Princess and the Frog voice actress Anika Noni Rose is sharing her deep disappointment over her character Princess Tiana’s television series being canceled by Disney. “I too am deeply disappointed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In December 2020, Disney announced that it was developing a long-form television series based on the 2009 animated movie The ...

"The series was a long time coming, and a lot of beautiful work was put into it by all of the creatives involved," the actress, who voiced Tiana in the original 2009 film, said on social media. By ...

Fifteen years after Disney premiered its first Black animated princess in The Princess and the Frog, Princess Tiana is making her marks at Walt Disney World theme parks. Replacing the Splash Mountain, ...

On Tuesday, Rose -- who voiced Princess Tiana in the 2009 animated film, and was set to reprise her role in the Disney+ series -- posted a statement on Instagram, in which she expressed her ...

A source for the outlet confirmed that with the scrapping of Tiana, Walt Disney Animation Studios will be performing layoffs at its Vancouver studio as its business strategy changes. An unannounced ...

The new path? Short form stuff like "Bluey" and prioritizing movies that can go into theaters like "Moana 2." The loss of “Tiana” is not indicative of just one project; it’s part of a larger change of ...

The original Princess Tiana has shared her thoughts on Disney’s recent decision to cancel the “Tiana” spinoff. This week, Anika Noni Rose, who voiced the lead in Disney’s “The Princess and the Frog,” ...

Disney made waves when it revealed its first Black princess in Princess and the Frog. Fans met Tiana, a New Orleans aspiring entrepreneur who wanted to honor her father’s legacy by opening a ...

The news is part of Disney's larger shift in animation philosophy moving forward, with Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar no longer focusing on developing long-form episodic programming.