Disney Animation’s Tangled is about to get a live-action adaptation, Deadline first reported on Wednesday (Dec. 11).
The screenplay is generally expected to follow the one Disney fans already know and love, Deadline says, though plot specifics remain confidential at press time.
Casting details also haven’t been shared, but The Greatest Showman director Michael Gracey is in negotiations to lead the feature film. Kristin Burr (Cruella, Freakier Friday) is set to produce alongside Lucy Kitada (The Baby-Sitters Club), and Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (Do Revenge, Thor: Love and Thunder, Someone Great) is behind the script.
Tangled tells the tale of Rapunzel, the Brothers Grimm character that in modern times is best known as the magical, golden-haired Disney princess that’s been beloved to the family audience since 2010, when Disney’s studio released its animated version of the story. The animated Rapunzel starred Mandy Moore, who voiced the spunky and sweet heroine and recorded her songs — including Grammy-winning duet “I See the Light” with Zachary Levi, and story opener “When Will My Life Begin?” — for the film’s original soundtrack.
“I See the Light,” with music written by Alan Menken and lyrics by Glenn Slater, was honored as best song written for visual media at the Grammy Awards in 2012; the ballad was also nominated for best original song at the Academy Awards in 2011, an award that ultimately went to Toy Story 3‘s “We Belong Together,” penned by Randy Newman.
The animated Tangled film surpassed $590 million at the worldwide box office, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The new version will join an upcoming theatrical slate of family-friendly remakes from Disney that includes live-action releases Mufasa: The Lion King (in theaters Dec. 20), Snow White (March 21) and Lily & Stitch (May 23).
