The Walt Disney Company announced a sequel to “Frozen” and a “Star Wars” spinoff are in the works during its annual shareholder meeting on March 12, reported the New York Times. Disney didn’t provide any details about the release date of the “Frozen” movie, but mentioned that they will keep the same directors and producer of the first film to the second.Cameron Tidwell, a junior majoring in international cultural studies from Arizona said, “I have seen both ‘Frozen’ and ‘Star Wars.’ I think that in many ways both of those films have become classics in society.”McKayla Caress, a sophomore majoring in English from United States said, “‘Frozen’ was a good musical and ‘Star Wars’ were amazing action movies. The most impressive plot would be ‘Star Wars.’ They made six movies along it and people still watch.”In 2013, the animated musical not only created more than $1.3 billion in box-office sales, but the sales of “Frozen” related merchandise also helped Disney reach a $7.5 billion profit. The movie will soon go to Broadway, and a theme park attraction is being built in Florida, according to The New York Times.“Disney is trying to use ‘Frozen’ to drive ticket sales for its next live-action movie, ‘Cinderella,’ which opens on Friday. It will be shown together with a new animated short move called ‘Frozen Fever,’ which finds one of the princesses, Elsa, with a bothersome cold,” wrote The New York Times. The “Star Wars” spinoff move, which be titled “ Rogue One,” will release next year, Disney announced. Additionally, it also mentioned that “Star Wars: Episode VII” and “Star Wars: Episode VIII” will be released in theaters in December 2015 and May 2017, respectively. Tidwell shared his thoughts on some characters in the franchises: “ I like Jar Jar Binks. He was a funny and unusual character. I did like the girl from Frozen, though. I like her sense of adventure and desire to break free of the constraints that were placed on her.”Uploaded April 2, 2015
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