Disney’s Frozen is ready to develop into a trilogy. In the event you’re questioning what tunes the Academy Award-winning songwriting duo behind “Let It Go” are getting caught in your head… they’re asking themselves the identical query proper now too. Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez simply reacted to final month’s information about Frozen 3, and it seems it was huge shock to the couple as nicely.
The Lopez’s newest undertaking has them behind a musical romantic comedy starring Mae Whitman and Carlos Valdez known as Up Right here. Whereas lately talking in regards to the Hulu sequence, the shock announcement concerning Frozen 3 got here up. Robert Lopez shared it was very a lot a shock to every of them as nicely earlier than Kristen Anderson-Lopez stated this:
They informed us, the day of, and a little bit bit about what they’re pondering. It obtained us very excited. Now, we’ve got to let the wheels of Hollywood do what they do, however we had been very excited with their concepts.
Bob Iger made the announcement in early February throughout Disney’s firm’s quarterly earnings name that Frozen 3, together with one other Toy Story and Zootopia sequels are among the many upcoming Disney films. It’s clear that the subsequent Frozen film is in early growth contemplating the film sequence’ songwriters weren’t within the loop till the announcement was made. Because the Lopez’s informed Collider, they’re apparently clued into the storyline Disney goes into the course of, however in any other case, it seems like they aren’t attending to work on the subsequent Frozen songs simply but whereas Hollywood’s wheels flip.
The Lopez’s obtained their begin working with Disney Channel on the Bear within the Huge Blue Home, together with writing the songs for the Walt Disney World manufacturing of Discovering Nemo – The Musical and 2011’s Winnie the Pooh movie earlier than writing their greatest songs of all time with the 2013 Frozen soundtrack. They went on to win the excellence of Greatest Unique Music for “Let It Go” after the track grew to become the primary track from a Disney animated musical to succeed in the highest ten within the Billboard charts in almost 20 years – since “Colours of the Wind” for 1995’s Pocahontas.
It definitely looks like there may very well be extra storyline to discover in a 3rd Frozen film, whether or not that be Elsa maybe discovering a love of her personal or the sisters dealing with a bigger villain. Whereas few particulars have surfaced concerning who’s concerned with the film, Kristen Bell, who performs Anna, already stated she “would do it in a heartbeat,” and Elsa voice actress Idina Menzel has proven curiosity in doing one other sequel as nicely.
Whereas we look forward to extra details about Frozen 3, we will sit up for Want, the subsequent Disney animated function, this fall. The film starring Ariana DeBose will probably be a musical that tells the origin story of the wishing star. Want hits theaters on November 22.
