{"id":31093,"date":"2026-01-09T11:03:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T16:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/tangled-film-casts-leads\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T11:04:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T16:04:51","slug":"tangled-film-casts-leads-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/tangled-film-casts-leads-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Live-Action Tangled Film Casts Leads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Walt Disney Pictures has cast Teagan Croft (<em>Titans<\/em>) and Milo Manheim (<em>Zombies<\/em>) in the lead roles in its live-action <em>Tangled<\/em> movie.<\/p>\n<p>Croft will star as Rapunzel, and Manheim will play Flynn Rider. Michael Gracey (<em>Better Man<\/em>, <em>The Greatest Showman<\/em>) is directing the feature film. Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (<em>Do Revenge<\/em>, <em>Thor: Love and Thunder<\/em>) wrote the script.<\/p>\n<p>Kristin Burr (<em>Freakier Friday<\/em>, <em>Cruella<\/em>) is producing.<\/p>\n<p>The casting comes after a long battle for the roles. Reportedly, Sarah Catherine Hook, Freya Skye and Olivia-Mai Barrett were up for the Rapunzel role, and Charlie Gillespie and Gilli Jones were in the running for Flynn Rider. 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