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March 6, 2026

A the Movies: Pixar delivers with sweet, action-packed ‘Hoppers'

By LINDSEY BAHR
AP Film Writer

“Hoppers” might be built with familiar parts, but Pixar's latest isn't trying to hide its various influences. Instead, this buoyant, freewheeling adventure about a spirited 19-year-old environmental activist who infiltrates the animal world in the body a robotic beaver wears its references for all to see. Sometimes it's with a wink; Sometimes it's more overt, like Kathy Najimy's flustered scientist shouting, “This is nothing like ‘Avatar!'”

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This buoyant, freewheeling adventure about a spirited 19-year-old environmental activist who infiltrates the animal world in the body a robotic beaver wears its references for all to see. Sometimes it's with a wink; Sometimes it's more overt, like Kathy Najimy's flustered scientist shouting, “This is nothing like ‘Avatar!'”


 
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