22 Interesting Facts About Frozen 2 You Knew Nothing About
Take a look at some interesting facts about how the movie was conceived, researched, and how everyone contributed to the final version.
Every movie has a background story, and it is sometimes as interesting as the movie itself.
How did they come up with the idea? What improvisations made it into the final cut? How did they conduct the research or create those amazing digital effects?
It helps to understand the effort that goes into making a movie, especially one that so many children (and adults) waited for so long.
For all of you who enjoy these stories, the following facts will be really interesting.
We must warn you: if you haven’t watched the movie yet, there are some major spoilers ahead.
And we ask you: why haven’t you seen the movie yet?
1. Frozen 2 was conceived because the producers and creators were constantly getting questions about "How did Elsa get her powers?"
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The sequel is for all of you who are not satisfied with "happily ever after" and want to know what happened next.
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4. Jonathan Groff provided the voice for all the reindeer singers in "Lost in the Woods."
Jonathan told reporters, "It was the Kristoff and the Kristoff harmonies, and then the Sven background and the Sven background harmonies."
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5. Anna’s story about losing Elsa and Olaf and how you must move on is based on Kristen Bell's real-life experience.
Kristen told reporters, "I am very codependent, and that’s part of where my people-pleasing and optimism come from. We really dug deep with Anna about the good and the bad parts of being all those things in a melting pot... But what do you do when you can’t live for someone else anymore? I think our children deserve that conversation."
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6. A mantra from Kristen is the basis for the song "The Next Right Thing."
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7. Jennifer and Kristen actually recorded an emotional conversation they had and sent it to songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, which inspired "The Next Right Thing."
8. Josh Gad improvised Olaf's hilarious "Samantha?" line.
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9. Anna and Elsa embody two different story classics in Frozen 2: Anna has the traits of a classic fairy tale character, while Elsa embodies a myth, according to Jennifer and Chris.
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10. Singing "Angela" by The Lumineers while dressed as a Disney princess is what got Evan Rachel Wood the part.
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11. Jennifer and Chris stated that as soon as Evan appeared in the audition, they instantly felt like Anna and Elsa's mother "just walked into the room."
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12. The producers informed Evan that she got the part of Queen Iduna while she was on her way to Disneyland.
13. Sterling K. Brown auditioned with "Wheels of a Dream" from Ragtime. It was the first time he had to sing for a role.
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14. To get inspiration for the movie, producers and directors traveled to Norway, Iceland, and Finland on a research trip.
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15. Jennifer mentioned that when they stood on a glacier for the first time, everyone realized that Elsa would be linked to this "a thousand feet deep, thousand-year-old" ice — "that opened up the story to be something even bigger for us."
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16. An agreement was signed between Disney and the Sámi leaders—the native people of the Scandinavian regions who inspired parts of the film. That agreement ensured their culture and customs would be depicted with respect.
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17. Nearly six months and several animators were required to finish the animated sequences of Elsa's horse, Nokk.
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18. VR technology was used so the animators could envision the path for the wind spirit, Gale.
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19. Arendelle village had to be completely redesigned because only sections were shown in the first part, and now they needed more.
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20. In the initial versions, a song called "Home," sung by Kristen Bell, was how the movie opened.
Kristen told reporters, "I sang a song called 'Home,' but it was just me. And when we watched it, it didn’t feel right that you didn’t see the rest of the characters."
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21. A song called "Get This Right," sung by Jonathan Groff and Kristen Bell, also didn’t make it into the final cut.
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22. Artists designed a whopping 122 different sets for Anna’s wardrobe. Some of them were designed for Elsa but were repurposed in the end.
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