The Snow Queen 2: The Snow King

The Snow Queen
Directed by Aleksey Tsitsilin
Produced by Timur Bekmambetov
Yuri Moskvin
Vladimir Nikolaev
Diana Yurinova
Written by Aleksey Tsitsilin
Vladimir Nikolaev
Roman Nepomnyashchiy
Aleksey Zamyslov
Starring Sharlto Copley
Bella Thorne
Isabelle Fuhrman
Sean Bean
Music by Mark Willott
Edited by Aleksey Tsitsilin
Production
company
Distributed by Entertainment One  United States
Signature Entertainment  United Kingdom
Release dates
  • 11 October 2014 (2014-10-11) (US)
  • 12 December 2014 (2014-12-12) (UK)
  • 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) (Russia)
  • 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) (UAE)
  • 31 July 2015 (2015-07-31) (China)

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Running time
 78 minutes
Box office $11 million

The Snow Queen 2: The Snow King (also released as The Snow Queen: Magic of the Ice Mirror) (Russian: Снежная королева 2. Снежный король, Snezhnaya koroleva 2: Snezhny korol and Russian: Снежная королева 2: Перезаморозка, Snezhnaya koroleva 2: Perezamorozka) is a 2015 Russian 3D computer-animated adventure fantasy comedy family film created by the animation studio Wizart Animation, and released by the Bazelevs Company. The film is a sequel to the animation The Snow Queen. It was released on 1 January 2015 in Russia.

Plot

Conceited troll Orm has long dreamed of the hero’s laurels and finally gets his big chance: the North Wind threatens the world with eternal winter and kidnaps Princess Maribel. The Princess’s hand in marriage and the kingdom of the trolls will go to the one who rescues her from the snow limbo. Once upon a time Orm has won the fight against winter with the help of his friends, and now he wants to act alone. He wears an armor made from skillets, behind him is an army of dastardly trolls, and ahead a dangerous path to the castle of the Snow Queen. Fortunately his friends are not resentful: brave Gerda, shy Kai, daring Alfida and boisterous Lut will not abandon Orm. And thus the incredible adventure begins.

Production

"The Snow Queen" was originally conceived as an international project with the appropriate high level of animation and the more satisfying is the high demand, which we celebrate at the largest film markets around the world. Like the original fairy tale by Andersen which served as the starting point for our film, its story is universal and is understandable to audiences all around the globe.
— Timur Bekmambetov.[3]

After the worldwide success of animated film The Snow Queen at the box office producers and the creative team of Wizart Animation decided to continue the story. The director's chair in the new project was taken by Aleksey Tsitsilin who worked as the director of photography in the first installment.

Director Aleksey Tsitsilin, executive producer Vladimir Nikolayev and art director Aleksey Zamyslov, with participation of Timur Bekmambetov and Roman Nepomnyashchiy wrote the script of sequel.[4]

Work on the second feature progressed at an international level. For the English version international stars took part in the dubbing including Sean Bean, Sharlto Copley, Bella Thorne, Isabelle Fuhrman. Thorn also sings an original song "Diamond" for the film.[5] In the South Korean dubbing the song is sung by Soyou from the girl group Sistar.[6]

The music score was written by the British Emmy Award winning composer Mark Willott, who continued his cooperation with the studio after the first part of the film.

Reception

Critical reception

The Guardian concluded on the film and its predecessor that "both films, rather obviously, are rather in the shadow cast by Frozen, but this is cheerful enough, with a wacky troll, a sinister ice queen, and feisty girl-hero named Gerda. There’s a frenetic, eye-popping quality to the visuals that forestalls the kind of emotional engagement Disney can offer, but there is some entertainment to be had here."[7]

Accolades

The Snow Queen 2 won the award for "Best Animated Film" at the Prague Independent Film Festival in August 2016.[8][9][10]

The film was in the shortlist for the 2015 Golden Globes.[11][12]

Sequels

A third installment titled The Snow Queen 3: Fire and Ice has been green-lit, following the success of the two previous films and is slated for a 2016 release. [13] The picture made in collaboration with Beijing's Flame Node Entertainment will be the first Chinese-Russian co-production in film history.[14]

Cast

Role Russian English
Orm / Snow King Ivan Okhlobystin Sharlto Copley
Gerda Nyusha Bella Thorne
Kai Ramilja Iskander
Alfida Valeryia Nikolaeva Isabelle Fuhrman
Princess Maribel Anna Khilkevich
Arrog Garik Kharlamov Sean Bean
Troll King Fyodor Dobronravov
Orm's Grandma Olga Zubkova
Rakhat Aleksandr Uman
Lukum Igor Bortnik
Abraham Diomid Vinogradov
Supervisor of the mines Mikhail Yuryevich Tikhonov
Officers Aleksey Likhnitskiy, Roman Yunusov
Troll Glashatay Aleksandr Gudkov

Episodic roles

References

  1. ↑ "The Snow Queen 2: The Snow King". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  2. ↑ Leo Barraclough (17 June 2015). "'Snow Queen' Secures Widest Ever Release for a Russian Movie in China". Variety. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Мультфильм "Снежная королева 2: Перезаморозка" озвучат в Голливуде" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 11 September 2014.
  4. ↑ Сергей Толмачёв (20 November 2014). "Алексей Цицилин: "Важно, чтобы сыну не хотелось уйти с моего мультфильма"" (in Russian). Argumenty i Fakty.
  5. ↑ Leo Barraclough (10 September 2014). "'Snow Queen 2' Sells to 10 Territories, Adds Hollywood Cast". Variety.
  6. ↑ "SISTAR's Soyu Drops "Diamond" Music Video from "The Snow Queen 2" Soundtrack". soompi. 9 December 2014.
  7. ↑ Andrew Pulver (11 December 2014). "The Snow Queen: Magic of the Ice Mirror review – frenetic but cheerful". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  8. ↑ "Воронежский мультик "Снежная королева 2" оценили на кинофестивале в Чехии" (in Russian). Argumenty i Fakty. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  9. ↑ Татьяна Подъяблонская (23 August 2016). "Мультик воронежских аниматоров "Снежная королева 2" взял приз на фестивале в Праге" (in Russian). Komsomolskaya Pravda. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  10. ↑ ""Снежная Королева-2: Перезаморозка" получила приз кинофестиваля в Праге" (in Russian). kinobusiness.com. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  11. ↑ Nick Holdsworth (9 November 2014). "AFM: Russian Cinema Nominates 'The Snow Queen 2' for Golden Globes". Hollywood Reporter.
  12. ↑ HFPA (7 December 2014). "17 Animated Films Will Compete For Golden Globe Nomination". Golden Globe Awards.
  13. ↑ Nick Holdsworth (13 May 2015). "Russia's Animated 'Snow Queen' to Get Third Installment (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  14. ↑ Nick Holdsworth (7 August 2015). "'Snow Queen 3' to Be First Chinese-Russian Co-Production". The Hollywood Reporter. (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved 15 September 2015.

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