Disney Announces Live-Action Tangled with The Greatest Showman Director Michael Gracey

Disney is bringing another animated classic to life with a live-action adaptation of Tangled! The 2010 fan favorite is getting the big-screen treatment, and The Greatest Showman director Michael Gracey is set to helm the project, as confirmed by Deadline.

Tangled, originally voiced by Mandy Moore as Rapunzel, was a massive success, raking in $592 million at the global box office. The movie’s popularity led to the 2012 spin-off short Tangled Ever After and the 2017 animated series Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure. Fans of the original can expect the live-action version to feature its iconic songs by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater, including the Grammy-winning, Oscar-nominated “I See the Light,” along with classics like “When Will My Life Begin?” and “Mother Knows Best.”

Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, known for her work on Disney’s Thor: Love and Thunder and Netflix’s Do Revenge, has penned the script. Gracey, who directed the smash hit The Greatest Showman, is also riding high with his upcoming film Better Man, set to release on Christmas Day.

With a stellar creative team behind it, Disney’s live-action Tangled promises to bring the magic of Rapunzel’s story to a new generation.