A brand new Disney princess may be getting the live-action remedy quickly: Princess Tiana, from 2009’s The Princess and the Frog.
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On Friday, Deadline reported that Emmy and Oscar nominee Colman Domingo (Euphoria, Sing Sing) and Tony-nominated director Robert O’Hara (Slave Play) are in talks to co-write a live-action movie centered on Tiana.
Initially voiced by Anika Noni Rose, Tiana is a decided waitress from New Orleans who hopes to someday open her personal restaurant. Her grand plan will get derailed when she’s was a frog alongside Maldonia’s cursed Prince Naveen (voiced by Bruce Campos). So begins an journey by the Louisiana bayou, with the 2 finally falling in love. By the tip of the movie, the pair return to their human varieties and get married. That is not all: Tiana’s goals lastly come true with the grand opening of her restaurant, Tiana’s Palace.
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Nevertheless, Domingo and O’Hara’s movie, nonetheless in extraordinarily early days, reportedly will not simply be a live-action retread of The Princess and the Frog, the way in which most of Disney’s live-action initiatives are. As an alternative, it’s set to be an authentic spin-off story, just like Magnificence and the Beast spin-off Gaston, additionally in growth.
The unique tackle a beloved character may very well be simply what Disney wants because it continues with its live-action initiatives. 2026’s Moana and 2025’s Snow White each floundered on the field workplace, suggesting audiences are rising drained with the fixed remakes of classics. Nevertheless, 2025’s Lilo & Sew did earn over $1 billion, so the urge for food for live-action variations of sure properties stays.
