Tangled is a media franchise owned by The Walt Disney Company that began with the 2010 American CGI-animated film of the same name, directed by Nathan Greno and Byron Howard from a screenplay by Dan Fogelman. Produced by Roy Conli, the film featured songs by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater, while Glen Keane, John Lasseter, and Aimee Scribner served as its executive producers. The film was loosely based on the German fairy tale "Rapunzel" from the 1812 collection Grimms' Fairy Tales by the Brothers Grimm.
The franchise consists of a feature film, a video game, a short sequel, a stage musical, and a television series, as well as a television film.
Films
Film Release date Director(s) Screenwriter(s) Producer(s)Animated Tangled Nathan Greno & Byron Howard Dan Fogelman Roy ConliLive-action Tangled Michael Gracey Jennifer Kaytin Robinson & Michael Montemayor Kristin Burr & Michael De Luca
Animated Tangled (2010)
Tangled is a 2010 American CGI-animated musical adventure fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is loosely based on the German fairy tale "Rapunzel" from the 1812 collection Grimms' Fairy Tales by the Brothers Grimm. Featuring the voices of Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi, the film tells the story of a lost, young princess with long magical hair who yearns to leave her secluded tower. Against her mother's wishes, she accepts the aid of a handsome intruder to take her out into the world which she has never seen. Composer Alan Menken, who had worked on prior Disney animated features, returned to score Tangled.
Live-Action Tangled (upcoming 2028 film)
In January 2026, Disney announced the casting of Teagan Croft as Rapunzel, and Milo Manheim as Eugene. Kathryn Hahn will play the role of Mother Gothel in the film. Production for the film will take place in Spain in June 2026, with Michael Gracey as director. It is scheduled to be released to be released on March 31, 2028.
Short film Tangled Ever After
Disney released a short sequel named Tangled Ever After in theaters in early 2012. The plot revolves around Rapunzel and Eugene's wedding day and about Pascal and Maximus losing the wedding rings and bringing them back.
Television TV film
The television sequel Tangled: Before Ever After, set between the events of Tangled and Tangled Ever After, was released on March 10, 2017. Tangled: Before Ever After doubled as a pilot for Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure.
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure (2017 TV series)
A television series based on the film premiered on Disney Channel on March 24, 2017, entitled Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure. The series takes place between the events of original film and the 2012 short Tangled Ever After, with Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi reprising their roles.
Cancelled comic book spin-off Shortly following the series finale of Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure, series' storyboard artist Kaitlyn Ritter revealed that she and Anna Lencioni had pitched an idea for a spin-off comic book focusing on Varian titled Varian and the Seven Kingdoms. The series saw Varian learning that his mother, Ulla, was an alchemist and sets out on a journey to search for her after discovering her almanac. He teams up with three other young heroes named Princess Nuru, Yong and Hugo to learn the seven alchemical stages of transformation and collect a totem for each so as to be reunited with his mother while also evading her former partner Donella who wants the totems for herself. Varian would have also encountered his long lost cousins who shared his scientific fascinations. Storylines would have revolved around Hugo being a hired agent of Donella who later turns on her and Ulla revealed to be the villain of the series with Varian trying to turn her good based on his own personal experience. According to Ritter, while Disney was enthusiastic with the project and even received support and encouragement, they ultimately passed as they felt that a series that focused on a Rapunzel-related character without Rapunzel would be risky. Disney even suggested changing Varian to a completely original character so as to be an original brand, but Ritter and Lencioni refused.
Musical
A stage musical adaptation of the film premiered on board the Disney Magic of the Disney Cruise Line on November 11, 2015, featuring three new songs by Menken and Slater. The show is one hour long, forty minutes shorter than the movie. The new songs are "Flower of Gold" (about the flower), "Wanted Man" (Eugene's backstory), and "When She Returns" during the festival.
Music Tangled (2010) Tangled: The Series (2018) Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure (2019) Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure: Plus Est En Vous (2020)
Video games Tangled: The Video Game, a video game based on the film was released on November 23, 2010, for two Nintendo consoles, Nintendo DS and Wii, as well as for the PC platform by Disney Interactive Studios.
The figure of Rapunzel is available for the Disney Infinity video game series, and is compatible with all three editions.
Rapunzel, Flynn, Maximus, Mother Gothel, and Pascal are playable characters in the video game Disney Magic Kingdoms.
A world based on Tangled, "Kingdom of Corona", made its debut in the Kingdom Hearts series in the game, Kingdom Hearts III.
Mother Gothel, Rapunzel and Flynn Rider are characters that appear in Disney Dreamlight Valley, along with items based on the film.
Book In 2026, a tie-in novel titled Rootbound was written by Margaret Owen and published by Disney and Random House. It is set a month after the film and has Rapunzel and Eugene travel to the long-isolated kingdom of Astera.
Cast and characters
Key A dark gray cell indicates the character was not in the film. A indicates an actor or actress who portrayed a younger version of their character.
Characters Film Short film Television film Television series Live-action film Tangled Tangled Ever After Tangled: Before Ever After Tangled: The Series Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure Tangled Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Rapunzel Mandy Moore Mandy Moore Mandy Moore Mandy Moore Teagan Croft Eugene Fitzherbert Zachary Levi Zachary Levi Milo Manheim Mother Gothel Donna Murphy Donna Murphy Kathryn Hahn Queen Arianna Kari Wahlgren Julie Bowen Caitríona Balfe King Frederic colspan="2" Clancy Brown Elliot Cowan Pascal colspan="2" Dee Bradley Baker rowspan="2" Maximus Nathan Greno Captain of the Guards M. C. Gainey M. C. Gainey M. C. Gainey Sideburns Stabbington Ron Perlman Nathan Greno Ron Perlman Ron Perlman Patrick McPherson Patchy Stabbington Ron Perlman Hugo McPherson Cassandra Eden Espinosa Lance Strongbow James Monroe Iglehart Varian Jeremy Jordan Hawthorne Diego Luna
Crew Role Animated film Live-action remake Tangled Tangled Director(s) Nathan GrenoByron Howard Michael Gracey Producer(s) Roy Conli Kristin BurrMichael De Luca Writer(s) Dan Fogelman Jennifer Kaytin RobinsonMichael Montemayor Executive Producer(s) John LasseterGlen Keane Lucy KitadaJessica Virtue Composer Alan Menken Songwriters Alan MenkenGlenn Slater Editor(s) Tim Mertens Studio(s) Walt Disney Animation Studios Walt Disney Pictures Burr! Productions Distributor Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
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