Director Bits: Jennifer Lee to Co-Direct Disney’s ‘Frozen;’ Gus Van Sant Writing Martial Arts Movie; ‘The Disappearance of Alice Creed’ Helmer Spins ‘Wool’
Posted on Thursday, November 29th, 2012 by Russ Fischer
There aren’t a whole lot of women working as feature animation directors, but now Disney is giving a leg up to someone new. Jennifer Lee, who was a co-writer on Wreck-It Ralph, has also worked on the script for the upcoming Disney animated feature Frozen, which will feature the voices of Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel in a take on the old tale The Snow Queen.
Now Lee has been named as co-director of Frozen, alongside Chris Buck (Tarzan director, Surf’s Up co-director).
After the break, get the plot recap of Frozen, and read about how Gus Van Sant is writing a strange superhero movie, and The Disappearance of Alice Creed director is going post-apocalyptic. Read More »
