Did Zootopia 2 Sneak a Charlie Kirk Tribute Into Its Post-Credits Scene?
An X post joking that Zootopia 2 sneaks in a tribute to a polarizing political figure is going viral — despite zero evidence and commenters making clear it was a gag.
I saw a viral post on X claiming Zootopia 2 pays tribute to Charlie Kirk, and... no. Not a thing. The post was likely a joke (the replies basically make that clear), but it still took off. Meanwhile, the movie actually does sneak in a little nod to where this world might go next — and it has nothing to do with politics.
About that X post
An account called @M1das_OW2 posted on November 27, 2025, acting horrified about a supposed Kirk tribute in Zootopia 2. The claim has no basis in reality. If you check the comments, it reads as trolling more than anything else, but it still grabbed attention.
Real spoiler alert: what the movie actually tees up
Now for what Zootopia 2 actually does in its end stretch. Spoilers ahead.
- Judy wraps up her adventure and heads back to her tiny, single-room apartment.
- We get a quick look at the carrot pen that broke earlier in the movie, which quietly suggests things are smoothed over between Judy and Nick.
- Her noisy next-door neighbors — a pair of very loud gazelles — make their presence known.
- Then a feather drifts down past Judy's window. That matters because there were zero birds in the original Zootopia.
- The implication: the franchise might finally address where birds fit into this animal city, or why they were missing before.
That last beat is a surprisingly big swing for continuity nerds. If the third movie digs into the 'no birds' question, that could seriously expand the worldbuilding.
What the filmmakers are hinting at
Co-director Jared Bush basically spelled out the intent in an interview (via Polygon):
"Honestly, I think our job is to have people walk out of a theater [and] go, like, 'That was great! Man, I want more of that!' I think that's the goal. And I think with this movie, we really tried hard to say, 'This is how you can expand [the Zootopia world]' that allows people to say, 'And you could expand it even more!' I think that's the goal every single time we go into this world."
So, Zootopia 3?
Given how big the sequel already is, it feels pretty safe to assume a third movie gets the green light sooner rather than later. Ideally we are not waiting another decade to find out what that feather really means.
Zootopia 2 is currently playing in theaters.