frantic comedy and story, positioning it as an original Pixar feature coinciding with Pixar's 40th anniversary this year.
- Set in Beaverton, Oregon, the plot follows Mabel, a university student and nature activist, battling a development-driven mayor before her consciousness transfers into a beaver robot via hoppers.
- The ensemble cast includes Piper Curda, Bobby Moynihan, Kathy Najimy, Jon Hamm, Dave Franco and Meryl Streep, with Moynihan's smart, sincere King George singled out as the scene-stealer.
- Reviewers recommend families and general audiences see Hoppers this weekend, predicting its environmental message about living in harmony across species could encourage studios to greenlight original films this year.
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Film reviews: ‘Hoppers’ and ‘Dreams’
‘Hoppers’Directed by Daniel Chong (PG)★★★“Pixar returns to vintage form with Hoppers,” said David Rooney in The Hollywood Reporter. After last year’s box office clunker Elio, the animation company has rebounded with this “clever, funny, and visually appealing” comedy that “zips along, driven by rambunctious energy.” Disney Channel star Piper Curda voices Mabel, a teen environmentalisttrying to save the woods from demolition by using a “hopper,” …
Pixar Is Toast: The Media Reaction to "Hoppers" Proves It
If you have been paying attention to social media this weekend, you’ll notice that there is a full court press under way to promote Hoppers, the mediocre new film from Pixar, as well as an effort to convince you Pixar knows they have a problem and are fixing it. Of course, both of these should not be true at the same time. But never let the media trick you for one moment that the shill system is consistent. Everywhere you look, from Rotten Tomat…
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