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Frozen 3 won’t be hitting cinemas for another two years (Picture: Walt Disney Co/Everett/REX/Shutterstock)

Frozen 3 isn’t being released until 2027 because they don’t want it to just be ‘a money grab.’

Released in 2013, smash hit animated film Frozen follows Anna (Kristen Bell) as she joins forces with mountaineer Kristoff (Jonathan Groff) to seek her sister Elsa (Idina Menzel) after her uncontrollable magic plunged their village into a perpetual winter.

It fast became one of the most popular Disney films of all time, earning a whopping $1.2billion worldwide and becoming the highest-grossing film of 2013.

Frozen 2 followed in 2020 with an unsettled Queen Elsa following a mysterious call to the wilderness triggering a voyage of self-discovery.

A third film in the franchise has been announced, but we’re still two years away from its release.

Josh Gad, who voices snowman Olaf in the beloved franchise, insists they don’t want to ‘rush’ the third movie and give fans a flick that is ‘absolutely worthy’ of the 2013 original.

The hit film was first released in 2013 (Picture: Disney)

Olaf star Josh Gad has shared why the eagerly-anticipated third film isn’t being released until 2027 (Picture: Walt Disney Co/Everett/REX/Shutterstock)

Gad said no one involved in the project wants to rush it (Picture: Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

Speaking on The Spotlight with Jessica Shaw podcast on SiriusXM, he said of the follow-up to the musical fantasy: ‘Anything that I have seen or know I will have been sworn to secrecy on.’

He continued: ‘Here’s what I can tell you. There’s a reason the movie is coming out in 2027. And that is because no one wants to rush this.

‘Everyone wants this to not just be a sequel or a money grab. They want this to be absolutely worthy of the story we set out to make in 2013.’

As it stands, Frozen 3 is due for release on November 24, 2027, which lands on Thanksgiving in the US.

Gad, 43, previously confessed he regrets using his own dulcet tones for the character as he cannot escape recognition from fans.

Speaking at Fan Expo Canada last year, he said in a clip shared to TikTok: ‘If I could do it all over again.

Frozen 3 is currently set to be released on November 24, 2027 (Picture: W.Disney/Everett/REX/Shutterstock)

He shared how he brought Olaf to life by creating a unique voice for the character (Picture: Paul Hiffmeyer/Disney Parks via Getty Images)

‘I would not have lent that snowman my voice. I would have created a different voice.’

On his encounters with young fans of the movies, the Beauty and the Beast star said: ‘It’s very weird being in a supermarket and having a little child go like this (turns head slowly).

‘That was my first big mistake. I try to give it to them when I can.’

Meanwhile, Gad recently revealed he missed out on a role in Avatar because he resembled a ‘tall, overweight Smurf’ in character.

The actor tried out for a part as a Na’vi in James Cameron’s 2009 sci-fi epic but was turned down for the blockbuster as he didn’t meet the physical requirements.

Gad recalled in his new memoir In Gad We Trust: ‘I put myself on tape and shortly thereafter got a call that Cameron wanted to fly me to Los Angeles for a final callback at his Lightstorm production offices.

‘I apparently did not get (the role) because, while James Cameron was said to be thrilled with my audition, when I was turned into a digital Avatar I supposedly looked like a tall, overweight Smurf.’

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