A ‘Frozen’ Sequel Is Coming, According To Idina Menzel
Disney has so far resisted the temptation to make aFrozensequel — quite a feat, really, considering the icy adventure is the highest-grossing animated movie of all time. But it seems they may only be able to hold out for so long.
Idina Menzel, who voiced Elsa, has stated that aFrozen 2is “in the works” and that she hopes to return. Read the Idina MenzelFrozensequel comments after the jump.
Menzel touched upon the possibility of aFrozen 2in a chat withThe Telegraph. Asked what she could reveal about a potentialFrozenmovie sequel and aFrozenstage adaptation, Menzel responded, “That they’re all in the works, ha ha!”
The interviewer then followed up by asking whether Menzel would reprise her role as Elsa for both. Her reply: “Ah, yeah sure … 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.”
Menzel isn’t the only one who seems eager to return.Kristen Bell(Anna) hasstatedthat “if the filmmakers write it, I will voice it. Happily.“Jonathan Groff(Kristoff) hassaida sequel “would be awesome.“Josh Gad(Olaf) hasjokedabout getting Olaf a love interest for the follow-up. And Santino Fontana (Hans) hasteaseda possible redemption arc inFrozen 2.
To be clear, though, none of these comments confirm thatFrozen 2is definitely happening. Disney has not made any formal announcements about a sequel. And “in the works” is a pretty vague phrase. It could mean Disney already has a set plan forFrozen 2, or it could just mean they’re playing around with some ideas.
Moreover, even ifFrozen 2does move forward, it likely won’t land in theaters for some time. Disney’s alreadylocked down release datesfor two untitled animated movies in 2018, but their schedule looks pretty full before that.
Frozenhas been such a smash success that Disney reportedly considers it to be one of itstop five franchises. Even without a movie sequel, they’ve found plenty of other ways to expand theFrozenfranchise. There are toys,theme park attractions,a book series,aOnce Upon a Timeplotline, andan ice show.Still to come are the stage musical mentioned above, andan animated shorttitledFrozen Fever. The latter lands in spring 2015 and will bring back Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, and Olaf for a storyline centered around Anna’s birthday.
