Emilia Clarke is Queen Elsa in Frozen live-action trailer, cast explained

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From the Mother of Dragons to the Queen of Arendelle, Emilia Clarke can be described as the Frozen Elsa from the franchise in a viral new trailer.

Disney and Frozen

It is hard to believe that Frozen (2013) turns 11 this November. The musical blockbuster epic changed the Walt Disney Company forever and became the studio’s most successful animated film. Frozen 2 (2019) came out six years later, the record would be broken.

The story of the two sisters Anna (Kristen Bell) and Elsa (Idina Menzel), a series of hits including “Let It Go”, and a handful of lovable supporting characters such as Olaf the Snowman (Josh Gad), Frozen remains one of the most popular entries in the Disney animation canon of all time.

There is actually so much love that a third and fourth Frozen Film were announced.

Frozen III was announced as Chief Executive Officer upon Bob Iger’s return to the House of Mouse. Iger announced that new films in the Toy history And Frozen Franchises and a sequel to Zootopia (2016) were on the way.

This came after the studio struggled to make a splash in 2022, with light year (2022) and Strange world (2022) both flopped at the box office.

But times have changed. In the last 12 months, Disney Pixar’s Elementary (2023) was a surprise hit for the studio, while this year’s Inside Out 2 (2024) surpassed the one billion dollar mark at the worldwide box office just weeks after its theatrical debut.

Next up for Disney is November Vaiana 2 – The Great Adventure (2024). The surprising announcement of a second Vaiana – The wonderful world of love The film came so early, earlier this year. The sequel is a reworking of a Disney+ TV show and will feature the return of Auliʻi Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson as Moana and Maui, respectively.

There is no confirmed release date for the future Frozen III or Frozen IVHowever, Disney is keeping an open date in November 2025 and November 2026. The Frozen films have historically been released later in the year during the winter months, so these are likely possibilities for the animated film.

Followed Frozen IIIIn February 2023, Iger announced that a fourth film would also be shot during the opening event of Hong Kong Disneyland’s World of Frozen.

Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee directed both Frozen And Frozen 2based on the latter’s script. Lee said last year that work had begun on the third installment in the franchise.

“Last week they gave me space every morning to work on it with the creative team and I am overwhelmed and so excited,” Lee told the audience at the British Film Institute’s London Film Festival in late 2023 (via diversity).

Lee added: “I don’t know what I’m going to do with it yet – I’m not going to do anything – except what I’m doing now, which is that we work on every project as a team and I’m involved with the creative department. But with Frozenjust a little bit more.”

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With more animated sequels set to follow the first two billion-dollar films and Disney’s growing live-action roster, the Mouse House could finally make a new adaptation of Frozen?

Nothing has been announced yet, but a fan has taken it into his own hands and brought Elsa to life with game of Thrones and Marvel star Emilia Clarke.

Live action Frozen

KH Studio posted a homemade trailer on YouTube featuring Emila Clarke as Queen Elsa. The video has been viewed over 1.1 million times, making it a viral sensation.

The creator is known for sharing trailers for unreleased/fictional films and has created other viral hits such as Pirates of the Caribbean: Beyond the Horizonwith Johnny Depp and Jenna Ortega, as well as Jurassic World 4: Extinction with Bryce Dallas Howard.

As for the live action Frozen Trailer shows KH Studio Anna and Elsa’s home, the kingdom of Arendelle, and also shows clips of a fake Emilia Clarke as Elsa herself. Watch the trailer here:

Of course, this would not be the first time that Frozen was made into a live-action film. During the run of Once Upon a timethe great fairy tale and Disney-inspired live-action ABC television series, featured both Anna and Elsa, played by Georgina Haig and Elizabeth Lail respectively. Scott Michael Foster also played the role of Kristoff.

The Frozen Characters first appeared in Once Upon a time Season 4 in 2014.

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Next in the live-action canon is Barry Jenkins’ Mufasa – The Lion King (2024), with Marc Webb’s divisive Snow White will be released next March, a year after the original release date. A little later, Disney will bring Moana back to the big screen in a new live-action film starring Dwayne Johnson.

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