Greater than 4 years after the present was introduced, it appears to be like like a Disney+ sequel sequence to The Princess and the Frog just isn’t taking place in any case.
In keeping with The Hollywood Reporter, Disney has ended improvement on a Tiana streaming sequence “because it abandons making authentic longform content material for streaming.” The present was first introduced in December of 2020, at a time when Disney was placing an enormous emphasis on new reveals and movies for its then-new streaming service, Disney+. (The Tiana present was introduced similtaneously the Moana sequence — which was ultimately reworked into the Moana 2 theatrical function that opened in theaters final fall.)
THR’s sources declare that “regardless of finest efforts, together with a number of adjustments to the artistic crew, Tiana finally couldn’t get to the place it wanted to be given manufacturing prices.”
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Disney launched The Princess and the Frog (loosely primarily based on the folks story “The Frog Prince” and the 2002 novel The Frog Princess) in 2009. It was the corporate’s first hand-drawn animated function in a number of years, and garnered stable opinions and field workplace. Though this sequence by no means got here collectively, the Tiana character continues to be an vital one in Disney’s merchandise and in its theme parks; she just lately turned the star of the previous Splash Mountain attraction in Disneyland and Walt Disney World, which is now often known as Tiana’s Bayou Journey.
The Hollywood Reporter’s piece claims that though this Tiana sequence just isn’t transferring ahead, Disney is “creating a separate short-form particular impressed by The Princess and the Frog.” However what this information — and the existence of Moana 2 — actually underscores is the truth that it is best to count on fewer issues from Disney to go straight to Disney+. In spite of everything, why make a streaming Moana sequence that your common streaming clients can look ahead to the value of their month-to-month subscription, when you could possibly launch Moana 2 in theaters, gross $1.05 billion worldwide, and then put it on streaming afterwards?
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