HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES -- Earlier this year, a friend at Disney Animation asked if Eyewitness News Entertainment Reporter George Pennacchio could join in a Zoom meeting. He knew if Amy Astley was asking, it had to be important.

What he didn't know was why. And when he found out, he was both very surprised and beyond excited.

As it turned out, the meeting was with the directors of "Zootopia 2," Jared Bush and Byron Howard.

"Over the years, anytime we see you at a press junket, we are always so happy to see your smiling face. And you've been doing this for over 30 years," said Byron Howard. "And because of that, George, what do we want to ask him, Jared?"

"Well, we want to know whether you might be interested in playing the role of an entertainment reporter in 'Zootopia 2' as a lion?" a

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