Pixar’s Hoppers Full Cast & Characters Revealed: From Piper Curda to Meryl Streep — Every Voice Role Explained

What if you could hop your consciousness into a robotic beaver to save the animal kingdom? That’s the delightfully wild premise of Hoppers — Pixar’s 30th animated feature — and it’s already being called one of the studio’s best films in years. Directed by Daniel Chong (We Bare Bears) and written by Jesse Andrews, the film hit US theatres on March 6, 2026. Here’s a complete look at the all-star voice cast behind every character.

Hoppers (2026) — Overview

Hoppers : Full Cast & Characters

🦫 Piper Curda — Mabel Tanaka

Curda voices the film’s heart and soul — Mabel, a 19-year-old Japanese-American college student and passionate animal lover who secretly hijacks her biology professor’s “Hoppers” technology to transfer her consciousness into a robotic beaver. Her mission? Save the animals’ habitat from destruction. Curda brings warmth, comic timing, and genuine emotional depth to the role, anchoring the entire film.

👑 Bobby Moynihan — King George

Moynihan, best known from his years on Saturday Night Live (2008–2017), voices King George — the charming, charismatic head beaver of the communal “Superlodge.” He becomes Mabel’s unlikely best friend and ally. Moynihan’s instinct for quirky character-building makes George one of the most memorable Pixar sidekicks in years.

🏛️ Jon Hamm — Mayor Jerry Generazzo

Jon Hamm plays the smooth-talking, slick-smiling local mayor whose freeway development plans threaten to destroy the animals’ natural habitat. He’s the film’s antagonist — but one with surprising nuance. Hamm plays the charm and the menace in perfect balance, delivering one of the funniest villain performances in recent Pixar memory.

🔬 Kathy Najimy — Dr. Samantha “Sam” Fairfax

Najimy voices the biology professor who invented the Hoppers technology — and who is less than thrilled when Mabel steals it. Dr. Sam is brilliant, principled, and ultimately one of the film’s most layered characters. Her arc with Mabel forms the emotional backbone of the story.

🦋 Meryl Streep — The Insect Queen

Streep joins the animal council as the imperious, theatrical Insect Queen — and naturally, she’s phenomenal. Her regal delivery brings real dramatic weight to a character who could easily have been a throwaway role. This is Streep making a Pixar villain feel almost Shakespearean.

🦋 Dave Franco — Titus (Insect King / Monarch Butterfly)

Franco voices Titus, the Insect Queen’s son — a monarch butterfly navigating the complicated weight of royal expectations. His performance reportedly adds real heart to the Animal Council scenes.

Supporting Voice Cast

The ensemble is rounded out brilliantly by Eduardo Franco (Loaf the beaver), Melissa Villaseñor (Ellen the bear), Ego Nwodim (Fish Queen), Sam Richardson (Conner), Aparna Nancherla (Nisha), Vanessa Bayer, Isiah Whitlock Jr. (Bird King), and Steve Purcell (Amphibian King).

Why Hoppers Is Worth Watching

Critics are calling it Pixar’s best since Soul and Coco — inventive, hilarious, and unexpectedly moving. The film weaves in themes of environmental stewardship and empathy without ever feeling preachy, and a running joke involving emojis has genuinely had audiences in tears laughing. The end credits song by SZA is the cherry on top.

For more on the biggest animated and Hollywood releases of 2026, check out our complete movie release calendar for 2026 and best family movies to watch this year.

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