March is going to absolutely bankrupt me! I can’t believe the slate of incredible titles coming to Blu-ray that month – Ponyo, Clash of the Titans, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The African Queen, Where The Wild Things Are… ARGH! Too…much…awesomeness…
Disney has just sent out a press release announcing their return to the glory of 2D cell animation, The Princess and The Frog for March release on Blu-ray. While it didn’t quite burn up the box office when it was released in December, there’s been a ton of critical praise for the film. I really hope it does well on Blu and that we’ll continue to see Disney producing 2D features into the future. 3D CGI films are nice and all, but I really miss hand-drawn animation. Details on the Blu-ray release below:
THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG
(March 16 2010 – MSRP single $39.99/combo $44.99)
Video: 1.78:1 1080p
Audio: English 5.1 DTS-HD
Special Features:
Bonus Features
The single disc DVD comes with these exciting bonus features:
• Deleted Scenes
• Audio Commentary by John Musker and Ron Clements (co-writers and directors) and Peter Del Vecho (producer)
• “Never Knew I Needed”- Music video by Ne-Yo
Games and Activities
• What Do You See: Princess Portraits — A bayou-style quiz tests viewers’ knowledge of all of Disney’s beautiful princesses. Ray’s firefly family creates twinkling portraits of each princess and if the player correctly identifies her, they can enjoy a tongue-cheek mini re-telling of that character’s story.
The Blu-ray Combo Pack edition comes with additional bonus features, including:
Backstage Disney
• Magic In The Bayou: The Making of A Princess — Co-writers and directors John Musker and Ron Clements take a freewheeling, behind-the-scenes look at the making of Disney’s newest animated film as it grows from an initial concept to a lavish animated film set in the enchanting world of New Orleans and the surrounding bayous.
• The Return To Hand Drawn Animation
• The Disney Legacy
• Disney’s Newest Princess
• The Princess and the Animator
• Conjuring The Villain
• A Return To The Animated Musical
• Bringing Life to Animation with an introduction by John Musker and Ron Clements.
• Deleted Scenes introduced by the filmmakers
• Art Galleries — A collection of storyboard art traces the visual development of The Princess and the Frog’s rich gallery of characters and settings.
This was such a fabulous movie, I can’t wait to see all the special features that Blu-Ray has in store!