Will Elsa Have A Girlfriend in 'Frozen 2'? Director Responds To Gay Rumors
The director of Disney's Frozen said there was "tons of conversations" about a lesbian story arch for Queen Elsa in the film's the upcoming sequel.
Frozen became an instant hit for Disney following its 2013 debut. The film became the first Walt Disney Studios picture to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Directed by Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck, Frozen also earned $1.27 million at the worldwide box office.
Since it's release, the film has grown in popularity among members of the LGBTQ community, as many of them suspect Elsa of being a lesbian. In an interview ahead of Lee's upcoming movie, A Wrinkle in Time, she said she wouldn't be opposed to seeing Elsa have a lesbian relationship in Frozen 2.
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"I love everything people are saying [and] people are thinking about with our film―that it’s creating dialogue, that Elsa is this wonderful character that speaks to so many people," Lee told the Huffington Post Monday. "It means the world to us that we're part of these conversations. Where we're going with it, we have tons of conversations about it, and we're really conscientious about these things."
"For me...Elsa's every day telling me where she needs to go, and she'll continue to tell us. I always write from character-out, and where Elsa is and what Elsa's doing in her life, she's telling me every day. We'll see where we go," she continued.
Elsa has been speculated to be a lesbian by Frozen fans within the LGBTQ community in part because of the song "Let It Go," an Oscar-winning tune that many have suspected of being a coming out anthem due to its seemingly gay-friendly lyrics.
"The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside. Couldn't keep it in, heaven knows I've tried," Elsa sings. "Don't let them in, don't let them see, be the good girl you always have to be. Conceal, don't feel, don't let them know."
Elsa sang on, "Let it go, let it go—can't hold it back anymore...I don't care what they're going to say."
Fans of the film launched a campaign and a Twitter hashtag, dubbed #GiveElsaAGirlfriend, in an effort to push Disney to allow for Elsa to have a female love interest.
Idina Menzel, who lends her voice to Elsa in the Disney hit, addressed fans pleas to Entertainment Tonight in May 2016: "I think it's great. Disney's just gotta contend with that. I'll let them figure that out." In speaking with YouTuber Tyler Oakley in October 2016, Menzel said Tinkerbell would be a good love interest for Elsa.
Frozen 2 is slated for a November 27, 2019 release.