Anna (Frozen) Disney considered collaborating with Samuel Goldwyn to produce a biography film of Hans Christian Andersen. However, the story and particularly the Snow Queen character proved to be too problematic to Disney and his animators. Namely one of the troubles they encountered was that the original story lacked necessary interaction between the main protagonist, Gerda (who later served as an inspiration for Anna), and the Snow Queen. Most obviously, Andersen's version did not feature any confrontation between them: when brave little Gerda enters the Snow Queen's ice castle and sheds her tears on Kay, the Snow Queen is nowhere to be
Blockhead Hans Blockhead Hans "Blockhead Hans" (Danish: "Klods-Hans") is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. It was first published in Danish in 1855. An early English translation appeared in Andrew Lang's 1894 "The Yellow Fairy Book", although Lang gave no source for the tale. The tale has been variously translated as "Clumsy Hans", "Silly Hans" and "Jack the Dullard". It is number 119 in the Hans Christian Andersen's register of Andersen's literary works. The two educated sons of an old squire wanted to marry the princess, who said that she would marry the man who chose his words best. They