Frozen 2 creators on the songs, story and sisterhood in Disney sequel set to be another billion-dollar movie
- Despite the magical themes at play in the movie, Frozen 2’s writers and directors worked hard to ensure the tale of two princess sisters was relatable
- For fans of Let It Go looking for the next big anthem to belt out at karaoke, Into The Unknown delves into Elsa’s inner turmoil and self-denial
Six years of secrecy and intrigue have finally melted away: the follow-up to Disney’s smash-hit 2013 animated musical Frozen opens in cinemas this weekend, returning ice princess sisters Elsa and Anna to the big screen.
Set three years after the first film, the plot of Frozen 2 begins with older sister Elsa, who has magical powers, hearing a mysterious sound from the north beckoning her. With Anna, iceman Kristoff, snowman Olaf and Sven the reindeer, she sets off on another adventure to discover the origin of her powers.
The movie’s success is all but guaranteed after the Oscar-winning original grossed US$1.3 billion worldwide, making it the 15th highest-grossing film of all time. An instant classic for Disney, Frozen came packed with singalong earworms, such as Do You Want to Build a Snowman? and defining set piece Let It Go, which earned the makers another Academy Award.
“We knew that the movie was great. We just didn’t know how phenomenal it would be,” says Frozen 2’s head of story Normand Lemay.
Ahead of the film’s release, Lemay spoke about the care that went into ensuring Frozen 2 wouldn’t be a throwaway sequel, how it still felt relatable despite the magic spells and talking snowmen, and how, at its core, it is a story about relationships and growing up.
