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Disney will work on a live-action remake of their 2010 animated classic Tangled, which originally starred Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi and Donna Murphy.
Are "Tangled," "Frozen" & "The Little Mermaid" Connected?
If you've got a dream to see a new version of Tangled, we've got some good news for you.
A live-action remake of the 2010 Disney animated feature is currently in the works, according to multiple outlets. Michael Gracey—who helmed 2017's The Greatest Showman—is in talks to direct a script from Thor: Love and Thunder's Jennifer Kaytin Robinson.
While there are no firm plot details as of yet, Deadline noted that the script is expected to closely follow the animated version of Tangled, which starred Mandy Moore, Zachary Leviand Donna Murphy.
And when it comes to music, there's no word yet on if the live-action version will bring back composer Alan Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater—who nabbed a joint 2011 Oscar nomination for Best Original Song for "I See the Light"—for any new songs.
As for who will be taking over the roles of Mandy's Rapunzel and Zachary's Flynn Ryder? While casting is still under wraps, Mandy does have thoughts on who could rock Rapunzel's iconic tresses: Sabrina Carpenter.
"I could see her with 50 feet of hair or something," Mandy told Elite Daily in July. "She looks like a Disney princess in real life."
And the This Is Us alum even had an idea for how she herself could take part in a live-action Tangled.
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"Maybe I could be Rapunzel's mom," the 40-year-old suggested. "Let's have a real mother-daughter duet, and have someone write an original song so we can talk about our differences and how hard it is to be a young person in this world."
And when it comes to Flynn and his iconic smolder, Zachary also had someone in mind, pitching Timothée Chalamet to take on the role.
"I mean, he's already getting every other job," Zachary joked to Entertainment Tonight in July. "Unfortunately I feel like I'm a little old—and that I don't know all of the younger actors that could be that guy."
For more animated Disney classics getting the live-action treatment, keep reading.
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Moana
Disney revealed Dwayne Johnson is returning for a live-action version of Moana after starring in the original in 2016.
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Lilo and Stitch
Disney cast Maia Kealoha, a young actress from Hawaii, to play Lilo, The Hollywood Reporter revealed in March 2023.
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Lion King
Barry Jenkins recently gave a first look at his Lion King spinoff movie Mufasa: The Lion King, which drops in 2024 following the 2019 remake of the original movie. Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen will reprise their roles of Timon and Pumbaa, Jenkins said at D23 in 2022.
"Mufasa was actually an orphaned cub who had to navigate the world alone by himself," Jenkins said, "and in telling this story, we get to experience the real journey of how Mufasa found his place in the circle of life."
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Little Mermaid
Fans went under the sea on May 26, 2023 with the new movie, starring Halle Bailey along with Daveed Diggs, Jacob Tremblay, Awkwafina, Jonah Hauer-King, Javier Bardem and Melissa McCarthy.
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Snow White
Heigh Ho! Premiering in 2025 is a remake of the 1937 classic, starring West Side Story's Rachel Zegler and Wonder Woman's Gal Gadot.
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Aristocats
Questlove is directing the remake about the French cat clan, Deadline reported in March 2023.
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101 Dalmatians
The villain-centric spinoff Cruella (2021) is getting a sequel, also starring Emma Stone, per Variety.
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Hercules
Marvel directors Joe and Anthony Russo are directing the live-action adaptation of the 1997 film with Guy Ritchie. Joe told Variety in November 2022 that their version will be "a little bit more experimental in tone, a little bit more experimental in execution."
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The Hunchback Of Notre Dame
In 2019, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that the studio is creating a Hunchback remake with Frozen's Josh Gad and writer David Henry Hwang. The movie is currently on hold, although Gad shared in 2023 he's hopeful it will still happen.
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Bambi
In 2020, Entertainment Weekly confirmed that Disney hired Geneva Robertson-Dworet (Captain Marvel) and Lindsey Beer (Sierra Burgess Is a Loser) to write a script for a Bambi movie.
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