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In early versions of the story, Elsa was a truly villainous snow queen.

Co-director Jennifer Lee comments: “The story of Frozen continually evolved during the production process. At one point, Elsa was an evil villain in the story. The Snow Queen was ethereal and she wasn’t very innocent, but she’s a lot more complex now. She makes certain choices out of fear, and they are not the best choices – but she’s not an evil villain in the story. We felt like she had much more to offer than that.” The creators of Frozenrevealed a similar tidbit in their Reddit AMA session as well.

To reflect the original vision for Elsa, her character’s design was also very different in the film’s early stages. Co-director Chris Buck explains: “Elsa’s design went through a lot of changes during the production of the movie. Originally, Elsa had spikier hair and there was an evil edge to her look. She had a bluish tint to her skin because she was icier, but she’s a lot softer now. We couldn’t be more proud of the end result.”

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