Frozen
Frozenintroduced the world to the character of Olaf the talking snowman , who introduce himself by declaring that he make love strong hugs . As the recently - put out documentaryInto The Unknown : The devising of Frozen 2reveals , " Hi everyone , I ’m Olaf and I like quick hugs " was a contrast that was improvised by voice actor Josh Gad . It became a cornerstone of Olaf ’s part : both in his friendliness and optimism , and in the caustic remark of being a snowman who loves warm thing .
Into the Unknownfeatures footage of Gad leaf withFrozendirectors Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck , searching for the peculiar version of each line . Gad comes from a strong comedic screen background , acting as a regular correspondent onThe Daily Showand appear in the Broadway drollery musicalThe Book of Mormon . He also played a key risible relief character in another Disney film : LeFou in the hot - activity version ofBeauty and the Beast .
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" Hi , I ’m Olaf , and I like strong hug " is n’t really Gad ’s first line inFrozen , but it is Olaf ’s , spoken by a youthful Elsa as she puppeteers the still - inanimate snowman for Anna . It appears that this note was added into the scene after Gad improvize it during his transcription sessions . As he explains inInto The Unknown :
" Improv has been such an essential part of my journey in create Olaf , and , you know , from the very first scene in the original Frozen , ' Hi , I ’m Olaf , and I wish affectionate squeeze , ' that came from gambol . That came from Jenn and Chris saying , ' This character represents youthfulness and naiveness , ' and those two word allowed me to just research and find these non sequiturs that made the character sparkle . "
When Olaf retrovert inFrozen 2 , he ’s been a living snowman for some time and is starting to originate up . His song , " When I Am Older , " captures the bigger thoughts he ’s start out to have and his sempiternal rarity about the world . Like hisFrozennumber " In Summer,“it ’s a delicious blend of humor and duskiness as Olaf render to stay positivistic while being harassed by the mysterious and terrifying spirits of the Enchanted Forest . As with the first flick , Gad worked out a mess of his lines inFrozen 2through temporary expedient and discussion with the manager .
After the first hearing preview ofFrozen 2 , Lee and Buck make up one’s mind that it needed more humor in rewrites , and that ’s where one of the good - like Olaf scene come from . As a way to deliver jest while also making the exposition palpate less laboured , the sequel sees Olaf perform a speedy - firing reenactment of the events of the first movie for the Northuldra citizenry . The muzzle piddle a riposte in the post - credits view , where he reenact the events ofFrozen 2forthe snowgies and Marshmallowthe Baron Snow of Leicester giant .
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