The Princess and the Frog pushed up 2 weeks

The Prince and the Frog has hopped forward a couple of weeks to a December 11 release date, providing some breathing room before Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Squeakuel opens on Christmas Day. Disney’s 49th feature animation will premiere in limited release on November 25 in New York and L.A. We ran the teaser trailer last July, but the one on the next page is better quality.

Wiki reminds us that The Princess Frog is “an American fairy tale, Broadway-style musical set in the French Quarter of New Orleans.”

[SPOILERiSH] A prince named Naveen from the land of Maldonia, is transformed into a frog by the evil scheming voodoo magician Dr. Facilier. The frog prince asks a waitress named Tiana to break the spell by kissing him. However, the kiss doesn’t break the spell but rather makes Tiana a frog, as well. Together the two of them must reach the good voodoo priestess of the Bayou, Mama Odie, while befriending a trumpet playing alligator and a hopelessly romantic firefly along the way.

Anika Noni Rose and Bruno Campos (photos after the cut) voice the roles of Princess Tiana and Prince Naveen. Oprah Winfrey and Terrence Howard are the voices of Tiana’s parents. These pretty stills show the hand drawn 2D animation reminiscent of vintage 1950s Disney princesses like Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty.