Disney Goes 'Urban'

Hopefully, Oprah can strut her inspirational stuff through the Disney soundstages, find Miley, and intervene before she joins the skank contingent.


After Mulan got her own movie, Pocahantas got her own movie, mermaids, dwarves, even sea creatures got their own goddamn movie ...

Dinsey has finally given African-Americans their own movie.

Better late than never.



Oprah Winfrey has joined the voice cast of Walt Disney's animated "The Princess and the Frog," in the role of Eudora, the mother of the main character, Princess Tiana, voiced by Anika Noni Rose.


Set in the French Quarter of New Orleans, the film is Disney's first animated effort starring an African American princess. However, this isn't Winfrey's first time voicing an animated character.


Most recently, she played Judge Bumbleton in "Bee Movie," and she also provided dialogue for Gussy the Goose in the live-action "Charlotte's Web."


John Lasseter, the chief creative office at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, also announced that Randy Newman has written six new songs for "The Princess and the Frog." He appeared in person at the studio's presentation Wednesday to perform one of the tunes, "Down in New Orleans."


"The Princess and the Frog" is set for release in late 2009.