Having in mind “Freed, delivered”, did you miss it? The third part of the adventures of Anna and Elsa of Arendelle is in the pipes of the Disney franchise. Bob Iger, CEO of Disney, announced the news that will delight many children (and bruise some ears) during the conference presentation of quarterly results, Thursday, February 9.
The “Frozen” franchise is one of Disney’s golden eggs. The first part, released in theaters in 2013, won the Oscar for best animated film the following year and even became the highest-grossing animated film in history, with a receipt of more than 1, $3 billion.
The second episode, which appeared in 2019, was also a great success. If the first two films were directed by Jennifer Lee, who has since become president of Walt Disney Animations, we do not currently know if she will take care of this third part.
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A difficult economic context
At the same time, Bob Iger also expressed the company’s desire to lay off 7,000 people. A decision which is a first for the animation giant, and which follows the loss of 2.4 million subscribers during the last two months of 2022. Also on the agenda, the announcement of the sequels of two very successful franchises, “Toy Story” and “Zootopia” thanks to which Bob Iger intends to free himself, even to deliver himself, from the decline in the number of growing subscribers that the franchise is facing.
