Thursday, November 29, 2012

Walt Disney Animation Studios Names Jennifer Lee Director of FROZEN

WALT DISNEY ANIMATION 
STUDIOS NAMES

JENNIFER LEE 
DIRECTOR OF “FROZEN”


Screenwriter/Director Lee Joins Director Chris Buck
 with Walt Disney Animation Studios
53rd Full-Length Animated Feature
In a recent press release  Walt Disney Animation Studios announced that the talented Jennifer Lee would join Chris Buck with the  53rd full-length animated feature “Frozen". This movie will hit the BIG screen  Nov. 27, 2013. Jennifer Lee is one of the screenplay writers of the current biggie, “Wreck-It Ralph.” I can't imagine how wonderful this movie will be. The more I hear about the more thrilling it sounds. I hate the thought of having to wait an entire year to see this!

 “Frozen”, will be featuring the voices of Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel in a comedy-adventure. When a prophecy traps a kingdom in eternal winter, Anna, a fearless optimist, teams up with extreme mountain man Kristoff and his sidekick reindeer Sven on an epic journey to find Anna’s sister Elsa, the Snow Queen, and put an end to her icy spell. Encountering mystical trolls, a funny snowman named Olaf, Everest-like extremes and magic at every turn, Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom from destruction. 

“Frozen” producer Peter Del Vecho says the match-up is perfect. “Jenn has a real connection to the film and creates dynamic and relatable characters. Her sense of comedy, adventure and story structure paired with Chris Buck’s vast experience and incredible instincts create an ideal situation for this film.”
 Lee's screen adaptation of John Steinbeck’s “The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights” is being produced by Troika Pictures. She has an original screenplay in development with Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way, and her original script “Lucid Dreams” was optioned by Wolfgang Peterson's Radiant Productions. Lee holds an MFA in Film from Columbia University and a BA in English from the University of New Hampshire.

With original songs by Tony®-award winner Robert Lopez (“The Book of Mormon,” “Avenue Q”) and Kristen Anderson-Lopez (“In Transit”), “Frozen” journeys into theaters Nov. 27, 2013, in Disney Digital 3D™ in select theaters. For more information, like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/DisneyFrozen

Disclosure: Concept Art/Press Release provided by Disney Pictures. All opinions are that of Diane Sullivan. Email me at ELGeorgia@aol.com

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