Chris Sanders is speaking out.
The co-director of Lilo & Stitch, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this week, has finally opened up about how the movie wasn’t really recognized for it celebrating sisterhood over romance, the way that Frozen was.
When Frozen hit theaters in 2013, critics and fans alike praised the movie for prioritizing Elsa and Anna’s bond, instead of their connection with a love interest.
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Kristen Bell is dishing on Frozen 3!
During Monday night’s episode (June 20) of The Tonight Show, the 41-year-old actress made an exciting announcement about the future of the Disney franchise, with one small caveat.
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Samantha Barks has finally made her debut as Elsa in Frozen the Musical after a long delay!
The 30-year-old actress was announced to be playing Elsa back in December 2019 and the musical was supposed to kick off performances in October 2020, but the opening was delayed by nearly a year because of the pandemic.
Samantha and co-star Stephanie McKeon, who plays Anna, took their bows during the curtain call of the first performance on Friday (August 27) at Theatre Royal in London, England.
Audiences were treated to a special surprise – a summer snowfall outside of the theater following the performance. There are some great photos of the audience members enjoying the fake snow!
“THE SNOW!! Wasn’t it so magical,” Samantha tweeted after the show.
Samantha is best known for playing Eponine in the Les Miserables movie and she made her Broadway debut in the musical Pretty Woman.
🎵 For the first time in forever, there'll be magic, there'll be fun! 🎵 Curtain up! And here we go!! ❄ #FrozenLondon pic.twitter.com/4NP3m8eqYP
— Frozen The Musical (@frozenlondon) August 27, 2021
Olaf is getting his very own origin story!
Josh Gad will be reprising his role as the snowman introduced in Frozen for the upcoming short titled Once Upon A Snowman heading to Disney+ on October 23.
Here’s a synopsis: What happened to Olaf within the moments after Elsa created him as she was “letting it go” and building her ice palace, and when Anna and Kristoff first meet him in the forest? And how did Olaf learn to love Summer? The previously untold origins of Olaf, the innocent and insightful, summer-loving snowman who melted hearts in the Academy Award®-winning 2013 Disney animated feature, Frozen, and its acclaimed 2019 sequel, are revealed in the all-new Walt Disney Animation Studios animated short.
Make sure you check out Once Upon A Snowman when it’s released on October 23!
Frozen is coming to a close on Broadway.
The Disney production announced its permanent closure on Thursday (May 14), and is the first production to shut down amid the ongoing global health crisis.
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The show first opened on March 22, 2018 at the St. James Theatre.
“Today’s news should be an all hands on deck moment for Governor Cuomo, Mayor De Blasio and Congress. The arts and entertainment sector drives the economy of New York, just like it does in cities and towns across the country. Decisions made in the days and weeks ahead will shape the future of the arts sector for years to come. Public officials at all levels must think much more boldly about supporting the arts or our entire economy will be slower to recover,” said Actors’ Equity Association’s Mary McColl.
Frozen was a solid performer in its run, routinely grossing 80-90% of box office potential. The week before shutdown, it grossed $798,610 of its $1.2 million potential.
“The permanent closure of Frozen, though, represents a significant new development in the damage done to Broadway by the pandemic and shutdown, the first casualty of a show that had been up, running and healthy before COVID-19 hit the city,” Deadline reports.
Josh Gad is opening up about the making of “I Am With You” for Disney‘s At Home With Olaf emotional short amid quarantine.
The 39-year-old Frozen actor posted a behind-the-scenes video on his Instagram on Wednesday (May 13) along with an explanation.
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“Over a month ago, I got a call from @alittlejelee that Bobby Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez who wrote the music to both #Frozen films wrote a song about spiritually being together while all of us remain far apart. They sent the song and I immediately cried (of course),” he wrote.
“The video which can now be seen on my page or the @disney social pages is similarly bringing people to tears and reminding everyone that we are all together right now even though we are separated by great distances. I decided to shoot a video of myself singing the song the day I recorded it. Hope you enjoy this behind the scenes look at me singing #IAmWithYou which is the final #AtHomeWithOlaf short.”
If you didn’t know, Disney just set a date for a partial opening.
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Olaf has been having a great time staying at home in Walt Disney’s At Home with Olaf shorts.
Josh Gad returns at the voice of Frozen‘s resident snowman, who is having the time of his life exploring Arendelle from inside the castle, and the outdoor grounds.
You can watch Olaf become a one man band, have the most fun with just a box, and get into trouble with a candy jar.
“These little shorts done from home by Hyrum & the @DisneyAnimation team are so charming & hopefully provide a smile during these scary times🙏,” Josh recently shared about the project.
You can watch all the available shorts below!
