Fun Facts About Frozen II
Walt Disney Animation Studios' "Frozen 2", the highly anticipated sequel to 2013 "Frozen", opens in cinemas across the UAE on 21st November 2019. Directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee return alongside the voice cast Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff and Josh Gad. Why was Elsa born with magical powers? The answer is calling her and threatening her kingdom. Together with Anna, Kristoff, Olaf and Sven, she'll set out on a dangerous but remarkable journey. In "Frozen," Elsa feared her powers were too much for the world. In "Frozen 2," she must hope they are enough. From the Academy Award®-winning team—directors Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck, producer Peter Del Vecho and songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez—and featuring the voices of Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff and Josh Gad.
Fun Facts
- Artists behind the creation of the enchanted forest were inspired by the work of the celebrated Disney Animation artist Eyvind Earle done in the 1950s specially the ethereal backgrounds and color choices in "Sleeping Beauty"
- Showcasing a character that is invisible can be tricky and when it came to animating Gale, the wind spirit, filmmakers were challenged with displaying movement of the character that was invisible. Ultimately, they decided to use everything Gale affects from leaves and debris to another character's clothing or hair to showcase Gale's movements. Swoop, a new technology created at Walt Disney Animation Studios, helped bring Gale to life
- The water spirit, known as the Nokk, presented artists and technicians with another challenge. The Nokk is not only made of water, it has to perform in and on water. Filmmakers gave the character a volume with a slight shimmer against the dark background, authentic horse-like movement and water effects on its mane and tail. The Nokk is inspired by Nordic folklore, taking the form of a horse with the power of the ocean
- "Frozen 2" is the first feature to utilize new proprietary software, a hair solver simulator called Beast, which helped filmmakers achieve art-directed curls for Anna, Kristoff's wind-blown locks and a new style for Elsa
- Filmmakers consulted with a botanist from Oslo, Norway, to ensure their enchanted forest was made up of authentic vegetation. Among the 10 varieties of trees is the aspen, which features predominantly in the film. Some plants were even selected because of the specific color palette they provided for the enchanted forest
- Songwriter Robert Lopez, who co-wrote seven original songs with his wife Kristen Anderson-Lopez, has worked with the voice of Olaf, Josh Gad, for so long he has a pretty good handle of the star's voice and delivery. In fact, filmmakers tapped Lopez to do some of Olaf's scratch recordings, including songs and even some dialogue
- In "Frozen 2," Jonathan Groff lends his voice to Kristoff, who finds himself struggling to express his feelings to Anna. The character's emotions take center stage in the new original song "Lost in the Woods," in which Groff voices not only Kristoff, but Sven and more than a dozen other "backup" reindeer
