'Frozen 2' Movie Cast, Release Date & Plot Rumors: Josh Gad Shares 'Beauty and the Beast' Wrap-Up Photo; Is He Ready for 'Frozen' Sequel?

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Josh Gad, Olaf from "Frozen," recently posted a picture with co-actor Luke Evans, marking the end of principle photography for Disney's live-action "Beauty and the Beast."

In the picture, Gad is showing some brotherly love towards Luke Evans, hugging him while on the steps of one creepy-looking castle, presumably one that belongs to the Beast.

Evans plays the hunky, strong antagonist in the movie, Gaston. Meanwhile, Gad plays Gaston's adoring sidekick, LeFou.

A photo posted by Josh Gad (@joshgad) on Jul 29, 2015 at 2:16am PDT

Gad captions the picture with: "That's a wrap! Will miss the cast of #beautyandthebeast especially my brilliant Gaston #LukeEvans.

The live-action "Beauty and the Beast" film stars Emma Watson as Belle and will be released on March 17, 2017.

As Gad finishes up with one Disney movie, fans wonder when he will start working on his next Disney project, "Frozen 2." The sequel to the hit animation movie was announced by Disney's Chief Creative Officer, John Lasseter, back in March, reports Variety.

"We enjoyed making 'Frozen Fever' so much and being back in that world with those characters. Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck have come up with a great idea for a sequel and you will be hearing a lot more about it and we're taking you back to Arendelle. We are so exiceted about that," said Lasseter in a statement.

There is some speculation that the sequel will focus on Queen Elsa's background and how she got her powers. In fact, it was recently discovered that Eva Bella, who voices the young Elsa in the film, signed on for the sequel.

Bella's recent inclusion into the cast supports rumors that "Frozen 2" will be about the origin of Elsa's powers.

John Boone of Entertainment Online published a wish list of what fans want to see in "Frozen 2" and it includes Olaf finally getting a love interest, a tour to other kingdoms and a background about the adorable trolls.

No rumors surround Kristen Bell's character, Princess Anna, have surfaced, but it has been confirmed that both Bell and Idina Menzel will be returning for the sequel.

Gad has stated that Disney is "activiely developing" the film, but that there is still much to do. The tentaive release date for "Frozen 2" is 2018.