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It's been on ice at Disney for years, but it now seems that a thaw is approaching Uncle Walt's version of The Snow Queen , which has just scored a November 2013 release date, under the new moniker Frozen . That whole clever "thaw" line doesn't really work when paired with that title, but give us a break, eh? It's Christmas. The story, of course, is Hans Christian Andersen's and involves Kay, whose mind is twisted when his heart and eyes are pierced by shards of an evil troll mirror. He's then willingly abducted by the Snow Queen, who travels the world with the winter weather. Kay's playmate, neighbour and sweetheart Gerda however, still believes in him and sets out on an epic quest to retrieve him from the Snow Queen's palace. Animator Glen Keane (The Little Mermaid, Beauty And The Beast, Aladdin) was working on the project as early as a decade ago, but abandoned it in favour of Rapunzel, which emerged this year as Tangled. Adjective-based

No More Musical Numbers For Disney Animation? How can that be? Just because a movie breaks even at the box office does that mean let's have no more musical acts in any Disney animation films? Let's hope this isn't true. Oh and another thing people do not turn this into a racial issue. Cause I am sure someone has already brought that up. Think of Jiminy Cricket warbling “When You Wish Upon A Star.” Or Angela Lansbury and her friends toasting “Be Our Guest” from “Beauty and the Beast.” Well, those days may be a thing of the past. I am told that Disney Animation has put the kibosh on Alan Menken’s planned “The Snow Queen,” from the directors of “Tarzan.” The reason? “The Princess and the Frog” was a disappointment, insiders say. Even though it was nominated for an Oscar and got pretty good reviews, “P & F” is considered a bust in Toon Town. According to sources, several things hurt the movie. Not the least of which was the word “Princess” in the title. “It scared off the