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Frozen 2
Directed by
Screenplay byJennifer Lee
Produced byPeter Del Vecho
Starring
Production
company
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Frozen 2 is an upcoming American 3D computer-animated musical fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and will be released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is a sequel to the 2013 film, Frozen, the second major motion picture in the Frozen franchise and also the third sequel to be produced at Walt Disney Animation Studios instead of DisneyToon Studios after The Rescuers Down Under (1990) and Wreck-It Ralph 2 (2018).

Cast

Production

When asked about future sequels, producer Peter Del Vecho explained in March 2014 that Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee and he "work very, very well together, so I believe we will be developing a new project. But I don't know what that is right now."[1] In late April 2014, Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan F. Horn said that "we haven't really talked about a sequel" because the studio's current priority is the planned Broadway musical, which will require "four or five" additional songs to be written by Lopez and Anderson-Lopez.[2][3] When asked in May 2014 about a sequel, Disney CEO Bob Iger stated to host David Faber that Disney would not "mandate a sequel" or "force storytelling", because to do so would risk creating something not as good as the first film.[4] (In the same interview, Iger also expressed the hope that the Frozen franchise "is something that is kind of forever for the company" similar to The Lion King.[4]) In June 2014, Lee confirmed that chief creative officer John Lasseter had expressly granted her and Buck the freedom to explore whatever they were "passionate about": "We don't know what it is yet ... We’re actually going to start from scratch. It’ll be something completely brand new."[5]

On August 5, 2014, Variety reported that Lee had selected her next project: a screenplay adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle’s 1962 novel A Wrinkle in Time, for which Disney already holds the film adaptation rights.[6] However, Lee will continue to participate in Disney Animation's development process (i.e. giving notes on other projects, the same process by which she became involved with Frozen in the first place).[6]

On September 2, 2014, during the ABC airing of The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic, Lasseter announced a Frozen short film with a new song will be released in the future.[7] On the same day, Variety announced that the short would be released in spring 2015 under the title Frozen Fever, with Lee and Buck returning as directors, Del Vecho producing and a new song by Lopez and Anderson-Lopez. The summary of the short is as follows: "[I]t's Anna's birthday and Elsa and Kristoff are determined to give her the best celebration ever, but Elsa's icy powers may put more than just the party at risk." Olaf, the snowman, also will make an appearance in the film.[8][9][10] In a mid-October interview, Idina Menzel (the voice of Elsa) revealed that the cast had already recorded their vocal tracks: "We just worked on a short for Frozen."[11] In November 2014, during an interview with The Daily Telegraph, Idina Menzel revealed that the sequel is in development, and when she was asked about a sequel and a stage musical, she replied, "That they're all in the works." But she might not be involved in the stage, for that she said, "Not the stage show – I don't know what will happen with that – but the movie hopefully. We'll see. I’m just going along for the ride."[12] In early March 2015, Lee and Buck told BuzzFeed that the sequel was not in the works.[13]

On March 12, 2015, at Disney's annual meeting of shareholders in San Francisco, Iger, Lasseter, and actor Josh Gad (the voice of Olaf) officially announced a full-length sequel, Frozen 2, was in development at Disney, with Buck and Lee returning as directors and Del Vecho returning as producer.[14][15] Lasseter explained that at Disney Animation, "as with Pixar, when we do a sequel, it is because the filmmakers who created the original have created an idea that is so good that it's worthy of these characters."[15] In the case of Frozen, the directors had "come up with a great idea for a sequel and you will be hearing a lot more about it, and we're taking you back to Arendelle."[15] According to the Los Angeles Times, there was "considerable internal debate" at Disney over whether to proceed with a Frozen sequel at Disney Animation, but the unprecedented success of the first film apparently swayed Disney executives towards making a sequel.[16]

A month later, Buck disclosed during a visit to Australia that the directors already have an idea for the sequel's ending, but they are still working on the story that will eventually culminate in that ending.[17][18] He acknowledged their awareness of the challenge they have undertaken: "How do we live up to the phenomenon of the first one? There's a lot of pressure. And we'll put that on ourselves too; we'll be very demanding about how good this one has to be."[17] In July 2015, Gad confirmed that he would be returning in the role of Olaf.[19]

In November 2015, Del Vecho, while visiting Duke University as the parent of a first-year Duke student, explained in an interview published in the Duke student newspaper that his days are currently divided between two things: "handling the Frozen franchise" and "working up ideas for the development of Frozen 2" with the directors.[20] When asked what to expect from the sequel, Del Vecho stated: "We’re excited by the ideas we have, but it’s too early to talk about them. We wouldn’t be making a sequel if we felt that we didn’t have a story to tell that was equal to or greater than the original."[20]

In March 2016, Kristen Bell, the voice of Anna, was asked if she had started recording for the Frozen sequel while doing promotional interviews for The Boss.[21] She replied: "Not yet. We’re just about to. They’ve just written it and they’re still doing tweaks, but I think we should be recording this month. The story is great, and they exude quality.… It took them a while because they wanted to figure out what story they needed to tell and what would be important and engaging and I think they found it."[21]

References

  1. ^ Lee, Hyo-Won (March 31, 2014). "'Frozen' Producer Talks Franchise Rumors, Disney Strategy, Bizarre Popularity in South Korea (Q&A)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  2. ^ Erlichman, Jon (April 22, 2014). "Frozen Is a 'Gigantic' Success" (Video). Bloomberg Television. 00:55: Bloomberg. Retrieved April 22, 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. ^ Rosen, Christopher (April 23, 2014). "'Frozen' Sequel Not In Development Just Yet". The Huffington Post. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
  4. ^ a b Faber, David (May 7, 2014). "CNBC Exclusive: CNBC Transcript: Disney Chairman & CEO Bob Iger Speaks with CNBC's David Faber on "Squawk on the Street" Today". Squawk on the Street. CNBC. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
  5. ^ Flores, Terry (June 10, 2014). "'Frozen's' Jennifer Lee Melts Glass Ceilings". Variety. Variety Media LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
  6. ^ a b Graser, Marc; Dave McNary (August 5, 2014). "'Frozen' Director Jennifer Lee to Adapt 'A Wrinkle in Time' for Disney". Variety. Variety Media, LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  7. ^ Butler, Karen (September 2, 2014). "'Frozen' characters to return for a new short film, says Disney". United Press International. United Press International, Inc. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  8. ^ Graser, Marc (September 2, 2014). "'Frozen' Characters to Return in 'Frozen Fever' Animated Short". Variety. Variety Media, LLC. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  9. ^ Zakarin, Jordan (September 2, 2014). "Disney's New 'Frozen' Short Film Will Premiere in Spring 2015". The Wrap. The Wrap News Inc. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  10. ^ Breznican, Anthony (September 2, 2014). "'Frozen Fever': Disney to bring back Elsa and Anna for animated short". Entertainment Weekly. Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  11. ^ Feeney, Nolan (October 14, 2014). "Idina Menzel Doesn't Understand Why Her Christmas Album Is Out in October". Time. Time Inc. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  12. ^ Singh, Anita (November 28, 2014). "Frozen 2: the sequel is happening, says Idina Menzel". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  13. ^ Wieselman, Jarett (March 7, 2015). "Why The Filmmakers Were Scared To Make More "Frozen"". buzzfeed.com. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  14. ^ Graser, Marc (March 12, 2015). "Disney Announces 'Frozen 2'". Variety. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  15. ^ a b c Walt Disney Company (March 12, 2015). "2015 Meeting of Shareholders" (Transcript). Walt Disney Company. p. 12. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  16. ^ Miller, Daniel; Rebecca Keegan (March 13, 2015). "Disney announces big-screen 'Frozen 2'". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Publishing Company. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  17. ^ a b Quinn, Karl (April 26, 2015). "Frozen sequel: co-director Chris Buck chilled about audience expectations". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  18. ^ Yoshinaga, Peta (April 30, 2015). "Creator of Frozen, animation director Chris Buck, admits working on sequel to the blockbuster is daunting". ABC News (Australia). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  19. ^ Douglas, Edward (July 18, 2015). "CS Video: Josh Gad on the Return of Olaf for Frozen 2". comingsoon.net. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  20. ^ a b Kuesel, Christy (5 November 2015). "Q&A: 'Frozen' producer talks Disney, sequels, and advice for aspiring filmmakers". The Chronicle. Duke Student Publishing Company. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  21. ^ a b Foutch, Haleigh (18 March 2016). "'Frozen 2': Kristen Bell Says She's About to Head Back into the Recording Studio". Collider.com. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
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