

Seeing that Anna and Elsa are happily playing together, the king and queen smile, then take the girls to their bedroom. As she conjures small snow people to play with, King Agnarr and Queen Iduna enter, telling the girls that it is time for them to go to bed. Inside one of the rooms of Arendelle Castle one evening, young Anna and Elsa have built a forest out of snow and ice, sourced from Elsa's ice powers. After hearing a mysterious voice call out to her, Elsa travels to the enchanted forests and dark seas beyond her kingdom - an adventure that soon turns into a journey of self-discovery. But no matter how happy she is to be surrounded by the people of Arendelle, Elsa finds herself strangely unsettled. Įlsa, the Snow Queen, has an extraordinary gift - the power to create ice and snow.

Ī third film was announced to be in development on February 8, 2023.

The film went on to surpass the original Frozen to become the highest-grossing Walt Disney Animation Studios film, and the highest-grossing animated film of all time, according to Disney and industry insiders. On its opening weekend, the film grossed $127 million domestically, and $350 million worldwide, making it the highest-opening of all time for an animated film. Upon release, Frozen II received generally positive reviews from critics for its animation, voice performances, and music by songwriting duo Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez. This was a deliberate move by the filmmakers, who likened the tone of Frozen II to earlier Walt Disney-era fairytales such as Pinocchio. While still retaining much of the humor of its predecessor, the film is notably darker in tone, with a heavier focus on action, death, and intense imagery. Taking place three years after the events of the first film, Frozen II follows Elsa, Anna, Olaf, Kristoff, and Sven as they journey to an enchanted forest to save their kingdom from a curse involving the elemental spirits of water, wind, fire, and earth.Ĭo-directors Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck returned to helm the project, alongside producer Peter Del Vecho. Released on November 22, 2019, it is the sequel to the 2013 film Frozen, and it is the 58th animated feature in the Disney Animated Canon. “ The worldwide phenomenon returns.” ―Taglineįrozen II is an animated musical comedy-drama/fantasy film produced at Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
