Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your golden hair. Disney is finally moving forward with the live action Tangled.
Disney halted the production in April following the commercial failure of March’s “Snow White” film adaptation. But in the following months, the studio’s “Lilo & Stitch” remake struck a major chord at the box office to the tune of $1 billion globally. A key difference between “Snow White” and “Lilo & Stitch” was cultural relevance (or lack thereof), insiders suggest.
The original “Snow White” was released in 1937 and is no longer the rage with kids today. Meanwhile “Lilo & Stitch,” based on the 2002 film, never waned in popularity; it’s been a top title on Disney+ and, in 2024 alone, drove over $2.6 billion in retail sales. And that towering figure was before the adorable blue agent-of-chaos even returned to the big screen. Clearly the studio is hoping that “Tangled” has a similar cache with younger audiences. Slated for 2027, Tangled will also star Zachary Levi and Julianna Margulies.