WhileFrozenfans will have to be satisfied with the recentFrozen IItrailer for the time being, lucky attendees of this year’sAnnecy International Animated Film Festival got an extra sneak peek at the highly anticipated sequel arriving this fall. Disney debuted the film’s first footage and a look at key artwork, courtesy ofhead of animationBecky Breseeand head of effectsMarlon West. The team also revealed that the story picks up three years after the ending of the first film, along with additional plot details.
ThoughFrozen IIis set to arrive in theaters this November, Bresee and West said that the sequel is still in production; there are still seven weeks of animation and 10 weeks of special effects to be completed as of today. BothTHRandVarietyhad their own take on the footage that was screened and the details revealed by the Disney team, so we’ve gathered the important bits for you below.
Here’s what Bresee had to say about the sequel’s story:
“It’s an evolution and an expansion of the story ofFrozen, and many of the questions raised in the first movie become the mysteries that our gang are trying to solve in this film [like] ‘Why was Elsa born with her powers?’
West added:
“[It’s] about two sisters trying to stay together while the world tries to tear them apart."
Bresee and West also explained that, like the first film, Elsa and Anna are still young girls at the beginning of the new movie.
Here’s a brief description of the footage screened during Annecy:
Here’s the official synopsis forFrozen II:
Why was Elsa born with magical powers? The answer is calling her and threatening her kingdom. Together with Anna, Kristoff, Olaf and Sven, she’ll set out on a dangerous but remarkable journey. In “Frozen,” Elsa feared her powers were too much for the world. In “Frozen 2,” she must hope they are enough. From the Academy Award®-winning team—directors Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck, producer Peter Del Vecho and songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez—and featuring the voices of Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff and Josh Gad, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Frozen 2” opens in U.S. theaters on Jul 22, 2025.
For more onFrozen II, be sure to get caught up with our recent write-ups linked below:
