Hans (Disney)
| Hans | |
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| Frozen character | |
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| First appearance | Frozen |
| Created by |
Chris Buck Jennifer Lee |
| Voiced by | Santino Fontana |
| Information | |
| Occupation | Regent of Arendelle (briefly) |
| Title | Prince of the Southern Isles |
| Relatives | The King and Queen of the Southern Isles (parents) Twelve older brothers |
| Hans | |
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| Once Upon a Time character | |
| First appearance | "A Tale of Two Sisters" |
| Last appearance | "Heroes and Villains" |
| Created by | Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz |
| Portrayed by | Tyler Jacob Moore |
| Information | |
| Family | King and Queen of the Southern Isles (parents) |
Prince Hans of the Southern Isles is a fictional character from Walt Disney Animation Studios' 53rd animated film, Frozen. Hans is voiced by Santino Fontana in the film, and later portrayed by Tyler Jacob Moore in the live action television series Once Upon a Time.
Hans is the thirteenth prince of the Southern Isles. Knowing that he will be unable to inherit the throne of his own country, he concocts a scheme to usurp the throne of another kingdom through marriage. Although he is portrayed as honest and noble throughout most of the film, he is later revealed to be cold, calculating, and cruel in nature.
Hans’ villainy is a plot twist in Frozen, revealed in the film's final act. Despite the acclaim that the film has received, Hans' betrayal has been the subject of mixed reception from some critics. While the character's mastery of trickery and Fontana's performance have been praised, Hans' villainous reveal has been criticized for being too upsetting and confusing for the film's younger viewers. However, others have considered the character's shift in personality to be a valuable lesson that children can learn from.
The Disney studio made their first attempts to adapt Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale, The Snow Queen, as early as 1943, when Walt Disney considered the possibilities to produce a biography film of the author. However, the story and the characters proved to be too symbolic and implicit that they posed unsolvable problems to Disney and his animators. Later on, other Disney executives had made efforts to translate this material to the big screen, however these proposals were all shelved due to similar issues.
He is voiced in Frozen and Frozen Fever by Santino Fontana. On playing the role, Fontana stated "It’s pretty great... When I wanted to be an actor, I always think of like trying to get to the place of the floor is lava, that feeling of like you’re a little kid... If I can get to that place of finding like here’s what I’m playing like a kid... And the great thing about animation is you’re not limited by anything physical or even logical."
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