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Disney Revives Live-Action ‘Tangled’ With ‘The Greatest Showman’ Director, Scarlett Johansson in Talks to Star

 Disney is once again letting down Rapunzel’s hair the studio has resumed development on its long-gestating live-action adaptation of Tangled.

Scarlett Johansson, Mother Gothel Tangled

The Greatest Showman filmmaker Michael Gracey is set to direct, working from a screenplay by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (Do Revenge, Thor: Love and Thunder). Scarlett Johansson is reportedly being considered for the role of the manipulative Mother Gothel.

The project will be produced by Kristin Burr of Burr! Productions alongside Emmy winner Lucy Kitada (The Baby-Sitters Club).

The 2010 animated hit Tangled based on the Brothers Grimm tale of Rapunzel starred Mandy Moore as the spirited princess with impossibly long hair and Donna Murphy as Mother Gothel. The film became a major success for Disney, earning more than $590 million worldwide and an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song for “I See the Light.”

Earlier this year, development on Tangled had been paused following the underperformance of Disney’s live-action Snow White starring Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot. However, the studio has since rebounded with strong results from Lilo & Stitch and Mufasa: The Lion King.

Disney continues to expand its slate of live-action reimaginings, with Thomas Kail’s Moana—starring Catherine Laga’aia and Dwayne Johnson—set to hit theaters on July 10, 2026.

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