Disney Already Had A Black Princess.....

Does Brandy as Cinderella count?

We suppose by "Disney's First Black Princess" that the company means "animated Black princess". Nonetheless, we are excited to attend a private screening of the film.

The film is based loosely on two major literary pieces The Frog Princess by E.D. Baker and The Grimm Brothers' The Frog Prince. Princess is set interestingly enough in New Orleans and features a jazzed-up soundtrack. We are compelled to ask why Princess Tiana is a frog for much of the film? Yet in still, it will be exciting to hear some of our favorite voices including: Oprah Winfrey, Terrence Howard and Jennifer Lewis.

We will have all of the updates on this already controversial piece by legendary racist animation studio Disney. The film is directed by John Musker and Ron Clements who directed The Little Mermaid, Hercules, and Aladdin (all masterpiece films). The score was written by Randy Newman, who scored both Toy Story movies (featuring some of our favorite songs: "You've Got A Friend In Me" and "When She Loved Me".

Shout-out to Aureal who helped develop the character when she interned at Disney years ago... and princess Anika Noni Rose (who we will see tonight).

The Princess and the Frog debuts nationwide on Friday, December 11, 2009.

Check out the official trailer: