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Posted by Dominic von Riedemann May 14, 2008 |
(Writer's Note: I occasionally use this blog space to post news items that don't have enough material to warrant a full article)
Television actor Bruno Campos will join Anika Noni Rose and Keith David in the upcoming Disney film The Princess and the Frog, voicing the other leading role. This is Campos' first leading role in a major feature film.
Variety confirmed that the actor, best known for recurring roles in TV shows like Night Life, Nip/Tuck and the short-lived Christina Applegate vehicle Jesse, will voice the amphibian part in the flick, which will be Disney's first traditionally animated film since 2004.
The Princess and the Frog also marks the return of Ron Clements and John Musker, the directing team behind such Disney animated hits like The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and Hercules. Randy Newman (Toy Story) is composing the score, and writing the songs for the musical.
There's not a lot known about the plot of this film. Back when the movie was called The Frog Princess, many believed that Disney was taking the ancient Russian folk tale and moving it to 1920's New Orleans. After protests from the black community, Disney quickly changed the names of several characters and revamped the script.
Rose will play Princess Tiana and David will voice the villain, Dr. Facilier. John Goodman joins the cast as a Southern gentleman, and Jennifer Cody plays his spoiled daughter. Jenifer Lewis plays Mama Odie, a voodoo priestess, while Ritchie Montgomery voices Reggie, a musical alligator.
The Princess and the Frog has been scheduled for theatrical release on December 25, 2009.