{"id":46846,"date":"2026-08-15T15:22:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T10:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=46846"},"modified":"2026-08-15T15:22:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T10:22:30","slug":"tangled-live-action-movie-set-for-march-2028-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=46846","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Tangled&#8217; Live-Action Movie Set for March 2028 Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tAt its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/d23\/\" id=\"auto-tag_d23_1\" data-tag=\"d23\">D23<\/a> fan event on Friday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/disney-2\/\" id=\"auto-tag_disney-2_1\" data-tag=\"disney-2\">Disney<\/a> offered up a first look at its upcoming live-action adaptation of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/tangled\/\" id=\"auto-tag_tangled_1\" data-tag=\"tangled\">Tangled<\/a><\/em>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe clip began with a shot of Teagan Croft, who is playing Rapunzel, from behind, with her long blonde hair cascading over cobblestone streets. The footage then cut to Kathryn Hahn as the duplicitous Mother Gothel, before Hahn took the stage to thank fans for manifesting her casting. The star joked her character \u201cmay be a little overprotective, but that\u2019s because she cares so much\u201d and added, she\u2019s \u201cthe best kind of villain, the kind who thinks she\u2019s actually a hero.\u201d Croft and co-star Milo Manheim also sent a virtual message, appearing in costume as they said hi to fans from their set in Spain. The studio also announced a release date of March 31, 2028.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tAt the beginning of the year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/tangled-live-action-movie-teagan-croft-milo-manheim-1236466753\/\">the studio cast<\/a> rising Australian actress Croft as Rapunzel, the curious and plucky would-be princess with magical hair, and <em>Zombies<\/em> star Manheim as Flynn Rider, the cocky outlaw thief who helps her escape her tower prison. In the 2010 animated version \u2014 now regarded as a modern classic and part of Disney Animation\u2019s second renaissance \u2014 those roles were voiced by Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi. Rounding out the live-action cast, Diego Luna has also joined the film in a new role.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tMichael Gracey, who counts the musical biopics\u00a0<em>Better Man\u00a0<\/em>and<em>\u00a0The Greatest Showman<\/em>\u00a0among his credits<em>,<\/em>\u00a0is directing the feature, which, like the original, will have big musical elements. Kristin Burr, who has long-standing ties to the studio and was a producer on\u00a0<em>Freakier Friday<\/em>\u00a0as well as 2021\u2019s live-action\u00a0<em>Cruella<\/em>, is producing. Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (<em>I Know What You Did Last Summer<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Thor: Love and Thunder<\/em>) and Michael Montemayor (<em>Everyone I Know is Dead<\/em>) wrote the script.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe original animated film grossed over $591 million and spawned a popular Disney Channel series. 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