Frozen star Josh Gad – who voices the lovable snowman Olaf – just discussed the possibility of Disney making Frozen III.
Directing duo Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee’s Frozen was an unexpected, critically-acclaimed hit in 2013 earning $1.28B at the box office, and their 2019 sequel went on to amass $1.45B.
‘Wouldn’t that be a great, non-sequitur just amazing announcement to make?’ the 39-year-old father-of-two told PopCulture.com on Monday.
Voices the lovable snowman Olaf: Frozen star Josh Gad just discussed the possibility of Disney making Frozen III (pictured Tuesday)
Let it go: Directing duo Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee’s Frozen was an unexpected, critically-acclaimed hit in 2013 earning $1.28B at the box office, and their 2019 sequel went on to amass $1.45B
‘I don’t know. I mean, here’s the deal. Frozen II wasn’t Frozen II until there was a reason to exist. And similarly, I don’t know if and when there will be a Frozen III. That’s way above my pay grade.
‘But we’ll see! If there’s always a story worth telling, I’m sure that Jennifer Lee and the incredible team over at Disney animation will tell that story one day.’
In the meantime, Josh recommended that parents show their children At Home With Olaf, a series of 20 short spin-off films currently streaming for free on YouTube.
‘There was an opportunity to take these characters and bring again a sense of hope and inspiration,’ Gad explained.
The 39-year-old father-of-two told PopCulture.com on Monday: ‘I don’t know. I mean, here’s the deal. Frozen II wasn’t Frozen II until there was a reason to exist. And similarly, I don’t know if and when there will be a Frozen III. That’s way above my pay grade’
Josh added: ‘But we’ll see! If there’s always a story worth telling, I’m sure that Jennifer Lee and the incredible team over at Disney animation will tell that story one day’
‘And so the Frozen saga continues!’ In the meantime, Gad recommended that parents show their children At Home With Olaf, a series of 20 short films streaming for free on YouTube
‘And it’s why the team at Disney and I teamed up on the past couple of weeks to do At Home With Olaf. And so the Frozen saga continues, even if it’s not necessarily in the form of a third movie.’
The Tony-nominated thespian added that he’d ‘probably not’ star in a solo feature about the sensational sentient snowman without Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, and Sven.
On Monday, Josh surprised Pittsburgh infection prevention manager Ashley Ayres and her seven-year-old daughter Paige on Monday’s episode of ABC’s Good Morning America.
The I Am With You singer turned the camera towards his ‘unnecessarily big’ Olaf statue in his home office to more authentically greet Paige as the cute character.
Made her day: On Monday, the Tony-nominated thespian surprised Pittsburgh infection prevention manager Ashley Ayres and her seven-year-old daughter Paige on Monday’s episode of ABC’s Good Morning America
‘I like warm hugs!’ The I Am With You singer turned the camera towards his ‘unnecessarily big’ Olaf statue in his home office to more authentically greet Paige as the cute character
Meanwhile, Gad’s Lord of the Rings Reunite Apart special from Sunday has raised $103,591 and counting from fans for No Kid Hungry on top of the $1.3M already pledged by Cheerios.
‘I want to cry,’ the Florida-born actor – who boasts 2.1M social media followers – tweeted on Tuesday.
‘During this darkest hour, you all came together and raised over $100,000 for @nokidhungry so that every child can get a hot meal right now. Bless you all!’
‘Bless you all!’ Meanwhile, Josh’s Lord of the Rings reunion from Sunday has raised $103,591 and counting from fans for No Kid Hungry on top of the $1.3M already pledged by Cheerios
Streaming Fridays on Apple TV+! Gad currently voices busker narrator Birdie (L) in the 13-episode animated musical series Central Park
Josh currently voices busker narrator Birdie in the 13-episode animated musical series Central Park, which streams Fridays on Apple TV+.
Gad next plays safe-cracking dwarf Mulch Diggums in Kenneth Branagh’s movie Artemis Fowl, which finally premieres June 12 on Disney+.
The fantasy sci-fi flick was originally scheduled to have a theatrical release in the UK/States on August 9, 2019, before it was pushed to May 29, 2020.