Sunday, August 10, 2014

Too Much "Frozen" Might Give You Frostbite


 Can't get "Let It Go" out of your head? Are you wishing that "for the first time in forever," you could forget about  Frozen for a while (maybe a long while)? Perhaps you were hoping to get a break from the film "in summer." If the above describes you, then an apology is in order...because Frozen is continuing its reign.
   As if the first billion-dollar movie (and best-selling soundtrack to boot) was not enough, Disney has announced a book series continuing the adventures of Elsa and Anna. The first two books are scheduled to be released on January 6, 2015: Anna and Elsa #1: All Hail the Queen and Anna and Elsa #2: Memory and Magic. Erica David (known for her adaptions of the How to Train Your Dragon film) is writing the books. The publisher, Random House, also has planned to release a couple of books later in 2015, with several more per year.
   Wait, don't go! There's more. Since 1994, Disney has adapted many of their films into Broadway musicals. Just a few of these include Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Aladdin, Mary Poppins, and Newsies. So, yes, you guessed it; Disney CEO Bob Iger announced that Frozen is going to have a Broadway adaption. Now it's still in early development, so it won't be around for a couple of years yet. It will include all of the songs found in the film, and will also likely have some new ones as well.
   So if all of that isn't making your head spin, just hold on. In the finale of ABC's third season of Once Upon a Time, a familiar blonde woman appeared, wearing an icy blue dress. Frozen is on its way to the fourth season of Once Upon a Time. It, of course, has the classics like Snow White, Rumpelstiltskin, and the Wicked Witch of the West. Now we jump to...Elsa, Anna, and Kristoff. Whoa! But there is even more of a twist: Elsa just might be a villain. The fourth season is set to air on September 28, 2014.
Yes, Elsa and the world of Frozen are coming to television.
   Well, Disney is obviously milking Frozen for as long as they possibly can (which, it seems, will be for the next few years...), but what is your take on all this? Can you hardly wait or is too much Frozen going to give you a frostbite?

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