Disney has officially announced its plan to go ahead with a sequel for its Oscar winning, blockbuster 2013 animated movie Frozen. The plans were revealed at Walt Disney Co’s annual shareholders meeting reports Variety.
The announcement was made by Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios chief creative officer John Lasseter and Disney chief Bob Iger along with Josh Gad who is the voice behind the character of Olaf in the movie.
Directors of Frozen Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck are developing Frozen 2 with producer Peter Del Vecho for Walt Disney Animation Studios. Other production details haven’t yet been revealed.
“We enjoyed making ‘Frozen Fever’ so much and being back in that world with those characters,” Lasseter said. “Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck have come up with a great idea for a sequel and you will be hearing a lot more about it and we’re taking you back to Arendelle. We are so excited about that.”
There have been rumours circulating of a sequel to the top-grossing animated film of all time. Frozen is the highest grossing animation movie ($1.274 billion) till date. A short film titled Frozen Fever is to debut in theaters today along with the release of Disney’s live-action adaptation of Cinderella.