Will Elsa Have A Love Interest In ‘Frozen 3’?

Whether we like it or not, love and the Disney Princess brand go hand in hand. Every princess needs a Prince Charming – unless your name is Elsa.

Somehow, between two series and a million and one short film, Snow Queen Elsa (Idina Menzel) of the Frozen Franchise managed to avoid being tied down by anyone except her sister, a vengeful Prince, and a few angry spirits. But many fans of the Frozen franchise hope that is ever Frozen 3 making her theatrical debut, Elsa will finally find her one true love.

While the idea of ​​Elsa finding love isn’t crazy, it’s something series co-director Jennifer Lee has taken issue with. When discussed Frozen 2 to Entertainment Tonight, Lee definitively stated that Elsa would not be interested in romance in the sequel. Her reasoning behind that came to light after looking at Elsa’s personality afterFrozen.

“We discovered that this was a woman who was not ready for any relationship. She is under great pressure with the weight of her kingdom on her shoulders and struggling with this call to her powers.”

– Jennifer Lee, co-director and story writer for Frozen 2

That said, Lee didn’t rule out the idea of ​​Elsa finding love in later films. “I don’t know if it will be suitable in the future. We didn’t ask that question, and I’m not reaching out Frozen 2 about what happens to these characters in their lives,” Lee continued. Even before that Frozen 2 released, many fans were hoping for some sapphic love for Elsa, and Lee’s comments continued to add fuel to the fire, especially after Elsa remained single at the end of the year. Frozen 2.

For those who didn’t know about this group, many people were excited about Elsa being single at the end of the year Frozen, because most Disney Princesses are forced to find the man as part of their finale, to complete their story. Elsa broke the mold not only by avoiding a love interest for the entire film, but she didn’t magically find one in the end. However, some saw Elsa’s journey of coming to grips with her powers as parallel to the journey of coming out, so they hoped that Elsa might have that realization in a sequel. Now, Elsa’s gay camp is hoping they will get their wish Frozen 3.

The argument for making Elsa tougher is the same as representing. Every other Disney princess has one true love in the form of a man, including Anna (Kristen Bell), who is already happily married to her Prince Charming. And we know very well that not every princess is out there to marry a prince. Some of them want to marry a princess.

Disney is working on including more LGBTQ+ characters in all media. Thankfully they grew beyond just including a gay couple in the background and even created an openly gay character in 2022. Strange World. But arguably her greatest animated property is an LGBTQ+ icon? That is a powerful command.

In case you’re in the Western half of the world and don’t pay attention to other countries, many of them still have strict laws that ban LGBTQ+ content and restrict the rights of those who identify as race or transgender. However, Disney still tries to market their films in these territories, and has been criticized in the past for cutting out silent scenes in their films to fit the country’s film standards.

Going back to Strange World, the film was not screened in China, Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Nepal, Nigeria, Iraq and Vietnam, due to its LGBTQ+ protagonist. even though Strange World it was a new property, and therefore it was not a problem to lose in those markets, Frozen 3 it’s a different story. Especially for China and other countries in East Asia, Frozen 2 10% of its $1.45 billion box office gross came from that area of ​​the world.

Also, the first time ever Frozen– a theme park area opening in November 2023 in Hong Kong Disneyland, aptly named World of Frozen, proving that there is a huge market for the franchise in that region. Imagine how quickly that would have gone if it had Frozen 3 Banned from theaters because of Elsa being queer? Hong Kong itself is relatively tolerant of LGBTQ+ people, but given its proximity to East Asian countries that are not, it is natural to accept business with the World Frozen would see a sharp decline.

The unfortunate reality is if Elsa were gay i Frozen 3that creative decision would cost Disney a pretty penny and lead to its worldwide popularity Frozen to dwindle. It’s a shame that the decision to make Elsa gay is about money, but at the end of the day, Disney is a business that cares more about taking creative risks. However, with the little we know about it Frozen 3 at this point, not to mention Frozen 4it’s hard to be confident in any decision Disney makes regarding Elsa’s love life.