By “The Greatest Showman” director Michael Gracey has entered negotiations to direct the live-action adaptation of 2010 animated film “Tangled” at Disney Pictures.
The original film was a modern retelling of the classic Rapunzel fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. Mandy Moore played Rapunzel, a spirited young princess with magical, golden hair who escapes from her isolated tower for the first time to experience the world – embarking on an adventure with a charming thief (Zachary Levi).
She discovers her true identity and face the dangerous truth about the woman (Donna Murphy) who kept her captive. The original grossed over $590 million worldwide and scored an Oscar nomination.
Plot details of the live-action version are under wraps but is expected to follow along the lines of the animated version as opposed to some other adaptations which subvert the story.
Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (“Thor: Love and Thunder,” next year’s “I Know What You Did Last Summer”) penned the most recent draft of the script. Kristin Burr and Lucy Kitada will produce.
Gracey recently co-wrote, directed and produced the Robbie Williams biopic “Better Man” in which the British pop icon is portrayed as a chimpanzee. That film opens on Christmas Day.
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