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Jared Bush Named Walt Disney Animation Studios Chief Creative Officer; Jennifer Lee Returns To Filmmaking With ‘Frozen 3’ & ‘Frozen 4’
As Disney readies the sequels to its uber-grossing $1.75 billion Frozen franchise, Walt Disney Animation Studios Chief Creative Officer Jennifer Lee is segueing from her position to direct and write Frozen 3 and pen Frozen 4 with Marc Smith. Effective immediately, Oscar winning Encanto filmmaker Jared Bush has been CCO of Walt Disney Animation Studios, […]
“Jared Bush is an incredible filmmaker and a talented executive who’s been a prominent creative force at Disney Animation for the past decade, and I am thrilled that he’ll be taking the reins of this storied studio,” Bergman said. “I am so deeply grateful to Bob Iger and Alan Bergman for their faith in me, and thankful to Jennifer for her leadership and for her generous support as she embarks on the next chapters of Frozen,” said Bush. Lee joined Disney in 2011 as co-writer of the Oscar-nominated Wreck-It Ralph, was involved in story building for Zootopia, served as EP on Encanto, Wish, Raya and the Last Dragon and the upcoming Moana 2.
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