FILM · 2013 · USA

Frozen

Directed by

Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee

Runtime

102 min

Studio

Walt Disney Animation Studios

217 archived facts · 7 topics · 1 source · Last reviewed Sep 2026

Young princess Anna of Arendelle dreams about finding true love at her sister Elsa’s coronation. Fate takes her on a dangerous journey in an attempt to end the eternal winter that has fallen over the kingdom. She's accompanied by ice delivery man Kristoff, his reindeer Sven, and snowman Olaf. On an adventure where she will find out what friendship, courage, family, and true love really means.

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Frozen: 10 Facts About the Characters and Cast

1. #003

   Idina Menzel auditioned for the role of Rapunzel in Disney's previous fairy tale, Tangled (2010). Although Menzel did not get the part, a Disney casting director recorded her audition, and two years later it won her the role of Elsa.

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2. #018

   Like her Frozen co-star Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell auditioned for the role of Rapunzel in Tangled (2010).

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3. #039

   Santino Fontana auditioned for the role of Flynn Rider in Tangled (2010). He was later called back for Hans (the film was still known as The Snow Queen in 2010).

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4. #047

   For his audition for the role of Prince Hans, Santino Fontana performed his own version of "I Feel Pretty" from the musical West Side Story (1961).

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5. #070

   Hans's voice actor, Santino Fontana, originally auditioned for Kristoff. After the film was changed, he auditioned for Hans.

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6. #082

   Steve Carell was the first choice for the role of Olaf. Carell reprised the role of Gru in Despicable Me 2 (2013). Both Despicable Me 2 (2013) and Frozen (2013) were nominated for Oscars (2014) in the Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song categories, and the latter won both awards.

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7. #114

   Before Idina Menzel took the role, Megan Mullally had actually been cast as Elsa.

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8. #120

   At an audition/table read for Idina Menzel, she and Kristen Bell performed an a cappella rendition of "The Wind Beneath My Wings," since the Frozen (2013) songs were not yet completed at that stage. (Bell and Menzel had previously gotten together to rehearse the number in order to improve Menzel's chances of getting the role.) This confirmed Menzel's involvement in the film.

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9. #214

   Michael Douglas turned down a role and later said: "that would have been more profitable for me than any picture I'd ever done."

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    When Anna freezes, Elsa cries over losing her sister, and she records her lines while Anna is frozen. Idina Menzel was actually in tears.

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