Prepare for extra Disney blockbusters: As Selection stories, Toy Story and Frozen sequels are within the works on the Home of Mouse.
Disney CEO Bob Iger introduced plans for the animated movies on February eighth through the firm’s Q1 2023 earnings name. He additionally revealed information of a Zootopia sequel and a brand new Avatar-themed growth at Disneyland. Whether or not the franchises’ stars will return for the sequels has but to be revealed.
Toy Story has had 4 correct movies because the authentic Pixar venture dropped in 1995. Toy Story 4 arrived in 2019, whereas Lightyear, a derivative movie about foremost character Buzz Lightyear, arrived final summer time. For that movie, Chris Evans voiced the titular character that Tim Allen made well-known.
Frozen, in the meantime, launched in 2013, and spawned one sequel in 2019. Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel star within the franchise, which left off with Menzel’s Elsa touring to forests and seas outdoors her snowy residence kingdom of Arendelle. Each Frozen films, in addition to Toy Story 3 and 4, rank among the many highest-grossing movies of all time — a noteworthy reality, since Iger used the identical name to announce that 7,000 Disney workers could be laid off after streaming service Disney+ suffered an enormous lack of 2.4 million subscribers.
Latest Disney movies have underperformed in comparison with the corporate’s older classics. Versus Frozen II, which revamped a billion {dollars} worldwide, final yr’s Unusual World grossed a measly $73 million, whereas 2021’s Encanto grossed $256 million worldwide. Clearly, Iger’s bringing within the massive animated weapons for the corporate’s newest monetary lull.
