Disney has resumed development on the live-action movie adaptation of Tangled.
The project has Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman) attached to direct a script from Jennifer Kaytin Robinson. Producers include Kristin Burr for Burr! Productions, along with Emmy-winning producer Lucy Kitada (The Baby-Sitters Club).
It has also been announced that Scarlett Johansson is being eyed to star as Mother Gothel.
Best known for playing Black Widow in the MCU, Johansson starred in Wes Anderson’s (The Phoenician Scheme) and Universal Pictures’ (Jurassic World Rebirth) in 2025.
Tangled was released by Walt Disney Animation Studios in 2010. Loosely based on the classic Rapunzel fairytale, the film is directed by Nathan Greno and Byron Howard. Tangled’s voice cast includes Mandy Moore as Rapunzel, Zachary Levi as Flynn Rider, and Donna Murphy as Mother Gothel.
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