‘Frozen 2’? Sounds like it, according to the voice of Elsa

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‘Frozen’ was the biggest hit for Disney, so it makes sense they’d make a sequel.

Nothing official has been announced by the studio, but Idina Manzel, who was the voice of Elsa, may have let the cat out of the bag. In an interview with England’s “The Telegraph” newspaper, she said this about a possible sequel:

“Frozen has just been rereleased theatrically, and the filmmakers have made a new six-minute short that will play in cinemas in the coming festive season. There are also rumours of a sequel and a stage musical. What can Menzel tell us of those plans?

“That they’re all in the works, ha ha!”

Is she signed up for them all?

“Ah, yeah sure… Not the stage show – I don’t know what will happen with that – but the movie hopefully. We’ll see. I’m just going along for the ride,” she says.”

The film has made $1.27 billion worldwide, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Friends, members of ‘Fast & Furious’ franchise remember Paul Walker one year after death

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Paul Walker was killed one year ago Sunday when the car he was driving crashed. He was 40 years old.

Many members of the “Fast & Furious” cast marked the anniversary in their own way.

US.Magazine.com posted this story with a photo from Vin Diesel.

Michelle Rodriguez posted on her Twitter account: “I love you Paul. Your living in the hearts of all who love you for sure. Sending mad love out to Heaven @SupportROWW.”

Ludacris posted this photo on his Instagram account with the words “Always in our hearts. Can’t believe it’s been a year already. You spirit will be felt in volumes across the world forever #fast7april3rd #rip.”

Tyrese posted this photo on his Instagram account with the words “A celebration of Paul William Walker will be echoed around the world…. In this life one would hope to be this “effective” 1 year ago today God called an angel home early…. I miss my brother I miss my friend and I miss OUR STAR!!!!! Physically gone but forever alive in our minds, hearts and spirit…. What was once tears of pain and shock are now tears of JOY celebrating all that you stood for….. Everyone worldwide please take 5 mins out of your day to send live, prayers and energy to Paul’s family his daughter Meadow and immediate circle today will be a tough day for us…. To this day his arm is still around my neck with love and protection….. Rest in heaven….”

The Hollywood Reporter also posted on its website a photo gallery tribute to Walker.

Funny “trailers” following release of ‘The Force Awakens’ trailer

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We all know by now how awesome “The Force Awakens” trailer is. Or, more importantly, how awesome it was the trailer was released.

Love it … hate it … confused by it, the fact there’s a trailer means another trailer will be released soon. Which means movie posters will come one day. Which means the movie will be here before you know it, even though it won’t be released until December 2015.

We posted a funny Lego trailer for “The Force Awakens.” It’s gotten a lot of response. But it’s not the only one to watch.

Some people have too much time on their hands. I love it. Sit back and enjoy these creative works.

‘Mockingjay’ rules Thanksgiving holiday

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If you’re gonna knock Jennifer Lawrence and “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1” from the top of the box office perch, you’ve gotta bring more than cuddly penguins and guys bent on revenge.

“Mockingjay Part 1” blew past new releases “Penguins of Madagascar” and “Horrible Bosses 2” to rule the box office for the second weekend in a row, according to numbers released by Rentrack, the company that collects and analyses box office data. “Mockingjay” brought in $56.8 million over the weekend and $83 million during the five-day Thanksgiving holiday. That brings its overall domestic total to $225 million in two weeks and $480 million internationally. It’s the third-highest five-day Thanksgiving weekend total ever, according to USA Today.

“Penguins” came in second with a respectable $25.8 million over the weekend, $36 million over the holiday. The movie was a hit with kids and almost everyone else who saw it, getting 72 percent on RottenTomatoes.com. Critics gave it a 69 percent positive rating.

What wasn’t positive was the numbers for “Horrible Bosses 2.” It made $22.7 million over the five-day holiday, $15.7 million over the weekend. The original film, which opened in July 2011, made $28 million in a weekend.

“Big Hero 6” continued its strong run, finishing second overall, ahead again of “Interstellar,” which was third. Powerhouse film “Gone Girl” remained in the top 10 while “Birdman” and “St. Vincent” rounded out the top 10.

1. Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1             $56.8 million

2. Penguins of Madagascar                           $25.8 million

3. Big Hero 6                                                 $18.7 million

4. Interstellar                                                 $15.8 million

5. Horrible Bosses 2                                      $15.7 million

6. Dumb And Dumber To                               $8.2 million

7. The Theory of Everything                         $5.1 million

8. Gone Girl                                                  $2.5 million

9. Birdman                                                    $1.9 million

10. St. Vincent                                              $1.8 million

What You Missed: Nov. 30, 2014

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Another new feature in Cinema Corner 2.0 is our wrap-up file of all the movie-related events from the day. Think the Drudge Report meets Hollywood. We’ll list here some of the stuff we’ve posted from earlier in the day along with other items we think you should check out. Each day, we hope to provide you with a roundup of sorts of the things we believe you’ll enjoy and want to read about.

As always, enjoy!

• You can never get enough holiday goodness. Especially when it involves movies. And football. And Chris Pratt. And Anna Farris. This is a holiday photo they took and posted to Pine’s Twitter account. Here’s the trailer to “Jurassic World,” if you somehow missed it.

• Speaking of “Jurassic World” (here’s a link to its cool movie website), the director of the film gives his thoughts about the trailer and the upcoming movie.

• The latest on the Sony hack includes several of its movies now released online via torrents.

• Wow! Jake Gyllenhaal: What have you done to yourself?

• Entertainment Weekly fact-checks Oscar contender “The Imitation Game.”

The site also published an interesting piece about Oscar-bait roles that failed to get a nibble from the Academy.

• Director Ridley Scott defends “Exodus: Gods and Kings” and all the white people in it.

• David Prowse, aka Darth Vader, has dementia.

• The Arizona Republic gives its Christmas shopping guide for the movie lover on your list.

• The St. Paul-Pioneer Press has its 16 films to catch in December. Our own Roger Thomas recently released his own list.

• Also be sure to check out our stories on the next “Pacific Rim” movies along with a cute Lego version of “The Force Awakens” and news on who that mysterious voice narrating the trailer may be.