After years of hoping Elsa from Frozen would find herself a girlfriend, our hopes have been dashed.
More often than not, romance plays a large role in classic Disney princess stories and the lack of it in Elsa’s story made it quite unique. And it seems as though that theme will continue in Frozen II.
While some people celebrate the fact Elsa didn’t have a romantic storyline, others thought it might be because Disney was going to make her their first gay princess.
Because Elsa didn’t have a love story, there was nothing to show that she was straight so she could possibly find love with a woman.
Many fans thought the new character seen in the film’s trailer could have been Elsa’s potential girlfriend.
However, the film’s songwriter, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, has confirmed the sequel will not focus on Elsa’s romantic life at all.
Speaking with IGN, she said, “Like the first movie, Elsa is not just defined by a romantic interest. There’s so many movies that define a woman by her romantic interest.
“That’s not a story that we wanted to tell at this point in time. What we really wanted to tell was if you have these powers, how do you grow and change and find your place in the world and find answers that haven’t been found before?”
‘Let it Go’ from the first film became an anthem for coming out and embracing your true self, so it’s no surprise that fans are likely to be a little disappointed in this news.
However, if the topic doesn’t come up in Frozen II, it could still mean that Elsa isn’t straight, right?
The movie will see the Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, Olaf and Sven leave Arandelle to find out where Elsa’s powers came from. It’ll also involve Elsa and Anna’s parents.
Kristoff also tries to propose to Anna at the beginning of the movie but she doesn’t notice because she follows Elsa who has run away, so that will likely be a big storyline of the film as well.