Anika Noni Rose reacts to the cancellation of Tiana, the Princess and the Frog collection which Disney spent 5 years growing.
Final week, Disney unceremoniously scrapped an animated collection primarily based on The Princess and the Frog. Because the collection 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 collection was a very long time coming, and lots of stunning work was put into it by all the creatives concerned, together with however not restricted to very long time champion Jenn Lee, our great author/director Joyce Sherri, some fabulous animators and an incredible music staff.“
Nonetheless, Tiana isn’t solely lifeless, as a “short-form special” impressed by the film is in early growth. Rose hopes followers will end up for the particular and let Disney know there’s a transparent want 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 mates, household, coworkers, babysitters; inform all of the folks who’ve beloved Princess Tiana, Naveen, Louis, Charlotte, Mama Odie and the magic they’ve created collectively over time, and be sure you are watching. Present your love and your want within the numbers. Make that want an simple and actual factor. Till then, we shall be persevering with to work laborious to carry you essentially the most stunning content material we will.“
The Princess and the Frog marked Disney’s temporary return to conventional animation. Set within the nice metropolis of New Orleans, it options a gorgeous 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 magical bayous of Louisiana. Though the movie considerably underperformed upon launch, it finally grossed $271 million worldwide, turning into the studio’s most profitable historically animated film for the reason that launch of Lilo & Sew in 2002. Final yr, Disney additionally reworked the Splash Mountain attraction into Tiana’s Bayou Journey.
