See the LiveAction "Tangled" Cast SidebySide with Their Animated Characters Caroline BlairJanuary 8, 2026 at 8:49 PM 0 Don Arnold/WireImage ; Alamy ; Kristina Bumphrey/Variety via Getty Teagan Croft attends the opening night of "Peter And The Starcatcher" at Capitol Theatre on February 02, 2025 in Sydney, Australia ; Rapunzel and Flynn Rider in 'Tangled' (2010) ; Milo Manheim at "A Very Jonas Christmas Movie" Premiere on November 10, 2025 in New York. On Jan.
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Teagan Croft attends the opening night of "Peter And The Starcatcher" at Capitol Theatre on February 02, 2025 in Sydney, Australia ; Rapunzel and Flynn Rider in 'Tangled' (2010) ; Milo Manheim at "A Very Jonas Christmas Movie" Premiere on November 10, 2025 in New York. -
On Jan. 7, Disney announced that Teagan Croft would be leading as Rapunzel in the live-action adaptation of Tangled
Disney star Milo Manheim will star as her on-screen counterpart, Flynn Rider
The live-action movie is based on the beloved 2010 animated movie, in which Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi starred
There's officially a new Rapunzel in the Disney universe!
The studio announced on Jan. 7 that Teagan Croft and Milo Manheim will be starring in the upcoming live-action adaptation of Tangled. The Australian actress and the Disney star will play the leads, Rapunzel and Flynn Rider, respectively.
Croft is best known for her portrayal of White Raven, on the DC Universe superhero series Titans, while Manheim is a longtime Disney actor who has starred in the hit Zombies movie franchise since 2018.
In addition to the two leading stars, the movie will be directed by Michael Gracey — who has directed The Greatest Showman and Better Man, per The Hollywood Reporter. The outlet also reported that Gracey will incorporate significant musical elements, similar to the original 2010 animated movie.
Meanwhile, Cruella producer Kristin Burr has also been hired, and Jennifer Kaytin Robinson wrote the script.
The live-action adaptation of the beloved Disney film was first announced in December 2024, but the studio paused the project in April 2025. By October, Deadline confirmed that Disney had resumed early development of the project. Two months later, they held final screen tests in London before the holidays, per The Hollywood Reporter.
Scarlett Johansson was previously reportedly in talks to star as Mother Gothel, Rapunzel's evil captor, in October, but she's reportedly since parted ways with the film.
The original movie starred Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi in the lead voice roles, while Donna Murphy voiced Mother Gothel. When Tangled hit theaters in 2010, it was a smash success, with box office sales totaling $592.5 million, per Box Office Mojo.
Here, see the live-action Tangled movie stars side-by-side with their animated characters.
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Teagan Croft as Rapunzel
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Teagan Croft attends the opening night of "Peter And The Starcatcher" on February 02, 2025 in Sydney, Australia ; Rapunzel in 'Tangled' (2010).
Croft will take center stage as Rapunzel in the Tangled live-action adaptation, Disney announced on Jan. 7.
The actress first gained attention when she played the lead role in a theatrical adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird when she was 9 years old and went on to star in the 2009 movie, The Osiris Child.
Croft's big break came when she portrayed Rachel Roth, a.k.a. White Raven, on the DC Universe superhero series Titans from 2018 to 2023. Since then, she has appeared in the movie True Spirit and the upcoming movies Alphas and Override.
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Milo Manheim as Flynn Rider
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Milo Manheim walks the red carpet during the David Yurman After Party at Faena Forum on May 01, 2025 in Miami Beach, Florida ; Flynn Rider in 'Tangled' (2010).
Manheim — who has already worked on several Disney projects throughout his career — will star alongside Croft as Flynn Rider. Manheim expressed his excitement about the role by posting several screenshots of the announcement on his Instagram.
"Too grateful to put into words," he captioned a post on his Instagram Stories. "I will do him justice I promise."
The Dancing with the Stars alum is best known for his role as Zed in the hit Disney television movie franchise Zombies, which have included four films since 2018. Manheim, who is the son of actress Camryn Manheim, started acting when he was 6 years old and starred in several musicals as a child. In 2017, Manheim won a New York Musical Theatre Festival award for his role in Generation Me.
Beyond the Zombies universe, Manheim starred in the 2023 Christmas musical movie Journey to Bethlehem and the Paramount+ series School Spirits. He returned to his musical theater roots in February 2025 when starring in Little Shop of Horrors and later appeared alongside other musicians for the Hollywood Bowl production of Jesus Christ Superstar in August 2025.
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