Yining Karl Li
Yining Karl LiZootopia 2 took hundreds of artists, TDs, and engineers to make; I was lucky enough to be a small part of it all! Here are some of my personal thoughts/notes from working on Zootopia 2, along with some pretty pictures.
https://blog.yiningkarlli.com/2025/12/zootopia-2.html
Yining Karl LiOhhhh I get it, Pixar's Hoppers isn't Avatar with beavers, it's Dune with beavers.
But actually I'm really excited for this movie; it looks so much more chaotic than their usual fare!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PypDSyIRRSs
Yining Karl LiSo there was this really great Youtube video that came out over the weekend about why a lot of modern movies just don't feel "real" anymore and generally kind of look terrible.
Anyhow in other news I just saw the trailer for the live action Moana remake.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvwPKBXEOKE
Yining Karl LiFinal trailer for Zootopia 2! This is a bit of a spoilery trailer, but boy does it have a lot of pretty visuals. Part of the fun and challenge of making Zootopia movies is just the sheer amount of stuff that we cram into every frame. All rendered using Hyperion, of course.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AwtptT8X8k
Yining Karl LiThe CEO of Perplexity has ChatGPT installed on his phone but not Perplexity. 🤣