The Hollywood Reporter tells us that Keith David is set to voice the villainous Dr. Facilier in Walt Disney Pictures’ upcoming 2-D animated effort The Princess and the Frog.
The fairy tale, which is set in New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz, and will introduce Princess Tiana (Anika Noni Rose), a young girl living in the French Quarter.
The film introduces Disney’s newest princess, Maddy, a young African-American girl living amid the charming elegance and grandeur of the fabled French Quarter. From the heart of Louisiana’s mystical bayous and the banks of the mighty Mississippi comes an unforgettable tale of love, enchantment and discovery with a soulful singing crocodile, voodoo spells and Cajun charm at every turn. Randy Newman will will write songs and the score for the film.
The film is expected to be released in 2009.
