While production onFrozen 2is underway—in the voice recording stage, at least—the screenplay isn’t exactly complete.THRreports that Oscar-nominatedHidden Figuresco-writerAllison Schroederis being brought in to work on the screenplay, although this isn’t due to a subpar script.Jennifer Lee, who co-wrote the firstFrozenand penned this year’sA Wrinkle in Timeadaptation, will remain the lead writer onFrozen 2, but she’s also co-directing the film withChris Buckand was recently promoted to head of Walt Disney Animations Studios.
Lee’s promotion came in the wake of reports of sexual harassment at the hands ofJohn Lasseter, who took a six-month leave of absence before announcing that he’s retiring from his post atop Disney Animation and Pixar. Lee took over his duties at Disney, whileInside OutdirectorPete Docterwas named head of Pixar, and Schroeder is being brought in to assist with the script so Lee can see to her new Disney duties.
It’s not uncommon for animated features to go through script evolutions during production, especially as early as the voice acting stage. The Pixar filmThe Good Dinosaurhad recorded a good deal of dialogue when directorBob Petersonwas removed, the story was overhauled, and almost the entire voice cast was replaced. That’s not what’s happening withFrozen 2, but putting Schroeder on screenplay duties allows Lee to see to her Disney role without fear of neglecting theFrozen 2script.
Voice recording forFrozen 2is currently underway, but animation is likely in the early storyboarding phase at this moment in time. The plot is being kept under wraps, but we recently learned thatEvan Rachel WoodandSterling K. Brownare joining the cast alongsideKristen Bell,Jonathan Groff,Josh Gad, andIdina Menzel.
Schroeder already has experience with Disney, having worked on the script for the live-actionChristopher Robinthat launched earlier this month.Frozen2is set to hit theaters on August 09, 2025.
