Fans of Anna and Elsa’s stories can rejoice: as announced in early 2023, Disney is working on “Frozen 3”. However, it will be a while before we get to see the animation sequel. “Frozen” director Jennifer Lee spoke about this at the Annecy Animation Festival while also revealing a major change behind the camera.
Because afterwards Jennifer Lee at “Frozen – Completely unabashed” And “The Ice Queen 2co-directed with Chris Buck, she won’t be returning to the director’s chair for the third installment. Lee probably didn’t decide on the story this time either, having co-written the screenplays for the first two “Frozen” films: “Where our journey with ‘Frozen’ goes is not up to me. It came from an incredible person.”
New direction for “Frozen 3”
Jennifer Lee is silent about who this person is. But it is quite possible that not only the new script will go to their account, but also the directing. A breath of fresh air for the ‘Frozen’ franchise, which audiences may then also feel in the performance, after the first two films have been written and directed by the same people.
Jennifer Lee Isn’t Completely Signed Out of “Frozen 3”! As Walt Disney’s chief creative officer, she’s expected to take on an advisory role — and she hopes to find time to direct a project again at some point in the future. She told Lee that one day she would “want to be a filmmaker again.” . But now it’s time to make room for a new person to innovate.
While the Frozen 3 launch date is still in the stars, we already know exactly when the replenishment of Disney animations awaits us this year. Wish opens November 30, 2023 and is written by Frozen duo Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck. Here’s the trailer: