Josh Gad Teases ‘Mind-Blowing’ Frozen 3 and Frozen 4 Sequels: ‘It’s Pretty Exciting’

Josh Gad is just as excited for more Frozen as fans!

The actor, who voices Olaf the snowman in the popular Disney animated franchise, appeared on View Monday to discuss his new play on Broadway Gutenberg! Musicaland also teased what’s up with Frozen 3 and recently published Frozen 4.

“I could share things with you, but Disney would literally escort me out of the building with armed security,” joked Gad, 42. “No, apparently there are two Frozen sequels are currently in development — surprise! I’m equally surprised – and I know that Jennifer Lee, who wrote and directed the first two, is hard at work with the team right now.”

“I’ve heard a little bit and I can tell you it’s pretty amazing what’s coming. It’s pretty exciting,” he added.

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Frozen (2013).

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“And it was so great because it’s Kristen [Bell]Idina [Menzel] and Jonathan [Groff] they all came to be guest producers [on Gutenberg! The Musical]”, Gad continued. “So we’ll come backstage and we’ll all talk Frozen and then tell the other thing.”

Broadway audiences were treated to a magical reunion when Menzel, 52, joined Gad on stage over the weekend in Gutenberg! musical, which also reunites him with his The Book of Mormon actor Andrew Rannells.

Menzel — theater veteran and Tony winner for her role in wicked — appeared at the end of the comedy in the role of “Producer”, surprising the audience at the James Earl Jones Theater in New York.

The actress also mentioned her animated success when she took the stage on Saturday.

“I’m a famous Broadway producer, a Tony winner and a Disney queen,” she said, before joking about John Travolta’s legendary mispronunciation of her name: “And so on behalf of everyone at Adele Dazeem Productions, I’m holding a Broadway contract!”

Andrew Rannells, Josh Gad and Idina Menzel inside Gutenberg! Musical November 18, 2023

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As for the upcoming one Frozen movies, Frozen 3 was officially confirmed by Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger in February during a call with investors, where he also announced the sequels Toy story and Zootopia franchise.

Recently, Iger, 72, revealed that a fourth installment of the popular animated musical franchise will be released, in a speech from Hong Kong Disneyland shared on Good morning America Thursday.

“I’m going to give you a little surprise Michael: Frozen 3 is in the works there as well power to be a Frozen 4 in the works, too,” he teased GMA co-hosted by Michael Strahan.

Details are being kept under wraps for now, though, as the executive noted, “I don’t have much to say about those movies right now.”

“But Jenn Lee, who created Frozen – Original Frozen and Frozen 2 — is working hard with his team at Disney Animation on not one, but actually two stories,” Iger added.

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Frozen premiered nearly 10 years ago and quickly became one of Disney’s most popular (and profitable!) films to date, with Frozen 2 premiere in 2019

On Sunday, Bell — who voices Anna alongside Gad as Olaf, Menzel as Elsa and Groff, 38, as Kristoff — shared some footage from the premiere, as well as some additional photos with Menzel.

“10 years ago tonight, #frozen premiere [sic]”, wrote Bell (43) in the caption. “The night that changed my life and cemented forever the family I adore.”

“Ignore that I couldn’t find any pictures of me and my immensely talented sister @idinamenzel – but please enjoy the honesty I threw in to make up for it 🙂 ❄️❄️❄️,” she concluded.

But no harm done, as Menzel recalled in a comment, “I was in DC doing a show! Xo”

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