‘Ralph’ writer to direct ‘Frozen’

Walt Disney Animation Studios has tapped Jennifer Lee, one of the screenwriters of its video game-based hit “WreckIt Ralph,” to co-direct its 2013 comedy-adventure film “Frozen.”

A musical adaptation of the 1845 Hans Christian Andersen tale “The Snow Queen,” the story follows a young girl named Anna (voiced by Kristen Bell ) as she attempts to break a spell cast by the Snow Queen ( Idina Menzel), who has trapped the kingdom in an endless winter.

Lee will join co-director Chris Buck (“Surf’s Up,” “Tarzan”) on the project.

“Frozen” will be released Nov. 27, 2013.