7 things we learned during Disney's Frozen 2 press event

7 things we learned during Disney’s Frozen 2 press event

From the Academy Award®-winning team—directors Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck, and producer Peter Del Vecho—and featuring the voices of Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff and Josh Gad, and the music of Oscar®-winning songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Frozen 2” opens in U.S. theaters on Nov. 22, 2019.©2019 Disney. All Rights Reserved. /

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FROZEN 2 – Visual Development Art by David Womersley – Art Director Environments. © 2019 Disney. All Rights Reserved.

The animators created a VR version of Arendelle

The first Frozen gave audiences glimpses into Arendelle, but because so much of Frozen 2 takes place within the city, animators had to think in terms of a much larger scope. The group actually constructed a city plan, mapping out structures, rivers, and roads that could easily be translated to a VR headset for tangible exploration. Additions like the clock tower and port might have been foundational anchors in the first feature, but they took on added history and a “sense of place,” according to Jenkins.

Jenkins also went on to say that nearly every building in Arendelle received a renovation because the camera would be focusing on things more intently.

Enhanced tools created after the first film allowed for more details to come through with dazzling clarity. You’ll definitely want to keep an eye on certain buildings during the movie for animator in-jokes and other Scandanivan details imprinted onto everything.

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