Into the Unknown: Making Frozen 2 

With less than a year until the world premiere of Frozen II (2019), the filmmakers, artists, songwriters and cast open their doors to cameras for a six-part documentary series to reveal the... See full summary »

Stars:

Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Chris Buck, Peter Del Vecho

Cast

Series cast summary:
Kristen Anderson-Lopez	...	Self 6 episodes, 2020
Chris Buck	...	Self 6 episodes, 2020
Peter Del Vecho	...	Self 6 episodes, 2020
Jennifer Lee	...	Self 6 episodes, 2020
Robert Lopez	...	Self 6 episodes, 2020
Kristen Bell	...	Self 5 episodes, 2020
Marc Smith	...	Self 5 episodes, 2020
Josh Gad	...	Self 4 episodes, 2020
Michael Giaimo	...	Self 4 episodes, 2020
Jonathan Groff	...	Self 3 episodes, 2020
Malerie Walters	...	Self 3 episodes, 2020

Storyline

With less than a year until the world premiere of Frozen II (2019), the filmmakers, artists, songwriters and cast open their doors to cameras for a six-part documentary series to reveal the hard work, heart, and collaboration that went into creating the highly anticipated sequel.

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Plot Keywords:

making of | animation filmmaking | voice acting | disney | work | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Short | Family

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Certificate:

TV-G

Did You Know?

Trivia

This show premiered on Disney + before Frozen II did.

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Connections

Featured in Animation Lookback: Walt Disney Animation Studios +: Part 15 (2021)

User Reviews

Is this any way to make a movie?

This fascinating series gave me an even greater appreciation of the army of talented artists behind an animated film. But the frustrating part of the whole endeavor is the practice of setting a sacrosanct release date years ahead of the opening, which seems to be more important to the studio than the quality of the film.

This clearly put undue pressure on everyone involved who was struggling to do their painstaking work while racing with the clock.

"Frozen II" could have benefited from the input of more musical theatre experts, who know the rules of story structure and the integration of song, story and character (which Howard Ashman brought to the Disney renaissance from "The Little Mermaid" onward).

It's frustrating to watch the creators struggling with those basic issues throughout the 3 hours of this documentary series.

But the finished film made a fortune which seems to be the primary goal of the company today.

Details

Official Sites:

Disney+

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 June 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dans un autre monde: Les coulisses de La Reine des Neiges II

Filming Locations:

Walt Disney Feature Animation - 500 S. Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Disney+, Lincoln Square Productions, Walt Disney Animation Studios

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD