“Hoppers,” a Walt Disney Co. release in theaters Friday, is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association for “some scary images, mild language and action/peril.” Running time: 105 minutes. Three and a half stars out of four.

Beavers are the superstars of "Hoppers." The filmmakers regard them as the animal superheroes of the environment. They worked with scientists to learn all about beavers as they created a story about the importance of community.

Chong and producer Nicole Grindle talk shifting from TV to features, the film's visual language, and making beavers the heroes of Pixar’s latest original.

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