James Corden got competitive with Idina Menzel in The Late Late Show‘s latest edition of “Crosswalk the Musical.”
Frozen 2 stars Menzel, Kristen Bell, Josh Gad and Jonathan Groff joined Corden in performing hits from the first film and its sequel, which hit theaters tomorrow.
In an individual interview, Gad reflected on his past times participating in the segment. “This is actually my third time joining James on the crosswalk,” he said. “You know what they say: Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me three times, shame on you again.”
Gad was cast as Olaf, while Groff played Kristoff and Bell played Anna. “The role of Elsa, the Frozen queen with a voice that echoes throughout the heavens will be played by, I mean come on, who else but James Corden,” announced the host.
In a separate interview, Corden said he was aware Menzel voiced the role in the films. “I’m sure she was fine, but this is a live performance,” he said. “Something Idina Menzel knows very little about.” He later announced that Menzel would take on the role of the reindeer, Sven.
“I’m sure James is gonna be really great. I mean, before I sing Elsa’s songs, I have to warm up for at least an hour, and I drink tea, and I have to get my sleep. I got the humidifier in my room,” said Menzel. “That’s on top of the years of training I’ve done leading up to this. But you know, James just bought a blond wig, so it’s basically the same.”
While training the performers, Corden told them to “let it go” even if they were hit by cars. He then threw snowballs at the performers as they continued to sing.
(Excerpt) Read more in: The Hollywood Reporter