The story of Steve, an Adélie penguin, on a quest to find a life partner and start a family. When Steve meets with Wuzzo the emperor penguin they become friends. But nothing comes easy in the icy Antarctic.
Cinematography
Drone shots of 500,000 penguins that'll break your brain.
Direction
Disneynature finally lets animals be messy protagonists.
Writing
Ed Helms narrates Steve like a bumbling sitcom dad.
Director
Jeff Wilson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The crew filmed through -40°F temperatures and once had to abandon a tent when it blew away in 80mph winds. Disney money, baby!
This was the first Disneynature film to give its animal 'character' a full narrative arc with setbacks and growth, not just cute moments. Steve is basically their Iron Man.
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