Frozen
Hidden Figuresscreenwriter Allison Schroeder has been recruited to cowrite Disney’sFrozen 2with Jennifer Lee ( who is further co - directing the motion-picture show alongside Chris Buck ) . In addition to her Oscar - name screenwriting efforts on the said diachronic NASA memoir , Schroeder lately cowrote the Mouse House ’s live - action filmChristopher Robin(which opened in theaters earlier this calendar month ) .
Disney eventually confirm that it was stool aFrozensequel in March 2015 , more than a year after its original enliven queer tale musical became an Oscar - winning smasher hit that grossed close to $ 1.3 billion at the worldwide box position . While Lee , Buck , and their many collaborators have been hard at work on the film ever since , there have also been some major changes to the Mouse House ’s internal top executive structure during that time , specifically in their animation department . In fact , Leereplaced John Lasseter as Disney Animation ’s Chief Creative Officerearlier this twelvemonth , following Lasseter ’s surrender from the position in the wake of the intimate misconduct allegations against him .
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Since Lee now has a lot more on her plate to manage as Disney Animation ’s CCO , Schroeder has been recruited to assist her with scripting duties onFrozen 2.THR , which broke the news , further reports that Lee will remain the master writer on the continuation and , as such , will actively cooperate with Schroeder from hereon out . The photographic film is n’t schedule to hit theaters until 15 calendar month from now , so there ’s no ground for Disney fans to assume that this is a mansion of bother for Anna , Elsa , Olaf , and Kristoff ’s next big concealment adventure , either .
Concrete story detail forFrozen 2are being kept under - wrapper for the time being , other than its plot revolves around the three chief human characters from the first movie ( and , of course , their magical snow - buddy ) . Most lately , it came to light thatSterling K. Brown and Evan Rachel Wood(the stars of TV’sThis Is UsandWestworld , severally ) have fall in returningFrozenvoice thespian Kristen Bell , Idina Menzel , Jonathan Groff , and Josh Gad in theFrozen 2cast . Sadly , though , there ’s no evidence to support fan supposition that Wood is voicingElsa ’s lovemaking interest in the subsequence … not yet , anyway .
Regardless , it ’s supporting to hear thatFrozen 2is being cowritten by Schroeder , all the more so now that she has shown a hang for crafting Disney queer tales with heart and soul ( see also : her efforts onChristopher Robin ) . It ’s likewise encouraging to see Lee bringing in another distaff creative to join forces on the continuation with her and thus honor the Mouse House ’s commitment to being more inclusive behind the camera , with regard to gender . All in all , this news show gives fans all the more reason to stay hopeful thatFrozen 2will be just as practiced as ( or maybe even estimable than ) its predecessor .
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