Anika Noni Rose is breaking her silence over Disney’s choice earlier this month to not transfer ahead with Tiana, an animated musical collection offshoot of The Princess and the Frog film set for Disney+.
First introduced in December 2020, the venture was anticipated to characteristic Rose reprising her function as Tiana from the 2009 movie The Princess and the Frog, which revolved round Disney’s first Black princess.
“Final week an announcement was made concerning the cancellation of the collection, Tiana,” she started in an announcement shared on Instagram. “I’ve been getting a great deal of messages expressing kindness, assist and overwhelming disappointment.”
“I too am deeply disenchanted that the continuation of Tiana’s journey in collection kind has been reduce quick,” including that the extremely anticipated collection adaptation had been a “very long time coming” and concerned “plenty of stunning work was put into it by all of the creatives concerned.”
“As hurtful as it’s for something you’ve put your coronary heart and soul in to be prematurely ended, my hope is that when what’s now to be a ‘Tiana Particular Occasion’ airs that your whole stunning, loving, loyal followers who’ve been championing not simply the collection, however a Princess And The Frog sequel, tune in,” she continued.
“And after I say tune in, I imply, inform your mates, household, coworkers, babysitters, inform all of the individuals you realize who’ve cherished Princess Tiana, Naveen, Louis, Charlotte, Mama Odie, and the magic they’ve created over time and be sure to are watching. Present your love and need within the numbers. Make that need an plain and actual factor.”
She provides: “Till then, we can be persevering with to work onerous to carry you probably the most stunning content material we are able to.”
Set in New Orleans through the Nineteen Twenties, The Princess and the Frog movie tells the story of a hardworking waitress named Tiana who desires of opening her personal restaurant. After kissing prince Naveen, who has been became a frog by the evil voodoo witch physician Facilier, Tiana turns into a frog as properly and the 2 should discover a option to flip human once more earlier than it’s too late.
Along with Rose, the movie starred Bruno Campos, Michael-Leon Wooley, Jim Cummings, Jennifer Cody, John Goodman, Keith David, Peter Bartlett, Jenifer Lewis, Oprah Winfrey and Terrence Howard.
The movie was directed by John Musker and Ron Clements and produced by Peter Del Vecho, from a screenplay co-written by Clements and Musker with Rob Edwards. Musker and Clements additionally co-wrote the story with writing duo Greg Erb and Jazson Oremland.
You may learn Rose’s Instagram publish in full beneath.
