MOVIE TRAILERS

Could this be?! For 8 years!! Not since the Emperors new groove has disney[/pixar] made any descent hand animated cartoon, could this be it?! The trailer looks promising, the time is right, the stars have aligned, socks are at an afordable rate, let us sit and hope!!

Disney? Princess? 2D? I'M THERE!!!

Even though i am not disney's biggest fan, it is somehow refreshing to see that they are returning to their traditional animation roots rather than just relying on CGI for every film they make.

Very promising - great to see traditional 2D animation again - I do so miss it!!

This isn't going to be "hand animated" nor "2d". It is computer generated 3D animation with some of the look of old 2d animation. Disney shut down their traditional animation studios a few years back.

Kind of interesting no one has seen fit to mention that this will be Disney's first black "princess." Congrats, Disney! It only took you 72 years since Snow White to get around to it!

looks good!1 i miss princess tale!! and this look great"

sorry Icarus. I meant Tom Brazelton

on a different note i wonder what would happen if she kissed him on the lips while holdin him over the balcony it would be extreme happiness followed by extreme sadness haha

Haha, that was funnier than I expected. I guess we can expect to see this infront of SWING VOTE this week???

Treasure Planet a classic?! So The Little Mermaid must be chopped liver...

I absolutely LOVED this trailer! Tiana looks beautiful and I cannot wait to see this when it comes out! ^_____^ I truly believe it's about time. Princesses comes in all colors and shapes, and I'm so happy Disney finally sees that. Thanks so much for that Disney. ^^ I will definitely wait with baited breath.

Am I the only one who hates Disney?

Let's be real here! They had time and opprotunity to do Ariel, Mulan, Jasmine, Pocahontas. They could have done an African American princess by now. It's only a non-issue if you have no use for one. So what if it wouldn't fly as well as they'd like. I'm sure not all movies have the expected turn out. They've tried a Native American, an Asain and a Middle Eastern herion. Heck, even a half fish girl. So no, it's not just about focusing on race. It's about the absense of a group of people. But then it doesn't matter to those who are always represented. That said, I love their work so far. I will be seeing this one. The point is they could have tried it sooner.

Have you ever considered that all forms of arts are influenced from our current social surroundings. I think one of the possible reasons disney have choosen to use a black princess is because America is likley to soon have a black president. Plus I was wondering if anyone here have watched a disney movie, for example the little mermaid and wondered why she is not black. Just because it has never entered my head tilll now and too be honest i think it would be a distraction. Plus I also think that origin of the story also has a part in characters and extras. To be honest a lot of these fairytales were written when the african race was a minority and africans lived in african, chinese lived in china and italians lived in italy etc. But what is happening now is in countries like America and England is that they are becoming more multicultural. You maybe surprise that in large cities like london, the afican race is becoming a majority rather than a minority and it is difficult to spot a british person. Plus I am also wondering why so much emphasis and debate surrounds the black race when so little surrounds other races. I sometimes feel that the black race feel hard done by and I dont know why as i believe there great sense of equality today for all types of people. I would be more shocked to see a disabled princess which is not patronised for her disability in a moralistic plot. I think it would be great to see some more african stories and black princesses. What we need is for the afican culture to share there fairytales and stories so that maybe disney will be more aware of them.

I also understand that my view is subject to my own race and nationality and social surroundings. So i am open to other points of view fom people with diffrerent backgrounds and my view is not set in stone.

To those of you who pooh-pooh the obvious absence of an African American princess, you haven't had the daunting task of trying to find something, anything in the children's movie genre that has a character that even remotely looks like your child. You also have never had your daughter glorify the images of another child while denigrating her own. I am the 43 year old mother of a 5 year old daughter. I remember vividly the "black" dolls that were bought for me. I hated them - they were ugly while the "white" counterparts were beautiful. They didn't look like me and I rejected them. My wonderful mother bought only the dolls that I liked while my sister preferred the "black" dolls. She explained that we have people of all hues in our family and why not allow me to have different hued dolls. Now, I am sure to purchase all types off dolls for my daughter to enable her to see the true spectrum and to show her that we come in all shapes and sizes. I'm just glad that we can finally see a "princess" that our daughters can relate to and accept as not just a doll painted brown to appease the African American race. You should want your child to see all races represented on film, especially by Disney. It is "A Small World After All" isn't it? That's one of their theme songs and you would think by now someone at the helm of that large empire would want the peoples of the world represented - it should have been done long ago. Until you have walked a mile in my shoes and raised or are currently raising an African American child, you have no idea of the minefield you walk each day to assure she has a strong sense of self. Don't belittle the struggle, embrace the change and awakening!

Thanks Disney! (Better late than never.) My daughter and I applaud and thank you. You will be well rewarded on the backend; ie, $$$. Any items currently out to buy for Christmas?

I agree with Caelum, let's leave the PC junk out of it. The way some people are responding to a black princess, it's little wonder it took them so long to get it out in the first place. They've had to make numerous changes to satisfy the PC community (name from Maddy to Tiana, title from "The Frog Princess" to the "Princess and the Frog", etc.). The PC peeps still have loads of complaints despite all the effort Disney's been making. Filmmakers just want to make film, but if they feel like they're going to get a lot of flack for including a black leading character, sometimes they'll just opt for the less PC stirring option--even though that really does nothing to promote race equality on either end--they've got to feel like they can tell their story. Hopefully despite all the flack Disney has got, this will still be a progressive step forward. Certainly I agree better representation of the African-American is long overdue in Disney, but I think the negative reactions to their finally doing it is counter-productive to truly promoting equality of race in America. (And sadly, a lot of the negative reactions I've read from those in the African-American community have been surprisingly racist. Does it really make an individual who feel discriminated against any better than those who discriminate if they turn around and do the same thing?) Racism stops when BOTH sides stop being racist, not just one or the other. Either way, I'm excited for the movie, because Tiana seems to be witty and fun and I visited New Orleans for the first time this year, and I'm looking forward to seeing how they portray it.

I am Way late on this post, but all the comments made me think of when I was a kid and my little sister had a black cabbage patch doll. she liked it better specifically because it was different from all her friends' dolls. I never really gave it thought until now reading all these post stating the contrary. Oh yea and we're white. Goes to show your whiney kids shouldn't require that they "Look like" the dolls just play with them, it's fun. Same with movies.

LOL it was really hard for me to understand a lot of what the firefly (?) was saying at the end. but i think i got it the 2nd time around.

It was easy to tell from the cheer that erupted when West first brought up The Princess and the Frog and 2D hand drawn animation that people still love that animation style. The Princess and the Frog is the first Disney movie since 2004 that is completely hand drawn and not computer animated, and if the hype continues to build as much as it has so far, it's likely to be a huge hit for Disney, which means they'll want more. And as long as John Lasseter stays on board at Disney as well, I'm certain he'll make sure that they keep putting out hand drawn animated movies, even if there's two years of time between each one. It means Disney's Princess and the Frog is hand made animation not computer. And Disney Pictures wants to make that movies again every 2 years. It's great:) I love it:)

I remember seeing the renderings/drawings/sketches of the main character and her family members. Now that I'm seeing the trailer, I'm so excited! Disney has made some really good choices as far as how to put the character together. I love her "Southern Bell" sounding accent. Can't wait 'til it comes out!

I THINKS ITS A BRILLIANT IDEA. i think 2D has a certain charm about it. I think that the classics like beauty and the beast, the little mermaid, Aladdin, Tarzan, ect ect were my absolute favourite. I mean can you imagine the little mermaid in 3D it would just be strange. I really hope disney continues to make 2D movies

Just for those people that think this is actually a computer generated film made to look 2d....first of all that's impossible with today's technology, second of all, I've been doing some freelance work on the film and I definatly used a pencil!! Yes, Disney shut down the hand drawn studio a few years ago, but as soon as John Lassiter was given the position of creative head, he immediately moved for a new hand drawn film. This film is the fist hand drawn film under his leadership and he plans on alot more. There are NO computer generated characters! All is hand drawn, except perhaps for some of the backgrounds in the film, which disney has done for ages.

I cant believe disney would put out such a boring looking princess. A boring Prince a frog da. And a boring story story line. What man is a frog come on !

It's true that the United States has become much more racially diverse and accepting of diversity than say 50 years or 100 years ago. In terms of many nations, the United States has already given a lot of opportunities to people of minority races. It's a good thing, and I'm glad that the media has chosen to represent other races on film. However, the representation itself is and will be a touchy subject for minority races, because they have been and are still discriminated against in the United States. For many Caucasians, this discrimination may be difficult to see, because if you work hard and get that promotion, or if you do well and buy a nice house, it's difficult to imagine that the process would work any other way for other people. For many people, as we were taught in elementary school, racism is a myth of the past. But that's not true, because subvert racial persists in our society through stereotypes and assumptions about minorities. Many people today still believe the stereotype that blacks are dangerous trouble makers. That brown people are thieves, and Asians are work-a-holics, who at best, will never become truly American. As some commenters have mentioned, why don't blacks prove that they are not drug-dealers? Why don't they just become productive members of society? As minorities, we have to work ten times as hard as Caucasians to overcome these stereotypes, which our bosses already judge us by before we begin the job. We have to first prove that we are not troublemakers before we can even be judged as regular employees. Forget the promotions. They won't be coming as easily. So when a popular company like Disney comes up with a positive role model for African American children, it's only natural that we hope that she's as good as a role model as possible, and that she won't be stereotyped in the same way that we often are in real life. It's easy to be touchy, when blacks have been one of the most oppressed groups in U.S. history, and one of the most racially stereotyped now. Viewed as dangerous and aggressive, or lazy and unintelligent, so to speak. We hope that she represents the black race with dignity; we'll have more nibs about the production process because we're hoping for a princess that won't justify the negative racial stereotypes that we face. That said, I do hope that Disney incorporates some history in there, as unlikely as it may be with the racial controversy stirring up. As in the movie Pocahontas, I would prefer to see an idealistic future where blacks (and minority races ) and whites can work together to overcome racism, rather than foregoing the racial issue altogether. Working to create a better future rather than covering the problem. Our children need to see that.

I think its fine that Disney made a movie about a black princess. Any disney movie is fine with me. I'm just hoping that maybe now we can get "The Song of the South" released in America. Yes its got Uncle Remus and African Americans find it offensive. But really, there wasn't a man in the old south who told stories? If there was I can't beleive he spoke perfect english. So what is the offense here? Somebody please explain it to me, cause I'm just a dumb, little white girl.

Since a few of you are saying that it is about time we have a black princess because all the rest have been white. In that case, when are we going to have a fat princess or an ugly princess?