'Frozen 2' Movie News: Director Apologizes To Parents For Popularity Of 'Let It Go' & Is Amazed By Phenomenon [VIDEO]
Are you a parent who has had to listen to the Frozen soundtrack on loop for the past year and want some sort of apology? Well, the film's director has one for you, but doesn't know what else she can say.
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In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter on Friday, co-director Jennifer Lee talked about the popularity of her film and what she tells parents who say that they are tired of hearing Let It Go for the thousandth time.
"A year ago, I'd meet people who, when they found out who I was, they'd say, 'Oh, we love the songs! We sing them all the time,'" she said. "Now they're like, 'Yep, we're still listening to those songs.' I've gone from, 'Thank you,' to, 'Sorry!'"
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Lee also talked about the impact of the film and how she used the "strong female characters" to help her daughter who has experienced bullying in school.
"I was bullied a lot as a kid, too so we try to look at the world like Anna and Elsa do - how they question, 'Is who I am OK?' - but always manage to be true to themselves," she said.
Frozen has become a phenomenon and Lee probably couldn't have guessed that people would be so receptive to the animated feature when it came out a year ago. Now it has become a merchandising juggernaut for Disney, so much so that they aren't even thinking sequel just yet.
Lee will return to direct Anna and Elsa again in the short, Frozen Fever, which comes out ahead of Cinderella next year.