Walt Disney Pictures released a new promo photo from their upcoming new animated film The Princess and the Frog which features the studio’s first ever Black princess character. On a day like today, when the US welcomes its first African American President, I think it’s fitting to feature Princess Tiana in this new promo pic from Disney‘s upcoming film The Princess and the Frog:
The film, formerly titled The Frog Princess, is scheduled to open in theaters on Xmas Day this year. It will be the 49th 2D animated film from Walt Disney Animation and the first made since 2004 (Home on the Rage was the studio’s last 2D animated film).
Set in New Orleans, LA, The Princess and the Frog features the voices of Anika Noni Rose (as Princess Tiana), Oprah Winfrey, Keith David, John Goodman, Jenifer Lewis and more. I am really looking forward to this new 2D animated film. As much as I love the Pixar animated films, I really miss the magic of traditional animation. A lot of folks have waited a long time for this movie to come out … I can’t wait!
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Jasmine from Aladdin wasn’t caucasian…and she was a princess.
Ya? I haven’t seen it in a while but…
@EmCee and Heidi — OMG! so right! I’ll fix.
Ummm, Mulan?? She wasn’t a princess, but definitely an ethnic protagonist.
What about Princess Jasmine?
what about mulan, jasmine, Pocahontas, Lilo and Stitch?
Mulan, Pocahontas, Jasmine…
pocahontas was a princess too…
@Everyone — SOOO right, the point should’ve been that Princess Tiana is the first Black princess not that Disney hasn’t featured racial diversity in their animated films. I’ve removed that entire part out of the post. Apologies and thanks for the reminders :)
What about Mulan, Jasmine and Pocahontas? They’re all ethnic protagonists and considered Disney Princesses!
I used to love The Frog Prince story as a child (waaaay back in the 60′s. lol) It was such a good story. I don’t normally do the animated flicks, but I just might take this one in.
I miss it too…
I have been waiting forever for this movie. FOREVER!! Ty Trent for posting this. I was an animation major until just a couple years ago because I love 2D animation. I can’t wait to see what this will be like.
This will be nice. Of course, as everyone mentioned, there have been other races featured before, but I think it will be good to add her in for all the little African American girls who like to dress up like their favorite princess. I’m half black and Jasmine was pretty much the closest I got to my tan skin. I hope she has curly hair because mine certainly is, and if I have daughters it would be nice for them to have a princess to relate to as far as looks.
Disney have only done it because of angy jolie comment
still good tho
the best disney is little mermaid
I knew about this months ago…lol
But good post.
I LOVE that they are making another traditional, hand-drawn animated movie. They are just too beautiful, as that promo pic shows.
Yeah Jamie because Jolie runs the world, give me a break
Animated movies take years to produce, Angelina made that comment last summer
I also love that it’s taking place in New Orleans, a nod to the city that is still in much need of uplift.
Ooo, I’m in love already. :D
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This film has been in the works for a long while if I’m not mistaken, even before Jolie made that comment, although it is absurd to think one statement from Angelina Jolie will push Disney to create a film and it is also absurd to downplay what a big deal this is for black girls in America who may feel that Disney did not deem their race beautiful enough to create a black Princess…..until now.
I’m so excited. I’ve been looking forward to a 2D princess movie for years! They never should have stopped making them. I predict it it will be a huge success :)
Also, they’ve brought the pretty look back. Even in some of their 2Ds after the princess phase it was in a weird aesthetic. I love this classic look, it makes me so happy!