“Frozen”: Disney’s new adaptation of the Snow Queen

Frozen is an upcoming American 3D animated musical fantasy-comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. It is loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale The Snow Queen. This would be WDFA's second Andersen-inspired feature, the first being The Little Mermaid. It will be the 53rd animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. It will also feature the twelfth Disney Princess, Anna the Ice Princess. The film is currently scheduled to be released on November 27, 2013.

Walt Disney Animation Studios has been working on its own adaptation of The Snow Queen, most recently after being scrapped in late 2002. However, as of March 2010 Disney had shelved the project again. As of June 2010, Disney announced that the film was put on "hold". In December 2011, Disney announced a new title for the film, Frozen, and a release date, November 27, 2013. A month later, it was confirmed that the film will be a 3D CGI animated feature.

On March 5, 2012, author Eric Eisenburg reported the original details about Frozen: "The story is based on the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen and is about an evil queen who kidnaps a young boy named Kai. Following his disappearance, a young girl named Gerda goes on an adventure to save him." The film is being directed by Chris Buck, who previously co-directed both Surf's Up - the animated film about surfing penguins - and 1999's Tarzan. Much like many of Disney's recent animated films, the project is being overseen by Pixar chief John Lasseter and Peter Del Vecho and will be done using computer generated animation

On July 29, 2012, a new story plot was given by The Walt Disney Animation Studios: "When Anna is cursed by her estranged sister, the cold-hearted Snow Queen, Anna’s only hope of reversing the curse is to survive a perilous but thrilling journey across an icy and unforgiving landscape. Joined by a rugged, thrill-seeking outdoorsman, his one-antlered reindeer and a hapless snowman, Anna must race against time, conquer the elements and battle an army of menacing snowmen if she ever hopes to melt her frozen heart."

Broadway songwriters Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, who previously wrote songs for the 2011 film Winnie the Pooh, have been confirmed to write original songs for the film.

Source: WALT DISNEY ANIMATION

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