‘Frozen’ Director Admits She Wanted to Axe Olaf
It’s hard to imagine Disney’s “Frozen” without Olaf the snowman!
Jennfier Lee, the chief creative officer of Walt Disney Animation and the co-director of “Frozen,” confessed that the beloved character Olaf — was the first thing she wanted to slash from the 2013 project when she came on board.
Fortunately, a staff animator had worked out a three-page script treatment with Josh Gad in mind after he impressed filmmakers with a late night TV appearance. Jennifer Lee found him irresistible and agreed to keep Olaf in the script.
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Jennifer Lee admitted she wanted Olaf removed from the initial production while accepting the Distinguished Storyteller Award from the Los Angeles Press Club. The award was presented to her by Josh Gad at the 15th annual Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards.
She explained that she jumped into the Frozen film project after it was already in development. She said after watching an early cut of the film, “My first note was, ‘kill the snowman.’”
I think it’s safe to say many are happy she later elected to keep Olaf in the movie franchise!
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