Disney has revealed that new sequels to several of its most popular films, including Toy Story, Frozen, and Zootopia, are in the making.
Disney CEO Bob Iger made a number of big announcements for fans on Wednesday during the company’s earnings call for the year-end 2022 quarter, following the revelation of layoffs and losses. Iger disclosed that two new sequels of the popular franchises Toy Story and Frozen are in the works. A Zootopia sequel was also announced.
There have been four theatrical chapters of the Toy Story series, plus a spin-off — Lightyear — in 2022. Despite the latter film ending up a flop, Toy Story 3 and Toy Story 4 both made more than $1billion at the global box office.
Meanwhile, the 2013 debut of the first Frozen movie was a massive success, and the 2019 release of the sequel, Frozen II, brought in more than $1.4 billion at the tills. Aside from the movies, the franchise has also given rise to a Broadway musical, a Disney on Ice show, and a number of short films, television specials, and books.
THE 2013 debut of ‘Frozen’ was a massive success.
Iger also announced that an Avatar experience will be coming to Disneyland in Anaheim, California, bringing the world of Pandora to the West Coast.
Pandora: The World of Avatar, a section devoted to James Cameron’s works, is currently located in Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Orlando. It has two rides: “Avatar Flight of Passage” and “Na’vi River Journey.”
The second Avatar movie, Avatar: The Way of Water, passed Titanic on 5 February to become the third-highest grossing foreign picture in
box-office history. Cameron had said he intends to produce three more Avatar movies to complete the series.