Songwriters Surprised by Frozen III Announcement
Collider recently interviewed Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, the married songwriting duo behind The Book of Mormon, WandaVision, and Disney’s Frozen franchise. The interview is mostly about their new Hulu series Up Here, but Collider does ask about Frozen III near the end. Check out an excerpt here: COLLIDER: We got a bit of a surprise announcement that there would […]
Disney Slowing Marvel TV Production, The Marvels Delayed
Disney may be trying to combat “superhero fatigue” in addition to cutting costs. A week ago, Bob Iger talked about “curating” the company’s top brands. “In additionally[sic] we are going to lean more into our franchises, our core franchises, and our brands. I talked about curation in general entertainment. We have to be better at […]
Disney, Pixar Announce Sequels in Production
Yesterday, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced on a Q1 earnings call that Disney and Pixar are working on sequels to Zootopia, Frozen, and Toy Story. This news follows reports of Disney enacting cost-cutting measures, including but not limited to layoffs. Check out Iger’s statement below: “Today I’m so pleased to announce that we have sequels in the works […]
Frozen Director Jennifer Lee Wanted Olaf Dead
When Jennifer Lee took over directing Disney’s Frozen, the franchise’s mascot and the bouncy tune “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” almost never came to be. Lee received the Distinguished Storyteller Award from the Los Angeles Press Club on Sunday night at the 15th annual Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards. Josh Gad, the voice […]
REVIEW: Frozen II (2019)
I wouldn’t have ever expected this to be the case, but Frozen II has been one of my most anticipated films of the year. I love Disney movies, especially their animated ones, but many aspects of the first Frozen left me cold. I won’t go too much into it as I’ve already reviewed that film, […]
A Decade of Disney Animation: From Tangled to Frozen 2 (2010-2019)
Munir: Welcome to another A Decade Of, where we review animated films from certain time periods. This time, we are discussing the most current decade of Disney Animation to coincide with the release of Frozen II. As always, we’ll begin with an overview of the decade before we delve into specific reviews of each film. […]