View a scene from "The Princess and the Frog," an animation set in New Orleans about a princess and an enchanted frog who wants nothing more than to be human again. In this scene, the frog convinces ...

For what seems like forever, I have waited for The Princess and the Frog. This is the first Disney animated film about an African-American princess, and this delightful fairy tale couldn't come at a ...

Smith, 48, who joined Disney in 1988, was supervising animator for the evil voodoo conjurer Dr. Facilier (Keith David) in "The Princess and the Frog." Smith is the creator and producer of "The Proud ...

Despite early criticism, few find fault with Disney's first black princess. Dec. 28, 2009— -- When Disney set out to make history by creating the first black animated princess in "The Princess ...

Get all the top news & discounts for TV & beyond. In anticipation of the release, Newman spoke with Variety about his love of the Big Easy (the backdrop for The Princess and the Frog) and why he ...

Disney cartoons have given us a Native American princess (Pocahontas), a Chinese heroine (Mulan), several European-based fairy-tale princesses (Snow White, Cinderella) and a leading lady who’s half ...

"Princess and the Frog" marks Disney's rediscovery of a strong narrative loaded with vibrant characters and mind-bending, hilarious situations. By Kirk Honeycutt, The Associated Press The narrative ...

Stepping back from the current rash of computer animated 3D extravaganzas, Disney's The Princess and the Frog expands on their '90s 2D trend of depicting ethnically diverse heroines, in the vein of ...

Directors Ron Clements and John Musker were putting the finishing touches on nearly three years of work on Disney's New Orleans-set animated fairy tale, "The Princess and the Frog," when they noticed ...