Disney's First Black Princess

[smiley21]

This is very cool, but a long time coming. The movie is coming out in 2009. I wonder who is going to be the voices. I hope it gets the same reception as other Disney animated movies. It is going to be traditional animation, so it is going to be interesting to see how it is received.

http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/2...340194000.html

[tld221]

From Wikipedia, the source of all credibility
On December 1, 2006, a detailed casting call was announced for the film at the Manhattan Theatre Source forum. The casting call states the film as being an American fairy tale musical set in New Orleans during the 1920s Jazz Age, and provides a detailed list of the film's major characters, including the leading character, Maddy, who will be the first African American Disney princess. It was reported that Alicia Keys, Jennifer Hudson, and Anika Noni Rose are all being considered for the title role.

will J-Hud's 15 minutes of fame be extended?

i think they could all be in the movie, there are enough roles to go around. im having a hard time seeing who would play what...

again, from wikipedia:
* Maddy - A 19-year-old chambermaid.
* Charlotte La Bouff - A 18-year-old spoiled, southern Debutante and Diva.
* Dr. Duvalier - An African American Voodoo magician/fortune teller. The villain of the movie.
* Mama Odie - An elderly, 200-year-old Voodoo priestess/fairy god-mother.
* Ray - A lovesick Cajun firefly.
* Louis - A Jazz singer alligator.
* Prince Harry - A gregarious, fun-loving European Prince, in his early twenties.
* Lawrence - Prince Harry's pompous valet.
* Big Daddy La Bouff - Wealthy, Southern plantation landowner and father of Charlotte La Bouff.
* Eudora - Maddy's mother. In her fifties. Used to be Charlotte's nurse maid.
* George - The La Bouff family's cook.
* Arila - Maddy's sister.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by tld221

will J-Hud's 15 minutes of fame be extended?

Hmmm...maybe i need to put her on my fafarazzi team.

[LeslieAGD]

I heard this on the radio and I think it's great...but I hate Jennifer Hudson so if she's voicing it, I won't see it.

[texas*princess]

Originally Posted by LeslieAGD

I heard this on the radio and I think it's great...but I hate Jennifer Hudson so if she's voicing it, I won't see it.

I'm not a fan either....

I am glad that a "real" animated movie is coming out.... esp. since it's been awhile since Disney last released one. I'd be interested to see how it turns out, because it seems all of the other Disney "princesses" were based on fairy tales (Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Little Mermaid, Jasmine, Tinkerbell...) and this storyline isn't an old fairytale per se (at least not to my knowledge.. it might be a folk tale in other parts of the country)

It seems like this might be another version of Cinderella maybe? The chambermaid has a fairy godmother and she ends up marrying the prince.... the debutante chick throws a fit because she wanted to marry the prince...maybe the voodoo lady turned the chambermaid into a frog? and the prince kisses the frog?

[AXO Alum]

Originally Posted by texas*princess

....all of the other Disney "princesses" were based on fairy tales (Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Little Mermaid, Jasmine, Tinkerbell...)

um hmmmm.... t*p... we need to have a chat if you think Tink was a princess - I am so disappointed

http://www.amazon.com/Tinker-Princes.../dp/B000AXWU5A

[Drolefille]

I think it sounds awesome. I intend to drag someone to see it with me

[DSTKellie]

Originally Posted by LeslieAGD

I heard this on the radio and I think it's great...but I hate Jennifer Hudson so if she's voicing it, I won't see it.

Really?...Why so? I mean its cool that you are untitled to your opinion but I just never heard of anyone that hated J.Hudson.
Not because she great or anything but she is really not a controversy icon.

[aopirose]

Sounds good to me.

It could be based on the Russian fairytale which also has Greek and Italian versions or a variation of Grimm’s “The Frog Prince”.

Russian “The Frog Princess”
http://www.lacquerbox.com/frogprincess-long.htm

Brothers Grimm “The Frog Prince”
http://www.authorama.com/grimms-fairy-tales-12.html

[Ebonipoodle86]

Ladies
To acknowledge the fact that Africa was and is home to royalty, is to admit that it had and still has culture, art, wealth and beauty, politics and education... and we can't have that now can we, because what will be the excuse for slavery... segregation and discrimination against Africans and their descendants... so we must start the story with servitude because slavery is where history began for African Americans at least that’s where it begins in the American text books... need I say more.

[macallan25]

Shut up.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by christiangirl

Alright then, finish the song, smartypants

Why should I worry?
Why should I care?
We may not have a dime....

But I've got street savoire faire.

Why should I worry?
Why should I care?
It's just bebopulation
And I got street saviore faire

The rhythm of the city,
But once you get it down
Then you can own this town
You can wear the crown..

Why should I worry?
Why should I care?
I may not have a dime
But I got street savoire faire

Why should I worry?
Why should I care?
It's just a bebopulation
And I got street savoire faire...

Originally Posted by Ebonipoodle86

Ladies
To acknowledge the fact that Africa was and is home to royalty, is to admit that it had and still has culture, art, wealth and beauty, politics and education... and we can't have that now can we, because what will be the excuse for slavery... segregation and discrimination against Africans and their descendants... so we must start the story with servitude because slavery is where history began for African Americans at least that’s where it begins in the American text books... need I say more.

I'm sorry, but I disagree that this is ignoring African culture. It does seem like it will focus on African American culture in general and creole culture in particular, however seeing that as a default ignorance of Africa itself is imposing your predisposed notions on the matter. You can always criticize a writer for not doing something differently. Is any writer who writes a fantasy set in America somehow failing because they did not set it in Africa? Sometimes stories just go where they go. Are they at fault for setting in in New Orleans and not Georgia? What about Chicago? Why not the Caribbean?

[Taualumna]

Originally Posted by Ebonipoodle86

Ladies
To acknowledge the fact that Africa was and is home to royalty, is to admit that it had and still has culture, art, wealth and beauty, politics and education... and we can't have that now can we, because what will be the excuse for slavery... segregation and discrimination against Africans and their descendants... so we must start the story with servitude because slavery is where history began for African Americans at least that’s where it begins in the American text books... need I say more.

Hey, Disney's first East Asian "princess" wasn't royalty either and nobody really cares...people were only complaining about cultural inaccuracies. They could very well have used another famous Chinese tale about the moon lady/goddess, Shang Ngo, but in the story, she ends up living on the moon by with only a rabbit and a Gaston-like woodcutter while her husband is still on earth.

[DSTCHAOS]

It should be interesting. I haven't been a huge Disney fan in a few years so I don't know if I'd see it in the theater.

I did laugh at the big New Orleans accent and missing teeth of that bug. It gave me a Song of the South flashback.

They changed her name and that she's a chamber maid. Okay. I read in the comments section of youtube that the frog turns into a white prince? Is this true? If it is, I don't think it would've been too much to ask that the frog turn into a black prince. No need to wait until we have a black princess to celebrate the joys of interracial dating.

Other than that, there will be something in it that can be criticized. Just like most Disney movies. Can't please everyone.

[smiley21]

It is funny when someone bumps an old thread that you completely forgot you started.