Tangled: Teagan Croft Is a Live-Action Rapunzel

Tangled: Teagan Croft Is a Live-Action Rapunzel

Disneys’ live-action adaptation of Tangled will be a musical and is set to hit theaters on March 31, 2028. Teagan Croft will be the new Rapunzel.

This story is of a young girl who spends most of her life locked away in a tower before meeting an unlikely character that changes her life and gives her a chance to see the world.

The new film has Milo Manheim as Flynn Rider, Kathryn Hahn as Mother Gothel, and Diego Luna in an undisclosed new role.

Michael Gracey directs this new musical from the Texas stage writer Jennifer Kaytin Robinson.

Teagan Croft Leads as Rapunzel

Teagan Croft will be the new Rapunzel for the upcoming film. Croft is best recognized for her roles in Titans and True Spirit.

Rapunzel is a spunky and inquisitive teen who is held captive for most of her life in a secluded tower by Mother Gothel. In the tower, she dreams of the world beyond. That opportunity knocks when the thief Flynn Rider (Manheim) stumbles upon her tower.

For viewers wondering about Tangled, Croft’s version is a live-action reimagining of the story as opposed to being a sequel.

Milo Manheim is Flynn Rider

For Tangled, Milo Manheim is Flynn Rider.

Disney confirmed Manheim and Croft, placing Flynn as the thief that helps Rapunzel in her escape from the tower.

Flynn is a major character in the original movie as he changes Rapunzel’s strict and controlled daily life with his arrival.

Initially, he enters the tower in an attempt to hide but becomes the catalyst for both characters to embark on a new journey.

Although the remake has several new additions, it retains a central relationship of the original animated movie.

Filming was still going on in Spain when Disney showed the first look at the remake at D23 2026. While at the event, Kathryn Hahn told the audience that her cast mates, Gal Gadot and Manheim/Croft were still in Spain for filming.

Mother Gothel is a major part of the story as she keeps Rapunzel locked up in the tower and is responsible for keeping her away from the outside world. She’s also the major antagonist for the movie.

The first footage that was shown to the public at D23 gave a quick glimpse of Kathryn Hahn’s Mother Gothel and Gal Gadot’s Rapunzel.

It also showed Disney’s commitment to keeping a few elements of the original story while reinventing other aspects with new actors and settings. The complete new interpretation of Gothel has not been released to the public.

According to The Wrap, the live action adaptation of Tangled got a new role. Whoever gets that role will play an as of yet unnamed character.

This means that the live action adaption will have at least one key component that wasn’t present in the original film.

For those searching for information about the production using the moviebox app for android apk, the Luna’s participation is confirmed. However, details about his character are still not available to the public.

Until there is more official information from Disney, whether he is a supportive character or an antagonist, or a member of the royal family, is up to interpretation.

Michael Gracey to Direct Tangled Remake

Michael Gracey will be directing the project.

Gracey’s previous projects have been the musicals Better Man and The Greatest Showman.

Jennifer Kaytin Robinson wrote the screenplay.

Having a background in musicals is helpful in this case because the original animated movie Tangled was a musical fantasy.

Disney is still keeping the musical elements of the remake close to the vest.

The project began production in Spain in 2026. The studio was able to show early footage from the project in August of 2026 at its D23 Expo.

That footage showed Alexander Croft as Rapunzel and Alan Hahn as Mother Gothel, confirming that production was still ongoing.

Tangled Release Date: March 31, 2028

Disney will be releasing the live-action Tangled on March 31, 2028.

The official announcement was made at D23 in August 2026 along with the first footage from the project.

The new version has the benefit of being released 18 years after the Disney animated original, which came out in November 2010.

Teagan Croft plays the lead of Rapunzel. Milo Manheim portrays Flynn Rider and Kathryn Hahn plays Mother Gothel.

One of the more obvious changes is the addition of a new character played by Diego Luna.

The broad strokes of the story are still the same.

Rapunzel has spent years of her life cooped up in a tower with no sense of the outside world. Flynn’s unexpected arrival creates a route to the outside.

With Tangled, Disney is yet again bringing the classic tale to a new generation with new changes and additions, and a theatrical release.