Disney Advances Casting for Live-Action Tangled

Walt Disney Pictures has advanced casting for its live-action adaptation of the 2010 animated film Tangled, conducting screen tests and chemistry readings in London last week for the lead roles of Rapunzel and Flynn Rider.

The tests focused on a shortlist of young actors vying to portray the spirited princess with magical hair and the charming thief who aids her escape from a secluded tower. Among the actresses who auditioned for Rapunzel were Sarah Catherine Hook, known for her role as Piper Ratliff in the latest season of HBO's The White Lotus; Teagan Croft, who plays Raven in the DC series Titans and appeared in the 2023 film True Spirit; Freya Skye, who made her feature debut as Nova in Disney's Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires; and Olivia Mai Barrett, recognized for her part in Apple TV's Invasion and previous Disney projects like Penny on M.A.R.S. Lola Tung, star of The Summer I Turned Pretty, was considered for the role but did not participate due to scheduling conflicts.

For Flynn Rider, the candidates included Milo Manheim, the male lead in Disney's Zombies franchise, who recently co-starred with Skye in Zombies 4; Charlie Gillespie, featured in Netflix's Julie and the...