Frozen III
Third installment in the Disney animated franchise. Plot TBA.
Why it matters
Walt Disney Animation Studios continues one of the highest-grossing animated film franchises in history, following two entries that each surpassed one billion dollars at the global box office.
About Frozen III
Walt Disney Animation Studios returns to Arendelle with Frozen III, the first new entry in the series since 2019. Disney has not released plot details. What the studio has said matters more for planning purposes: Jennifer Lee has described the new story as one told across two films rather than one, which makes this the opening half of a larger arc instead of a self-contained sequel. The two earlier films each cleared a billion dollars worldwide, which is why Disney is willing to structure the follow-up that way.
The film opens on November 24, 2027, over the Thanksgiving weekend Disney has repeatedly used for its animated releases. The date slipped to get there; the studio originally pointed at 2026 before pushing it back to give the production more time. Lee, who co-directed both previous films and later ran Disney Animation as its creative head, is attached, though reporting disagrees on whether she is directing this one or overseeing it from her studio role. That is worth confirming closer to release.