The animation was created in 2009 and won three Oscar nominations. It was also the first in which the main character had black skin. It is a loose adaptation of ED Baker’s novel The Frog Princess, which in turn is inspired by the Brothers Grimm short story The Frog King. According to many people, casting the role of Tiana Lupita Nyong’o would have to involve major script changes.
Lupita Nyong’o was set to play Tiana. That Disney princess was a teenager
The Princess and the Frog takes place in New Orleans. The protagonist of the animated version is a 19-year-old girl, while Nyong’o is 40 at the moment. After the rumors about the possible engagement of this actress appeared, many people pointed out that such an age difference would require significant changes in the live version.
Information about “The Princess and the Frog” appeared literally a few days after media reports about the new version of “Tangled” appeared in the media. Here, Disney supposedly would like to see Florence Pugh as Rapunzel. Whether this will happen is not yet certain. It is known, however, that other live-action versions of fairy tales are to appear in cinemas soon.
Although there are opponents of this approach to Disney classics, “Lilo and Stitch” is already in the works – here Lilo is to be played by Maia Kealoha, and her older sister Sydney Agudong. In turn, in the live-action version of “Moaiana” Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is to play the character of Mauie, whom he lent his voice to in the 2016 animation. Previously, the screens live-action versions of “Cinderella”, “Beauty and the Beast” or “The Lion King”, where the lioness Nala spoke with the voice of Beyonce.
Source: Gazeta
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