Disney is going back to Arendelle.
Bob Iger has revealed that the studio is working on a fourth “Frozen” film in addition to the previously announced “Frozen 3”, which hasn’t been released yet.
“‘Frozen 3’ is in the works, and there may be a ‘Frozen 4’ in the works,” the Disney CEO said on Good Morning America on Thursday. “But I don’t have much to say about those movies right now. [Director] Jenn Lee, who created the original ‘Frozen’ and ‘Frozen 2,’ is hard at work with her team at Disney Animation on not one, but two stories.”
“Frozen” songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez will be back to write new songs for the two sequels, Anderson-Lopez later confirmed on social media. “Well, it’s been quiet here for a while,” she wrote. “But yeah, this.”
Iger made the announcement from Disney’s theme park in Hong Kong, where he’s in town for the opening of “World of Frozen”. The attraction allows guests to not only meet Olaf, Anna and Elsa, but also dine in restaurants and walk the streets that evoke the mystical world of Arendelle.
“We’ve been creating these big immersive worlds in our Disney parks for years. Essentially, they’re the physical embodiment of some of the greatest stories we’ve told… And of course, ‘Frozen’ being one of our most treasured franchises, I think it’s just right to build the place where ‘Frozen’ takes place,” Iger said. “It’s just a fantastic land that allows people to immerse themselves in the story of ‘Frozen’ and interact with all the great characters from the films.”
“Frozen” and its 2019 sequel, “Frozen II,” became huge, zeitgeist-smashing hits for Disney. The sequel remains the highest-grossing animated film of all time at $1.45 billion, although the original was no slouch at $1.33 billion. In addition to the box office, the films about the adventures of royal sisters Anna and Elsa (voiced by Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel) spawned inescapably popular songs such as “Let It Go” and “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?”, as well as a Broadway musical.
