Disney is lastly transferring ahead with its live-action remake of Tangled, the 2010 animated film primarily based on the Grimm Brothers fairy story about Rapunzel. The studio has introduced on Scarlett Johansson to play Mom Gothel, the villainous girl who kidnaps Rapunzel and poses as her mom to take advantage of the magical powers of her hair.
The studio had beforehand put the mission on maintain again in April, after the studio’s live-action Snow White faltered on the field workplace, Nevertheless, only a month later, Disney’s live-action Lilo & Sew turned the only $1 billion world film this 12 months, naturally inflicting the studio to re-vamp the event course of. Now that Johansson has been set to play the villain, the casting will naturally shift to Rapunzel, and there are a number of proficient younger actresses who may play her.
Millie Bobby Brown
This function may fairly actually be the precise reverse of her Stranger Issues function of Eleven. As a substitute of getting a shaved head, the 21-year-old actress would have the longest hair possible if she had been to land the function of Rapunzel. She’s the right age to play the “daughter” of Mom Gothel, and he or she has the chops to spar with Johansson.
She has already amassed fairly the profession for herself in such a brief period of time, even branching out as a producer on Damsel and each Enola Holmes motion pictures. She’s additionally producing and starring in Good, a biopic on 1996 Olympic gymnast Kerri Strug. This can assist solidify her as a theatrical star in addition to a streaming star.
That standing may be bolstered by Tangled, including a big-budget Disney live-action movie to her already-impressive resume at such a younger age. This might really assist evlevate her profession from stream queen to field workplace queen if all of her Stranger Issues followers flock to see her in theaters when this arrives on the multiplexes within the considerably close to future.
Olivia Rodrigo
Whereas she’s finest identified for her music, the Good 4 U singer does have loads of performing expertise beneath her belt. The 22-year-old made her performing debut as a 12-year-old within the American Woman straight-to-video film Grace Stirs Up Success, the place she performed the title character Grace Thomas. She additionally performed Nini on Excessive Faculty Musical: The Musical: The Collection from 2019 to 2022.
Tangled may very well be the right alternative for Rodrigo to broaden her performing chops, and since there was a musical component to the animated movie, that might go well with her completely as properly given her vary as a musical artist. Whereas she solely has that American Woman film beneath her belt, her efficiency on the Good 4 U music video alone ought to show that she has loads of vary.
Jenna Ortega
The 23-year-old actrress has been catapulted to world fame along with her hit Netflix sequence Wednesday, portraying the devilishly darkish youngster of the Addams Household throughout her college years. This function may very well be the right manner for her to interrupt out of her dreary Wednesday persona whereas increasing her presence past the streaming realm.
Ortega already has an unlimited vary, beginning her profession at simply 10 years previous, showing in a wide range of tasks like Iron Man 3, Insidious: Chapter 2, The Babysitter: Killer Queen, Sure Day, Scream, X, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, and Dying of a Unicorn. It may very well be an important alternative to indicate off a distinct aspect of her performing and musical expertise.
Emma Myers
Emma Myers has shined on Netflix’s Wednesday as Enid Sinclair, the bubbly antithesis (and roommate) to Jenna Ortega’s Wednesday Addams, which may simply put her within the working to play Rapunzel as properly in Tangled. The 23-year-old Myers additionally acquired her begin very younger (her first function was at 8 years previous) and she has singing chops too.
In truth, she was lately introduced up on stage by her Wednesday Season 2 co-star Girl Gaga, performing The Lifeless Dance along with her co-star Evie Templeton throughout Gaga’s first Mayhem Ball exhibits in London’s O2 Enviornment. She additionally has studio film expertise as properly, starring as Natalie in one of many largest motion pictures of 2025: A Minecraft Film.
Sadie Sink
If Millie Bobby Brown would not snag the Rapunzel function, maybe her Stranger Issues co-star Sadie Sink may make a run for it. The 23-year-old can be a former youngster star – taking part in the title function of Annie on Broadway at simply 10 years of age. She has lately been rumored to play Jean Gray within the upcoming Disney X-Males film.
If she is offered for Rapunzel, although, Sink’s musical background and various performing chops may simply make her a favourite to land this long-haired function. With Stranger Issues coming to an finish, it is the right time to broaden her repertoire and go after juicy main roles like this one, which she ought to be a massive contender for given her skills.
Isabela Merced
Isabela Merced can be a multi-talented former youngster star who made her Broadway at simply 10 years previous, singing in Spanish on stage with Ricky Martin in Evita. She would finally head to Hollywood to voice Kate in Dora the Explorer and star in Michael Bay’s Transformers: The Final Night time whereas additionally placing out her first document Stopping Time.
Merced has impressed most lately as Kay in Alien: Romulus, Dina in HBO’s The Final Of Us, and Hawkgirl within the massive display screen hit Superman. She will likely be returning as Hawkgirl within the Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow, so it is potential that she won’t be obtainable for the Tangled mission. Nonetheless, she may very well be an intriguing selection for Rapunzel.
Brighton Sharbino
The 23-year-old actress is probably finest identified for enjoying Lizzie in AMC’s The Strolling Lifeless, although she has definitely matured to place collectively a formidable performing resume. She’s gone on to star in tasks corresponding to The Christmas Lure, Gamers, and The Man within the White Van, and he or she may have simply the proper look to play Rapunzel in Tangled.
There was no affirmation but if the musical components from the animated movie will cross over to the live-action mission, but when it does, which may be a detriment to Sharbino, since she would not seem to have any skilled musical expertise. Nonetheless, there may very well be methods round it if she is deemed a match for Rapunzel.
Mackenzie Foy
The 24-year-old first got here into prominence as younger Renesmee Cullen – the kid of Edward (Robert Pattinson) and Bella (Kristen Stewart) – in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Daybreak motion pictures. She additionally began her profession fairly younger, modeling at simply 3 years of age and performing at 8, touchdown the Renesmee function when she was 10.
Foy continued her profession taking part in Cindy Perron in The Conjuring and Lou Cardinal in Want You Properly, each in 2013. She had an enormous 12 months in 2014, taking part in a youthful model of Anne Hathaway’s character in Interstellar, and voicing Violet in The Boxcar Chldren and Celestine in Ernest & Celestine.
She hasn’t labored too persistently since then, although, taking part in Clara Stahlbaum in 2018’s The Nutcracker and the 4 Realms, Jo Inexperienced in 2020’s Black Magnificence, and a cameo return as Cindy Perron on this 12 months’s The Conjuring: The Final Rites.
Foy additionally would not seem to have any musical expertise, which may find yourself being to her detriment, however she nonetheless may simply be a contender to play Rapunzel in Disney’s live-action adaptation of Tangled.