Colman Domingo in Talks for ‘Princess and the Frog’ Spin-Off

Domingo and theatre veteran Robert O’Hara are making deals to co-write an original live-action movie featuring the lead from ‘The Princess and the Frog.’

(Left) Colman Domingo arrives at the 15th Governors Awards in the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, November 17, 2024. Credit/Provider: Mark Von Holden / The Academy. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S. (Right) 2009's 'The Princess and the Frog'. Photo: Walt Disney Animation.

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Colman Domingo and Robert O’Hara may co-write a ‘Princess and the Frog’ spin-off.
It would be a live-action story about the movie’s Princess Tiana.
The potential film is still at a very early stage.

Given that the live-action ‘Moana’ just ran aground at the box office (it dropped 55% in its second weekend of release), Disney might be re-thinking its policy on retooling its animated back catalogue.

But if Colman Domingo (‘Sing Sing’) and Robert O’Hara (‘Slave Play’) have their way, a new movie based on 2009’s ‘The Princess and the Frog’ could go in an interesting, different direction.

The Princess and the Frog

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Release Date: Dec 11, 2009

Run Time: 1 hr 38 min

Budget: $105,000,000

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Per Deadline, the duo is pitching an original story that features the movie’s Tiana, instead of simply a new version of the animated pic. It's very early days yet, but we'd be fascinated to see what they dream up.

What’s the story of ‘The Princess and the Frog’?

2009's 'The Princess and the Frog'. Photo: Walt Disney Animation.

The 2009 Disney animated outing –– its last entirely hand-drawn movie –– is set in New Orleans during the 1920s and based on E.D. Baker’s ‘The Frog Princess.’

It follows a waitress, Tiana (Anika Noni Rose), who dreams of opening her own restaurant. She’s set on turning a frog prince, Naveen, back into a human after he’s cursed by an evil voodoo witch doctor, Facilier. However, Tiana becomes a frog as well, and the couple must find a way to become human again.

What else is Colman Domingo working on?

Most recently seen in Steven Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’ and the final season of TV’s ‘Euphoria,’ Domingo has a number of movies in the works, including a Nat King Cole biopic, ‘Scandalous!’ about the relationship between singer Sammy Davis Jr. and actress Kim Novak and thriller ‘An Innocent Girl,’ which is in post-production now.

Colman Domingo arrives on the red carpet of the 97th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025. Credit/Provider: Heather Swift / The Academy. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.