Walt Disney Pictures must targeting young girls with those two new sweet posters of The Princess and the Frog:

The Princess and the Frog Movie

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The story of The Princess and the Frog will mostly take place in the bayou of Louisiana. Our frog heroes will meet of course bump into an alligator, but don’t be afraid they won’t be eaten: actually the alligator they’ll meet is a cool jazzy chap!
:)

Let’s take a look to the track list of the official soundtrack of The Princess and the Frog, the upcoming hand-drawn animated movie by Walt Disney:

THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG SOUNDTRACK

1. Never Knew I Needed Performed by Ne-Yo
2. Down in New Orleans (Prologue)Performed by Anika Noni Rose
3. Down in New Orleans Performed by Dr. John
4. Almost There Performed by Anika Noni Rose
5. Friends on the Other Side Performed byKeith David as “Dr. Facilier”
6. When We’re Human Performed by Michael Leon-Wooley as “Louis,” Bruno Campos as “Prince Naveen” and Anika Noni Rose as “Tiana” featuring Terence Blanchard on Trumpet
7. Gonna Take You There Performed by Jim Cummingsfeaturing Terrance Simien
8. Ma Belle Evangeline Performed by Jim Cummings
9. Dig a Little Deeper Performed by Jenifer Lewis as”Mama Odie” featuring the Pinnacle Gospel Choir
10. Down in New Orleans (Finale) Performed by Anika Noni Rose as “Tiana”
11. Fairy Tale/Going Home Score
12. I Know This Story Score
13. The Frog Hunters/Gator Down Score
14. Tiana’s Bad Dream Score
15. Ray Laid Low Score
16. Ray/Mama Odie Score
17. This Is Gonna Be Good Score

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Walt Disney has brand new glossy poster of The Princess and The Frog:

The Princess and the Frog Trailer

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I prefer CGI animation to hand-drawn animation, but a hand-drawn animated movie once I a while isn’t a bad thing… Well, as long as the story revolves around a cute girl!
;-P

The opening scene of The Princess and The Frog, aka the Princess Frog, has shown up online. It’s in Portuguese, but still worth a look:

The Princess and the Frog 5 Minute Clip

THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG – First 5 minutes
Plot:
“A fairy tale centered on a young girl named Princess Tiana who lives in New Orleans’ French Quarter during the Jazz Age.”

Kids may enjoy the Princess and the Frog, but the way it looks, I think Disney is rather targeting grown-ups who are nostalgic of hand-drawn animation…
:)

Disney Pictures wants to reconnect with its glorious past in hand-drawn animation by producing The Princess and the Frog. The film will be relased in December 2009, but meanwhile let’s watch this first clip of the Princess and the Frog

Princess and the Frog Preview Clip

The Princess and the Frog
That’s exactly the answer: you must kiss me!
Kissing a frog, really? That girl must be really depressed… Or maybe he real intent was to get high from licking that frog? I should stop there, afraid to become like the old Scrooge in a A Christmas Carol…
:)

Walt Disney has released a new featurette for the Princess and the Frog, the upcoming hand-drawn animated movie directed by Ron Clements and John Musker:

Princess and the Frog Featurette

If you go watch this movie with young kids: don’t forget to tell them that there is no need to kiss frogs for real!
;-P

A new international poster of The Princess and the Frog has been unveiled:

The Princess and the Frog Trailer

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Expect plenty of crazy characters in this new hand-drawn animated movie produced by Walt Disney!
:)

There is a new Princess and the Frog trailer:

The Princess and the Frog Movie Trailer

THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG
Plot:
“Walt Disney Animation Studios presents the musical THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG, an animated comedy set in the great city of New Orleans. From the creators of The Little Mermaid and Aladdin comes a modern twist on a classic tale, featuring a beautiful girl named Tiana (ANIKA NONI ROSE), a frog prince who desperately wants to be human again, and a fateful kiss that leads them both on a hilarious adventure through the mystical bayous of Louisiana.”

The Princess and the Frog feels just like Aladdin. Normal, after all the same guys are working on it. Still no way I’d miss a fairytale infused with voodoo that brings us from the jazzy French Quarter of New Orleans to the swamp in the Bayou!
:)

Thanks to Cartoon Brew we may take a look to a new behind-the-scenes clip of The Princess and the Frog. The featurette introduces us to Dr. Facilier, the villain of this new Disney movie:

The Princess and the Frog

There is no denying Keith David is bringing a lot to his character! His voice makes Dr. Facilier look so real! And I start to think that the most interesting character won’t be Tiana the princess or the Frog, but rather this mean Dr. Facilier! He’s got style!

They really care for details at Disney: an animated movie, it’s more than just animation, voices account for a lot indeed! I’m now confident that The Princess and the Frog will be a great movie.
:)

(via: Cartoon Brew here)

The Princess and the Frog, the latest Disney animated movie, won’t amazed us with its CGI, it’s indeed hand-drawn. But, the characters depicted in this film may conquer the public! Here below a set of cards from the last comic con:

The Princess and the Frog Cards

Princess Tiana A bright, hard-working resourceful visionary

Naveen The handsome and gregarious Prince of Maldonia

Ray The lovesick Cajun firefly

Louis, The Jazz Virtuozo Fun-loving allogator with a heart of gold and a love of jazz

Dr. Facilier, Master of Shadows The sinister (yet charismatic) Witch Doctor

Big Daddy Richest man of all Louisiana

Charlotte Tiana’s enthusiastic romance-obsessed (very spoiled) debutante friend

Lawrence, the pompous valet Prince Naveen’s stiff roly-poly (and comically sinister) manservant

Friends from the other sides Sinister shadows who carry out Dr, Facilier’s dark deeds

James & Eudora, the parents Tiana’s nurturing mother and inspirational father

Mama Odie A 200-year-old voodoo priestess, all knowing seer

Two Fingers, Reggie, Darnell, aka The Frog Hunters The hilarious (though dim-witted) father-son trio of frog hunters

Plot:
“When the free-spirited, jazz-loving Prince Naveen of Maldonia (Bruno Campos) comes to town a deal with a shady voodoo doctor goes bad and the once suave royal is turned into a frog. In a desperate attempt to be human again, a favor in exchange for a fateful kiss on the lips from the beautiful girl, Tiana (Anika Noni Rose), takes an unexpected turn and leads them both on a hilarious adventure through the mystical bayous of Louisiana to the banks of the almighty Mississippi and back in time for Mardi Gras in New Orleans. An unforgettable tale filled with music, humor and heart where two frogs—along with the help of a 200-year-old voodoo priestess, a love-sick Cajun firefly, and a trumpet-playing alligator—discover that what they want isn’t as important as what they need.”

Tiana is a black girl but the frog is actually a white guy. A few people were bugged by Disney’s choice, but I’m all for movies featuring interracial unions: it’s the future of the country after all (just check the last census!), and it’s good to see that Hollywood is adjusting to the reality!
:)

Three new pictures of The Princess and the Frog, the upcoming animated by Walt Disney, are available:

The Princess and the Frog Movie Trailer

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Don’t know who’s in charge of the soundtrack of The Princess and the Frog, but I hope thew will be some good old jazz like one can listen only in New Orleans!
:)

A Brazilian poster of The Princess and the Frog has shown up online via Badtaste:

The Princess and the Frog Trailer

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Plot:
“A fairy tale centered on a young girl named Princess Tiana who lives in New Orleans’ French Quarter during the Jazz Age.”

The Princess And The Frog marks the return of Disney to hand-drawn animation.
:)

A silent video test of The Princess of the Frog has surfaced online. It’s worth a look for it gives a look into the early steps of the creation of an animated movie:

Princess and the Frog Video Test

At watching this video test of the Princess and the Frog I want to take my pencil to draw a few things of my own!
:)

Take a princess and transform her into a frog, then bring her into a jazzy swamp, er I mean a jazzy bayou, not so far away from New Orleans: that’s The Princess and the Frog, the latest animated movie from Disney.

Here below a new batch of pictures of the Princess and the Frog:

The Princess and the Frog Movie Pictures

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Plot:
“When the free-spirited, jazz-loving Prince Naveen of Maldonia comes to town a deal with a shady voodoo doctor goes bad and the once suave royal is turned into a frog. In a desperate attempt to be human again, a favor in exchange for a fateful kiss on the lips from the beautiful girl, Tiana, takes an unexpected turn and leads them both on a hilarious adventure through the mystical bayous of Louisiana to the banks of the almighty Mississippi and back in time for Mardi Gras in New Orleans. An unforgettable tale filled with music, humor and heart where two frogs—along with the help of a 200-year-old voodoo priestess, a love-sick Cajun firefly, and a trumpet-playing alligator—discover that what they want isn’t as important as what they need.”

I guess that Louis the jazzy alligator and Ray the firefly will steal the show…
:)

Walt Disney Pictures has unveiled the first official poster of The Princess and The Frog,

The Princess and The Frog Poster

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THE PRINCESS and THE FROG

Wlat Disney Pictures

Holiday 2009

The story takes place in New Orleans’ French Quarter during the 1920’s Jazz Age. And because of the frog there’ll be some action too in the bayous: yep, Disney is going to bring its magic to a swamp!
:)