Mandy Moore Cast as Disney’s Rapunzel
By Krystal Clark
Another major Disney announcement has been made today, and it’s regarding the long awaited 3-D adaptation of Rapunzel. According to THR, the film has just found it’s leading lady in the form of singer turned actress Mandy Moore. In every Disney film there has to be some sort of love interest for the protagonist, and in this case he’ll be played by the star of NBC’s Chuck, Zachary Levi.
According to the trade, Rapunzel will be a Digital 3D-animated musical action-adventure inspired by the Brothers Grimm fairy tale. While Moore is set as the title character, Levi will star as a dashing bandit who finds himself on the road with “the rebellious, teenage hair apparent.”
Disney’s new “Rapunzel” picks up with the princess, famous for her 70 feet of golden hair, after she’s been stolen from her parents’ castle as an infant and imprisoned. Now a teenager, Rapunzel escapes and goes on the run with a bandit as her captor pursues them.
The studio’s made several attempts to produce this film over the past few years but various obstacles got in the way. This time around, the film will be a part of a fairytale revival for Disney. Rapunzel is scheduled for a 2010 holiday release, similar to this year’s The Princess and the Frog. With films like Tim Burton‘s Alice in Wonderland and the re-release of Beauty and the Beast in 3-D. It looks like 2010 will definitely be the year of Disney.
What do you think about the casting of Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi in Rapunzel?
Friday, September 11, 2009 3:05AM
Please Disney Animation Studios, if you are reading this post, DON'T make this a star-driven movie! Keep the story sweet, pure, and 100% classic Disney, with as few traces of Dreamworks and Pixar as possible! Remember Beauty and the Beast? It didn't need a pop star to sell it! this is starting to sound Bolt all over again. Bolt had tons of star power, but this film forgot one crucial thing— a story.
Monday, September 14, 2009 8:05PM
I have to agree with Ken. I don't watch animated films so I can try to guess or easily figure out which movie star's voice talent is being used, especially when it comes to the Disney films that I have grown up with and cherished. I like the old ways. I don't know who did the amazing singing voices of Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauty (especially beautiful), Cinderella, or the Little Mermaid, but they have always stayed with me, and I always thought of the voices belonging to the characters, not the actresses dubbing the part. That will be hard to do with Mandy Moore and Rapunzel – she'll be divided between the voice and the appearance, and thus will lose some of her magic. I have nothing against Mandy Moore – I do like her – but I think celeb voice actors is the wrong way to sell a movie. I have been completely sold by the fact that it's finally being made, and the artistic concepts behind it – I don't need big actors to get me into the theater. I'm also completely jazzed that it should be more classical in it's story – hopefully.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 2:10PM
[...] we told you that singer-turned actress Mandy Moore would be voicing Disney’s newest princess, Rapunzel. Over at Empire, they spoke to the actress exclusively about her recent casting in the legendary [...]
Friday, September 17, 2010 10:43PM
look guys I've gotta say something for you guys.
alright you two have the same opinions of you. but Mandy Moore is perfect to do the voice of Rapunzel. she is a singer otima has beautiful voice then the filmmakers are completely right. This is my opinion with you gave her. I'm number one fan from mandy. then we talk about something that is not gonna work on it or so my heart is very sad!
Monday, January 24, 2011 2:58AM
well…i watched this movie without knowing that rapunzel's voice is actually Mandy Moore's voice and i still think it's wonderful. I mean move on man, you guys expecting too much from Disney, I'm a teenager and i used to watch all that disney movies you've all been talking bout and seriously it's just in your mind… hey ken, are you saying that whenever Disney Animation Studios want to renew any classic Disney movies, they should find some opera singer like Mary Costa who played Princess Aurora in Sleeping Beauty as the cast? what the heck..you guys got issues you know, whether it's Mandy Moore's voice or not, i still think that Rapunzel Tangled movie still ROCK!!! and thanks to Disney Animation Studios for making such a great movies..and for your info (those who still think Rapunzel Tangled is crap), not everyone who goes to see a any of that disney classic movies cares whose voice that characters belongs to anyway, try asking the new generation now, i mean even the kindergarten kids love that movie, and you know why? not because they love Mandy Moore's voice but they love Rapunzel, Flynn Rider, that funny horse and cameleon , etc…so why on earth would you guys even complaint when the children just love it? guess you guys never been a kid for thinking so huh?