Ready for a return trip to Arendelle? Seven years after Frozen II followed up the global phenomenon that was the original film, Disney is gearing up
Ready for a return trip to Arendelle? Seven years after Frozen II followed up the global phenomenon that was the original film, Disney is gearing up to unleash the long-awaited threequel, furthering the adventures of Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff and Sven. And while Frozen III won’t be arriving in cinemas until November 2027, fans at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California got the first peek at what directors Jennifer Lee and Trent Correy have been working on.
Stars Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel took to the D23 stage – singing a moody and mysterious modern version of Frozen’s opening number, ‘Frozen Heart’ – and revealed the first plot details for the third film, which will see supernatural events encroach on the wedding (and honeymoon) of Anna and Kristoff. Footage presented in the room showed Elsa being struck by a compact flying ice creature on the wedding day – an event which later sends the gang into a crystalline wonderland, where more butterfly-like icy beings reside.
As the group ventures into this modern realm, it becomes clear those flying ice creatures are connected to the film’s modern villain; a figure who wasn’t shown in full, but whose sharply manicured hand was seen emerging from a cloud of the critters, who became the razor-like neckline of her dramatic villain cloak. It seems the baddie this time around be another human magic-user, like Elsa, with nefarious intent.
Elsewhere, it seems like Frozen III will find love in the air not just for its newlyweds, but for Olaf – striking up a romance with another snowman, Samantha (the name being something of an in-joke for Frozen II fans). The audience was treated to a sneak peek of Olaf’s take on love, with actor Josh Gad singing live one of Frozen III’s modern songs – a disco-y toe-tapper about Olaf’s feelings for Samantha.
Who is that mysterious villain? How will the ever-older and ever-wiser Olaf find his first experience of romance? And will we get even more costume changes for Anna and Elsa? We’ll find out when Frozen III comes to cinemas in November 2027.
