dream_weaver
Mar 9 2007, 11:17 AM
Disney shows first black princess
Maddy, unveiled at a Disney meeting
The Frog Princess will mark a return to traditional animation
Disney's next animated fairy tale, The Frog Princess, will feature the studio's first black princess.
Maddy is an African-American girl living amid the faded grandeur of New Orleans' French quarter.
The movie will also see a return to the hand-drawn animation process, instead of using computer animation that has become the industry standard.
The film will be made by John Musker and Ron Clements, the team behind The Little Mermaid and Aladdin.
Cajun charm
Walt Disney Studios chairman Dick Cook said: "The film's New Orleans setting and strong princess character give the film lots of excitement and texture."
Composer and singer Randy Newman will provide music for the film, which promised an "unforgettable tale of love, enchantment and discovery with a soulful singing crocodile, voodoo spells and Cajun charm," a Disney spokesman said.
The studio said its new princess will be added to its collection of animated princesses used at the company's theme parks and on consumer products.
The film is set for release in 2009.
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_ambrosia
Mar 9 2007, 11:23 AM
Sounds interesting; glad they're being more diverse. I loved when Mulan came out and this sounds pretty neat too. The storyline already seems cute.
StrawberryPunch
Mar 9 2007, 11:35 AM
Omg, its about damn time~
dream_weaver
Mar 9 2007, 12:33 PM
uknow. i loved Mulan too. to this day i adore that movie.
cyberfruit
Mar 9 2007, 12:40 PM
QUOTE(StrawberryPunch @ Mar 9 2007, 01:35 PM) [snapback]5177067[/snapback]
Omg, its about damn time~
I know right!
The princess is really pretty. I will probably buy or rent the movie because seeing Disney movies at the theater is terrible. Crying kids.
Korowa
Mar 9 2007, 01:27 PM
^ LOL.
I always wondered why the kids would cry in a Disney movie (at least the recent ones)
completely off-topic but was anybody else disturbed by the massive genocide in Finding Nemo?
novemberbaby
Mar 9 2007, 02:26 PM
Sounds good. I hope they add more princesses...kind of tired of seeing the same ones.
jayneefahxD
Mar 9 2007, 02:33 PM
its about time
the storyline sounds really cute; when is it coming out?
yoojini
Mar 9 2007, 02:35 PM
QUOTE(StrawberryPunch @ Mar 9 2007, 11:35 AM) [snapback]5177067[/snapback]
Omg, its about damn time~
seriously.
yayyy! i'm happy and excited for this film!
bloopy_babo
Mar 9 2007, 02:42 PM
Is Mulan the Asian princess then?
I cannot wait. I love Disney movies!!!
JF21©
Mar 9 2007, 03:37 PM
it's about damn time. i remember a while back on BJJ there was a discussion as to why there were only Caucasian princesses (with the exception of Mulan and Pochahantas) and alot of people were upset about it (not just black ppl) also i think that Disney should expand and have a princess from other places as well....like how Belle is French,Mulan is Chinese,Pochahantas is American Indian,Jasmine is Arabian...etc. i think it would be really cool for them to eventually cover the globe with princess stories...that would be frawesome©
SukarDrops
Mar 9 2007, 03:41 PM
what..a black princess??? laaa laaa moo m3gul!! haha its about time seriosuly no offence but i was tired of seeing white princesses..i mean khalas its over they stretched that to long....
jamieguo28
Mar 9 2007, 03:46 PM
YeeeaaaaH! Thanks to John Lasseter I bet. I think I'm going love that Pixar dude, now creative director of Pixar and Disney. He's the one who got rid of Gnomeo and Juliet, a story about tacky garden gnomes loosely based on Romeon and Juliet and the push to revamp Toy Story 3. And with John Musker, Ron Clements the team who gave us The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, and so on, at the helm, this has a good chance of being great!
SophiaSan
Mar 9 2007, 03:48 PM
ABOUT TIME!!!!!
disney is soo omg
they need to be more diverse.....
x_estherrrrrr_x
Mar 9 2007, 03:49 PM
thats pretty cool! i didnt even realize they didn't have a black princess but wow. i guess their expanding stuff. awesome!
clauric
Mar 9 2007, 03:58 PM
sounds really awesome..and i really miss the whole princess fairytale disney type of movie..
NotFromThisPlanet
Mar 9 2007, 04:05 PM
I dont think of it as the first since Brandy played Cinderella. Its nice that they dont make all the princesses look the same though.
losborrachos
Mar 9 2007, 05:46 PM
^i kinda thought the same thing... either way, i'm way excited for the return to the princess genre... hopefully it'll have musical numbers too instead of just score...
suki_*
Mar 9 2007, 08:05 PM
FINALLYYYY omgsh.. so much debate about Disney being racist =T
it's good that they're trying something New!!!
__Risqué
Mar 9 2007, 08:08 PM
haha im a disney movie freak. i was complaining to my friends how disney stopped making those fairy tale kind of movies about two weeks ago
LucasBunny
Mar 9 2007, 08:10 PM
QUOTE(SophiaSan @ Mar 9 2007, 06:48 PM) [snapback]5178405[/snapback]
ABOUT TIME!!!!!
disney is soo omg
they need to be more diverse.....
I have been saying that for years lol
It was just a wonder why they never had a black princess
but overall disney is pretty diverse.
tokyo_chick
Mar 9 2007, 08:17 PM
QUOTE(NotFromThisPlanet @ Mar 9 2007, 05:05 PM) [snapback]5178526[/snapback]
I dont think of it as the first since Brandy played Cinderella. Its nice that they dont make all the princesses look the same though.
In a animation.
Yo...I have been waiting for this moment my whole life. But seriously Japanese cartoons give dark skinned characters more screen time than American so thats why I love Anime. Alice in Wonder Land will always be my one and only from Disney. Other than that Disney can burn.
Universal Studios < Disney Land
Any Day!!!
LucasBunny
Mar 9 2007, 08:20 PM
QUOTE(tokyo_chick @ Mar 9 2007, 11:17 PM) [snapback]5180776[/snapback]
In a animation.
Yo...I have been waiting for this moment my whole life. But seriously Japanese cartoons give dark skinned characters more screen time than American so thats why I love Anime. Alice in Wonder Land will always be my one and only from Disney.
They do???
I barely see black folks in anime
I be like "Damn we need love too"
only "Afro Samurai" that's it.
rapunzel283
Mar 9 2007, 08:24 PM
Looking forward to this, and RAPUNZEL XD
tokyo_chick
Mar 9 2007, 09:47 PM
QUOTE(LucasBunny @ Mar 9 2007, 09:20 PM) [snapback]5180804[/snapback]
They do???
I barely see black folks in anime
I be like "Damn we need love too"
only "Afro Samurai" that's it.
Trust me on this one...more than American. If you look at it not in terms of race but tone of skin color then that would be a lot. Although some do have more distinctive features such as lips and nose, and there have been some coonery, but I'll give you two examples now.
Eureka 7Hilda
Matthieu
Linck
BleachYoruichi
Kaname Tosen "9th Division Captian"
But the American characters are naturally easier to relate to however....sooo much generalizations. So I'd rather watch the Anime and give them a pass for minor offenses.
~*kYo*~
Mar 10 2007, 01:24 PM
QUOTE(cyberfruit @ Mar 9 2007, 02:40 PM) [snapback]5177341[/snapback]
The princess is really pretty. I will probably buy or rent the movie because seeing Disney movies at the theater is terrible. Crying kids.
same here... a theater full of kids = nightmare...QUOTE(bloopy_babo @ Mar 9 2007, 04:42 PM) [snapback]5177989[/snapback]
Is Mulan the Asian princess then?
I cannot wait. I love Disney movies!!!
Mulan was a complete package not only was she the 'princess'(damsel-in-distress), she also saved the guy and China 
... that's why she's my fave
Jasmine was Asian too! (middle eastern)
i can't wait to see this one
Lana
Mar 10 2007, 02:05 PM
Yay! I'm just waiting for a hispanic Princess.
Special Ed
Mar 10 2007, 02:16 PM
I love these kind of Disney films. Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, Hercules, Mulan, The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, etc. etc.
Glad they're going back to hand-drawn films. Personally because I believe hand-drawn films comes from human emotions and judgement while the computer ...
B0hemian_Sprite
Mar 10 2007, 02:21 PM
Oooh, she is very pretty. This is exciting
theHONEYPIRATE
Mar 10 2007, 02:27 PM
wow thats soo cool!
i cant wait till it comes out =]
Solly
Mar 10 2007, 04:11 PM
QUOTE(cyberfruit @ Mar 9 2007, 02:40 PM) [snapback]5177341[/snapback]
I know right!
The princess is really pretty. I will probably buy or rent the movie because seeing Disney movies at the theater is terrible. Crying kids.
same here. kids even cry when the characters sing a happy song. aigoo. >0<;;;
can't wait to see it! i love disney movies! never disliked a single one. [x
makes me want to be a kid again... *sigh* T^T
shortboy
Mar 10 2007, 04:25 PM
Sweet. Another princess to save in Kingdom Hearts
. I think this type of news will only appeal to the old school disney fans, though. Either way, it's awesome that they're going back to handdrawn movies since I wondered why they didn't do that anymore.
cyberfruit
Mar 10 2007, 05:12 PM
QUOTE(Lana @ Mar 10 2007, 04:05 PM) [snapback]5186524[/snapback]
Yay! I'm just waiting for a hispanic Princess.
Once they do that, I will be sated~
I can see Disney doing a movie about the Mayans actually.
skyllo
Mar 10 2007, 05:30 PM
hey that's cool. like what they said, it's about damn time
beckyvang17
Mar 10 2007, 05:58 PM
that's pretty cool..
=]becky
L.Li-style
Mar 10 2007, 06:51 PM
eiii!!! finally! sounds cute ^^^^___________________^^^^
lavender*sshi
Mar 10 2007, 07:07 PM
Wow~ Anothe new touch from Disney! Wanna see the new Black Princess
B0hemian_Sprite
Mar 10 2007, 08:32 PM
QUOTE(cyberfruit @ Mar 10 2007, 08:12 PM) [snapback]5187833[/snapback]
I can see Disney doing a movie about the Mayans actually.
that would be awesome!
HERO
Mar 10 2007, 09:15 PM
I'm really glad that they're going to make a black princess. When is the asian one coming?? But I do agree that it's not really the first black princess, because Disney let Brandy play Cinderella.
pro_girl
Mar 11 2007, 02:33 AM
wow,awesome
too bad it's like 2 years away
baoi
Mar 11 2007, 10:01 AM
wow.. the black community must be excited..
i wonder if she is going to be a slave..
[i mean, it was a big part of hisotry]
LucasBunny
Mar 11 2007, 10:06 AM
QUOTE(HERO @ Mar 10 2007, 11:15 PM) [snapback]5189944[/snapback]
I'm really glad that they're going to make a black princess. When is the asian one coming?? But I do agree that it's not really the first black princess, because Disney let Brandy play Cinderella.
Hello??? Mulan?? Jasmine??
and this is the first "animated" black princess
knockblock
Mar 11 2007, 10:21 AM
QUOTE(LucasBunny @ Mar 9 2007, 08:20 PM) [snapback]5180804[/snapback]
They do???
I barely see black folks in anime
I be like "Damn we need love too"
only "Afro Samurai" that's it.
There are others that do. Like Cowboy Bebop to name one.
...This just gave me an idea to create a topic in the anime section.
QUOTE(tokyo_chick @ Mar 9 2007, 09:47 PM) [snapback]5181616[/snapback]
Bleach
Yoruichi
Yoruichi? Tough to say. She looks Indian to me. Now Eureka 7 I completely agree with.
QUOTE(HERO @ Mar 10 2007, 09:15 PM) [snapback]5189944[/snapback]
When is the asian one coming??
I thought there have been some.
scribbles*
Mar 11 2007, 10:25 AM
I know Mulan was an Asian character--but was she a princess?
Anyway, I'm excited for this. I love Disney<33
knockblock
Mar 11 2007, 10:38 AM
QUOTE
I know Mulan was an Asian character--but was she a princess?
I just thought of that too now that you mention it.
<3goesDOKIDOKI
Mar 11 2007, 11:12 AM
interesting
i wonder what the storyline would be
is there supposed to be a kingdom in new orleans? or how is it gonna work.
princess visiting new orleans?
LucasBunny
Mar 11 2007, 12:33 PM
QUOTE(knockblock @ Mar 11 2007, 12:21 PM) [snapback]5193728[/snapback]
There are others that do. Like Cowboy Bebop to name one.
Oh of course how could I forget cowboy bebop lol?
remember that guy trying to steal Ein??
btw is Jet a black guy??? lol he sure seems like one,
but there appearances are just.....so I dun know how to say it
I cant wait to see ur topic
but I can tell u for sure u do not see more black people in anime
than in americn cartoons, that's a fact.
chigusa707
Mar 11 2007, 12:59 PM
Thats really cool! The movie sounds like its going to be fun and colorful.. with all the enchantments and voodoo spells..
knockblock
Mar 11 2007, 03:19 PM
QUOTE(LucasBunny @ Mar 11 2007, 12:33 PM) [snapback]5194618[/snapback]
Oh of course how could I forget cowboy bebop lol?
remember that guy trying to steal Ein??
btw is Jet a black guy??? lol he sure seems like one,
but there appearances are just.....so I dun know how to say it
I cant wait to see ur topic
but I can tell u for sure u do not see more black people in anime
than in americn cartoons, that's a fact.
I haven't watched Cowboy Bebop for a long while. The thing you are reffering to about someone stealing Ein. The guy's name was Hakim right? I think there was another was the episode mushroom samba. There were a few black folks and one a woman. I remember one guy's name was domino. Those are what I remember. As for Jet, his skin looks light to me.
Given what I have seen throughout my time, I believe you. There are more black people in american cartoons and comics than in anime/manga. Anime has some too but maybe not in the way you're thinking or would like. Still, there are black people in anime and you just have to look hard to find more. Now for the topic I'm thinking, I'm thinking of what to say for it and I will spend a little while thinking of the way to make it.
suki_*
Mar 11 2007, 03:31 PM
yes.. we need a real asian princess...
Mulan was NOT a princess. But she is a Hero =)
Jasmine is another asian... I think Aladin sorta reminds me of Tom Cruise too. why is he the only one that doesn't have to wear a turban?
the closest Disney has put someone from east asia are the siamese cats from lady and the tramp and Mulan, who did win a war and save all of China
but a princess would be cool.
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