‘Frozen 2’ confirmed after ‘Frozen Fever’ rocks ahead of ‘Cinderella’

Disney has been silent on a sequel to the blockbuster Frozen, but the short Frozen Fever appears to have jumped started the creator’s interest in the project. Just as Frozen Fever is set to play ahead of the new live-action Cinderella, directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee appears to be set for the long-awaited Frozen. 2.

We enjoyed making Frozen Fever so much and being back in that world with those characters,” said John Lasseter. “Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck have come up with a great idea for a sequel and you will be hearing a lot more about it and we’re taking you back to Arendelle. We are so excited about that.”

The cast reunited for the short, so expect Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, and Josh Gad to all return and voice Anna, Elsa, Kristoff and Olaf, while Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee set to direct.

There’s also a Frozen stage show on the way and Frozen Fever will certainly excite audiences and spark new sales of “Little snowball creatures” – all of which will encourage Disney execs to funnel more cash into the franchise.

Here’s the official press release is below:

Winter weather ahead! Frozen 2 is officially in development at Walt Disney Animation Studios with directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee and producer Peter Del Vecho, the Oscar®-winning filmmaking team behind Frozen.

The news was announced at Disney’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders this morning by Bob Iger, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company; John Lasseter, Chief Creative Officer of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios; and actor Josh Gad, who provides the voice of Olaf from Frozen.

“We enjoyed making Frozen Fever so much and being back in that world with those characters,” said John Lasseter. “Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck have come up with a great idea for a sequel and you will be hearing a lot more about it and we’re taking you back to Arendelle. We are so excited about that.” A release date and production details are yet to be announced.