The Frog Princess (film)

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The Frog Princess
Directed by	Ron Clements John Musker
Written by	Ron Clements John Musker
Music by	Randy Newman
Distributed by	Walt Disney Pictures
Country	United States
Language	English
Preceded by	Rapunzel (2009)
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The Frog Princess is an animated film currently in development by Walt Disney Feature Animation. It will be the first traditionally animated (2-D) feature film in Disney's animated features canon since 2004's Home on the Range.

Although the film's entry in IMDb states its release year being 2008, it is highly unlikely as it hasn't been officially greenlit yet, and Disney has been working on other animated films for some time, including Rapunzel which is slated for release in 2009.

1 History
2 References
3 See also
4 External link

[edit] History

Disney had once announced that Home on the Range would be the studio's last 2-D entry to their animated features canon, but after the company's acquisition of Pixar in early 2006, it has been reported that Ed Catmull and John Lasseter, new leaders of the animation department, are interested in going back to 2-D. <ref name="darkhorizons">Disney Goes Traditional For "Princess". Dark Horizons (2006-07-27). Retrieved on 2006-07-29.</ref> During the 2006 Comic-Con, Kevin Koch, head of the Animation Guild, revealed that the film was in development. Disney animator Eric Goldberg also announced that Ron Clements and John Musker, directors of successful 2D Disney films Aladdin and The Little Mermaid, will be directing the film, and Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken will be in charge of the music. <ref name="awn">Comic-Con Sees Stars, 2D Officially Back at Disney. AWN Headline News (2006-07-23). Retrieved on 2006-07-29.</ref> <ref name="disneyblog">Big News for Walt Disney Feature Animation at Comic-Con. The Disney Blog (2006-07-23). Retrieved on 2006-07-29.</ref>

The film promises to return to the Broadway-style musical in the likes of the successful Disney animated films of the late '80s and early '90s. <ref name="imdbnews">Hand-Drawn Animation Returning to Disney. The Internet Movie Database (2006-07-27). Retrieved on 2006-07-29.</ref> It has also been reported that John Lasseter had personally asked Ron Clements and John Musker to direct and write the film, and had let them choose what form of animation (hand-drawn or CGI) they wanted the film to be in. No artistic staff are hired for visual development or storyboarding yet, but the script is expected to be finished by Autumn 2006. New and updated software will be used in the digital processing of the film, as the old CAPS system from Disney is now outdated. <ref name="laughingplace">It's Baaack!. LaughingPlace.com (2006-06-23). Retrieved on 2006-08-10.</ref>

On November 13 2006, it was revealed that Randy Newman, who was responsible for the music of many Pixar films, would be in charge of the music in the film instead of Alan Menken and his new lyricist Glenn Slater, due to John Lasseter not wanting the public to feel Disney being repetitive, as Menken is also working on another Disney fairy tale film, Enchanted. This reportedly upset a lot of Walt Disney Feature Animation employees. <ref name="newcomposer">Why a change of composers on "The Frog Princess" caused lots of WDFA staffers to lose their composure. Jim Hill Media (2006-11-13). Retrieved on 2006-11-18.</ref>