It's been five years since Frozen came out, took to world by storm, and will be another year until we see them on the big screen again. Frozen 2 is currently in-development, being written and directed by Jennifer Lee.
Kristen Bell will be returning as, the first film's main character, Anna. In a recent interview the actress explained that her character's journey in the upcoming and highly-anticipated sequel has been influenced by her own life. Lee asked for Bell's opinion on what Anna should tackle next, following the events of the first film, as well as what real-life experiences that they could take influence from.
As we sat down as she started writing the second one and she said, 'You had a hand in creating this character. What do you think her next step would be? What's her next hurdle, her next epiphany? What do you go through that's similar to her?' And I told her a lot of things that I had personally been going through, and why I thought that resonated with what I think Anna would be feeling. And she wrote that into the script.
Bell elaborated further during her interview with SiriusXM, telling them that on account of Lee's approach to the sequel's story, Bell could easily fall in and out of the role.
I'll be able to say more when the movie comes out, but there are a lot of very intimate moments for me in this movie that feel like they're from my real life. Songs specifically that were like, I just gave her a spiel about why this particular emotion, or this particular hurdle in my life was so important. And what it taught me. And she slide it seamlessly into the character. It's not just episode two of this show. It's something you need to see them go through, because it affects the audience.
What are you thoughts on Bell's comments? Are you looking forward to seeing Anna's story progress in Frozen 2? Below you can watch the interview for yourself:
Frozen 2 is set to arrive in theatres on November 27, 2019.