Disney's Frozen

[TheComicbookKid]

http://www.firstshowing.net/2009/12/07/the-snow-queen-is-one-of-disneys-next-hand-drawn-films/

Back in February,we reported that Disney wants to release a new hand-drawn animated movie every two years. The Princess and the Frog is already out in theaters, with an 85% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and is set to expand nationwide this weekend. But what's next for Disney? We've heard rumblings of other projects in the works and, of course, the new Winnie the Pooh movie will be hand-drawn, but is there more? Brendon Connelly from SlashFilm got a small update on another new hand-drawn Disney project called The Snow Queen. It's apparently an old project that fell apart a few years back and has been dusted off again recently.​

Here's the quote (via SlashFilm) from producer Peter Del Vecho talking about what's next for Disney:​

"So right after The Princess and the Frog, the crew actually first goes onto Winnie the Pooh… After that, the next full-length feature is Snow Queen. Our [animators] are looking forward to getting started on that. And then of course Ron [Clements] and John [Musker] have another project coming up which they've asked me to produce, and we'll go into development on that one pretty much next spring."
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I just read about that story recently. I wondered why it hadn't been adapted before by Disney.

 

[terry78]

Yeah, I heard they wanted to do that one next. It should be pretty decent, if you've read the original story.

 

[SapphirePrima]

I heard Alan Menken is doing the music. If so I'm on board.

 

[Hunter Rider]

This has the potential to be visually stunning.

 

[javphonic]

The title sounds interesting! does anyone have a link to the story?

 

[TheComicbookKid]

You mean the original Andersen story?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Snow_Queen

 

[javphonic]

thnx!

 

[terry78]

They've already got their animal sidekicks in place...the reindeer and the two crows.

 

[Sawyer]

I'm intrigued. I'm really happy to see Disney get back into 2D.

 

[Ratcrawler]

Same here though I really don't care for the story. I'd rather Disney do another folk hero or legend-centric film first but I'll probably feel different once I see the trailer.

 

[chaseter]

I loved how Disney said they weren't going to make any more hand drawn movies and The Barnyard or whatever it was called was their last movie. They were idiots to think they could compete with Pixar. Hand drawn cartoons are what Disney is and what they were founded on. I am glad to hear they are going back to it and sticking with it.

 

[Ratcrawler]

They shoulda done this instead...

 

[SapphirePrima]

I loved how Disney said they weren't going to make any more hand drawn movies and The Barnyard or whatever it was called was their last movie. They were idiots to think they could compete with Pixar. Hand drawn cartoons are what Disney is and what they were founded on. I am glad to hear they are going back to it and sticking with it.

Well technically they aren't really competing with Pixar since they own it. Eisner said he didn't wanted anymore animation after Treasure Planet flopped. Then Iger became president he wanted to go back to hand drawn animation.

 

[javphonic]

I can't wait for this... hope there's another 2D rennaisance on it's way

 

[Project862006]

bad news imo
http://www.slashfilm.com/disneys-frozen-the-snow-queen-cg-handdrawn/

no longer hand drawn

 

[Project862006]

Synopsis Press Release

BURBANK, Calif. (June 11, 2012) – Walt Disney Animation Studios presents an epic tale of adventure and comedy in “Frozen,” a computer-animated feature film slated for the big screen in November 2013. Directed by Chris Buck (“Tarzan,” “Surf’s Up”) and produced by Peter Del Vecho (“Winnie the Pooh,” “The Princess and the Frog”), “Frozen” features the vocal talents of film/TV/stage star Kristen Bell as Anna, a young dreamer about to take the adventure of a lifetime, and Tony Award ®-winning actress Idina Menzel as Elsa the Snow Queen. The movie will feature original songs by Broadway greats Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez.
In “Frozen,” a prophecy traps a kingdom in eternal winter, so Anna (voice of Bell) must team up with Kristoff, a daring mountain man, on the grandest of journeys to find the Snow Queen (voice of Menzel) and put an end to the icy spell. Encountering Everest-like extremes, mystical creatures and magic at every turn, Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom from destruction.
Bell has starred in a variety of films, including the comedies “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” and “Couples Retreat,” and the upcoming films “Hit & Run,” “Some Girls” and the Farrelly Brothers’ “Movie 43.” On the small screen, Bell is currently starring in the Showtime series “House of Lies” alongside Don Cheadle; she has also starred in “Heroes” and “Veronica Mars.” Broadway credits include “The Crucible” and “Tom Sawyer.”
Menzel, who won a Tony Award® as Best Actress in a Musical for her role as Elphaba in Broadway’s “Wicked” (2004), landed her first role on Broadway in 1995 in the Tony Award-winning musical “Rent.” Film credits include “Enchanted” and the feature film “Rent.” She has appeared in a recurring role on TV’s “Glee” and recently released “Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot at the Symphony,” a live concert with an orchestra led by composer/conductor Marvin Hamlisch. Menzel is currently on a North American concert tour.
Robert Lopez is a three-time Tony Award®-winning writer of the Tony and Grammy® Award-winning musical “The Book of Mormon,” which was co-written with Trey Parker and Matt Stone (“South Park”), and the musical “Avenue Q,” which ran for six years on Broadway and four years in London’s West End. Lopez teamed with wife Anderson-Lopez, whose Drama Desk-winning show “In Transit” is Broadway-bound, to write original songs for 2011’s “Winnie the Pooh,” a stage version of “Finding Nemo” and a new musical called “Up Here.”
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[TheComicbookKid]

I don't remember that being what the short story was about. I thought it was a Hansel and Gretel kind of story.

 

[Thundercrack85]

Fairy tales do seem to be Disney's strong suit. If Atlantis and Treasure Planet are anything to go by.

 

[Hunter Rider]

The synopsis is clearly different to the book but it sounds good.

 

[cronosred]

I think it sounds disappointing but hopefully it will end up ok in the end.

 

[flickchick85]

Ok, so I was sitting here thinking, "didn't they already make this?" Because my mom bought me an animated version of this when I was little, and I had always assumed it was Disney. Man, did I hate that movie as a kid. I thought it was so boring (never had the urge to revisit it as an adult). Now it all makes sense: it lacked the Disney magic I was accustomed to with my animated movies.

The story seems to have a lot of visual potential, and I like the voice cast so far, so I guess I'll be keeping watch on this one. Plus, it's from the director of Surf's Up, the superior animated penguin movie, lol.

 

[Octoberist]

I think 'Frozen' is too generic. I think 'Frost' is more appealing of a title.

 

[ThePowerCosmic]

Concept Art

 

[terry78]

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/11/29/disneys-frozen-wreck-it-ralph-director/

Jennifer Lee, co-writer of Wreck-It Ralph, is helming Frozen.

 

[Octoberist]

This is good news indeed. I feel like Disney Animation need new blood. While I liked Tangled, Wreck-It Ralph was a nice fresh take on the medium and I think it was due to the fact the director and his team were outside of the Disney circle.

Disney Animation (Proper) can't keep on reusing the same directors who worked on Tarzan, Brother Bear, etc. again and again, so this is a nice step. The only exception would be the Brain Trust from Pixar.