Anika Noni Rose reacts to the cancellation of Tiana, the Princess and the Frog sequence which Disney spent 5 years creating.
Last week, Disney unceremoniously scrapped an animated sequence based mostly on The Princess and the Frog. Since the sequence had been within the works for 5 years, followers, together with Tiana herself, had been naturally upset. Anika Noni Rose, who voiced Tiana in The Princess and the Frog, took to Instagram to voice her displeasure with the transfer.
“I too am deeply disappointed that the continuation of Tiana’s journey in series form has been cut short,” Rose wrote on Instagram. “The sequence was a very long time coming, and numerous stunning work was put into it by the entire creatives concerned, together with however not restricted to very long time champion Jenn Lee, our fantastic author/director Joyce Sherri, some fabulous animators and a tremendous music workforce.“
However, Tiana isn’t solely lifeless, as a “short-form special” impressed by the film is in early improvement. Rose hopes followers will end up for the particular and let Disney know there’s a transparent need for extra Tiana. “As hurtful as it is for anything you’ve put your heart and soul in to be prematurely ended, my hope is that when what is now to be a ‘Tiana Special Event’ airs, that all of you beautiful, loving, loyal fans who’ve been championing not just the series, but a ‘Princess and the Frog’ sequel, tune in,” she stated. “And once I say tune in, I imply, inform your pals, household, coworkers, babysitters; inform all of the individuals you already know who’ve liked Princess Tiana, Naveen, Louis, Charlotte, Mama Odie and the magic they’ve created collectively over time, and ensure you are watching. Show your love and your need within the numbers. Make that need an simple and actual factor. Until then, we shall be persevering with to work laborious to deliver you essentially the most stunning content material we will.“
The Princess and the Frog marked Disney’s transient return to conventional animation. Set within the nice metropolis of New Orleans, it options a wonderful lady named Tiana, a frog prince who desperately needs to be human once more, and a fateful kiss that leads them each on a hilarious journey by means of the paranormal bayous of Louisiana. Although the movie considerably underperformed upon launch, it in the end grossed $271 million worldwide, turning into the studio’s most profitable historically animated film because the launch of Lilo & Stitch in 2002. Last 12 months, Disney additionally transformed the Splash Mountain attraction into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure.