Disney producer Peter Del Vecho has confirmed that the Frozen team is currently “hard at work” on the third and fourth films of the hugely successful film franchise.
Speaking to Ny Breaking at the UK press conference for WishDisney’s latest animated film, Del Vecho – who served as producer on both films Frozen movies, which are available to stream on Disney Plus – also suggested that it will be some time before fans travel back to Arendelle for more snow-filled adventures with Anna, Elsa and company.
Last Friday (November 17), Disney CEO Bob Iger surprisingly revealed that Walt Disney Animation Studios wasn’t just developing a third film. Frozen wipe. Speaking to Good Morning America (see the video below), Iger indeed confirmed this Frozen 4 was also in the works – a revelation sure to delight fans of the billion-dollar film series.
Unfortunately, Del Vecho couldn’t provide any further details about Iger’s unexpected revelation when we asked him about the entertainment giant’s plans for Frozen 3 And Frozen 4.
“I saw Bob make that announcement,” Del Vecho said. “Look, Frozen (3 and 4) are certainly under development. They’re working hard on it, (but) it’s just the beginning of the process, so there’s more to come.”
Chris Buck, Wish‘s co-writer and co-director, who also co-wrote and co-directed Frozen 1 and 2, enigmatically added: “I can’t really say much. All I can say is that Bob said there are more stories to tell and I’ll leave it at that.”
The Oscar-winning Frozen – inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s ‘The Snow Queen’ – was a global box office hit upon its release in 2013, grossing $1.33 billion. Frozen II, the 2019 follow-up, surpassed that colossal figure to become the biggest animated release of all time with a gross of $1.45 billion. It was therefore no big surprise when Iger confirmed (per Deadline) Disney ‘s sequel plans for Frozen – in our opinion one of the best Disney Plus films – and other money-hungry film series in February.
Considering it celebrated its 100th anniversary in mid-October, there’s plenty more inspiration Disney can draw from its extensive well of characters, stories, and other notable franchises. So, which specific Disney characters would Buck like to make a movie about? It turns out he was going to go old school and choose someone from 1951 Alice in Wonderland. “You know who would be a savage?” he said. “I would like to revisit the Cheshire Cat and do the origin story.”
“We’re working on the character of King Magnifico (played by Chris Pine),” Wish co-director Fawn Veerasunthorn added when we asked her the same question. “This was a character I wanted to know more about than what was on screen, because we only have a limited amount of real estate. We wanted a villain with an intriguing backstory: where did he come from and what happened (to him) ? jokingly talks about doing the prequel to Magnifico.” If you’re listening, Bob, that’s not a bad idea.
Wish is available now in US theaters and debuts in UK cinemas on November 24. Read us spoiler-free Wish see if it’s worth heading to a cinema near you, and keep an eye out for our chats with the creative team in the near future.