Hoppers – Is it a Beaver?! | Interview with Dr. Emily Fairfax, Ph.D.

Hollywood First Look reunites with Dr. Emily Fairfax, Ph.D. to right the wrongs of nutria-gate and evaluate the accuracy of some other on screen beaver (and beaver-like) entities. Dr. Fairfax served as the beaver expert for the Pixar film, Hoppers!

In Disney and Pixar’s “Hoppers,” animal lover Mabel (voice of Piper Curda) seizes an opportunity to use a new technology to ‘hop’ her consciousness into a life-like robotic beaver and communicate directly with animals. As she uncovers mysteries in the animal world beyond anything she could have imagined, Mabel befriends charismatic beaver King George (voice of Bobby Moynihan) and must rally the entire animal kingdom to face a major, imminent human-threat: smooth-talking local mayor Jerry Generazzo (voice of Jon Hamm). The all-star voice ensemble also features Meryl Streep, Dave Franco and Kathy Najimy. “Hoppers” is directed by Daniel Chong (“We Bare Bears”) and produced by Nicole Paradis Grindle (“Incredibles 2”), with an original score by Mark Mothersbaugh.