The productions live action are an important strategy Disney in recent years and, practically, throughout its history. A trend that in the last decade has gained great weight and value, giving new life to such outstanding classics as ‘The Lion King’, ‘The Jungle Book’ or ‘The Little Mermaid’ among many others. Adaptations that seek to reach both a new audience and all those who have grown up with these films and can now go see them with their children, and one of their next bets is ‘Tangled‘, the animated film released in 2010 and of which we will have a future live action version.
‘Tangled’ brought the classic ‘Rapunzel’ by the Brothers Grimm back to life and became a huge success with audiences and critics. The candidate to direct the film would be Michael Gracey, known for the film ‘The Greatest Showman’ with Hugh Jackman as the protagonist and who is someone who knows the musical genre well and therefore fits perfectly in a live action version of this film.
Disney and the enormous commitment to live action
Disney seems to be betting on its entire catalog, or at least a large part of it, going through a live action version. From classics to more recent films, they are all going through this format. ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’, ‘Lilo and Stitch’, ‘Moana’, ‘Hercules’, ‘Robin Hood’, ‘The Aristocats’ and ‘Bambi’, a catalog of future releases that ‘Tangled’ is now targeting .
What is ‘Tangled’ about? The synopsis of the 2010 animated film highlights that “Flynn Rider, the most wanted and charming bandit in the kingdom, hides in a mysterious tower and there he meets Rapunzel, a beautiful and clever teenager with 21 meters long golden hair.” long, who has lived locked up there for years. They both seal a pact and from that moment on the couple will live exciting adventures in the company of a super police horse, an overprotective chameleon and a rude gang of thugs.”
