



Polar Bear Zootopia by NBQuaternion

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Hey, you’d be wearing a dour expression too if Disney busted you back from a major speaking role to what was basically a walk-on part.

Koslov, Mr. Big’s bodyguard and chief enforcer was the original kingpin of Tundratown. In that role he was the quintessential Russian mobster, loud, brash, and avuncular; quick to laugh, but don’t ever make him angry. He also enjoyed a close relationship with his son, Morris. Ironically enough that situation would play a major role in the ‘shock collar’ version of Zootopia being discarded for the one we saw in the theaters. (More about that below.)

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Concept pic from the Zistopia version of the film. Koslov reading Nick Wilde the Riot Act, with Judy undercover. (Note the tip of her tail peeking through the top of Nick’s hat.)

While the tame collar idea didn’t go over well in general with Zootopia’s early test audiences, the reaction to the Taming Party (see below) was especially negative. It was this that finally led the producers to drop the ‘Zistopia’ story-line in favor of a new one.





Until next time….