In what could easily compete for Least Shocking News Announcement Of The Year, Disney has made plans to work on a sequel to Frozen official, signalling that the studio isn’t finished exploring the world of Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, Olaf and Sven. You may commence your tirade of “saw that coming!” remarks in 3…2…1…
John Lasseter, chief creative officer at Pixar, Walt Disney Animation Studios and DisneyToon Studios, joined Disney chief Bob Iger to confirm what had long been suspected at a shareholders meeting in San Francisco, with the first film’s co-directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee and producer Peter Del Vecho shouldering the task of following up the company’s biggest smash and marketing monolith, with more than $1.2 billion in the bank to date.
This is a marked change from what the directors told Buzzfeed recently. “It’s been in the press that we are doing it, and we would ask each other, ‘Are we?’” Buck said. “They’d have a date and they’d have a cast and it was like, OK…” “It all comes down to the story,” Lee adds. “Like with the short, it was so daunting until we found the story. Then it was all of the things it usually is and we were thinking of every emotion and moment and feeling. I think that’s all we can do. Until we find our way into what’s next, emotionally, it will feel too big. We don’t really know what it’s like to stop for a minute and think about what we want to do next.” Sneaky blighters, the both of them.
The pair has already re-visited Arendelle for the new short Frozen Fever, which will debut in UK cinemas in front of Cinderella on March 27.