The Princess and The Frog

Today I saw a preview for a new Disney movie that comes out this December titled The Princess and The Frog. Check out the preview:

That's right! It takes place in New Orleans! And Disney is going back to the Broadway-style musical, hand-drawn animation that their classics are known for! The film will also feature Disney's first African American Princess, Tiana.

The plot is in essence a twist on the classic Frog Prince fairly tale. It will be an American fairly tale set in the French Quarter of New Orleans during the 1920s Jazz Age. Prince Naveen from Maldonia is transformed into a frog by an evil voodoo magician. The frog prince asks a waitress named Tiana to break the spell by kissing him, but she ends up a frog as well. The two embark on a journey through the Louisiana bayous to the banks of the Mississippi and back in time for Mardi Gras in New Orleans. The accompanying cast will include a 200-year-old voodoo priestess, a lovesick Cajun firefly, a Jazz singing, trumpet playing alligator, and a spoiled, southern debutante.

I do not know if the film will be good, or even worth seeing, but it is definitely a step in the right direction for a company that has been relying a little too much on CG animation recently.