Tangled (franchise)

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Tangled
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Created by Dan Fogelman [1]
Nathan Greno
Byron Howard
Original work Tangled (2010)
Owner The Walt Disney Company
Years2010–present
Based on"Rapunzel"
by the Brothers Grimm
Films and television
Film(s) Tangled (2010)
Short film(s) Tangled Ever After (2012)
Animated series Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure (2017–2020)
Television film(s) Tangled: Before Ever After (2017)
Theatrical presentations
Musical(s)Tangled: The Musical
Games
Video game(s)
Audio
Soundtrack(s) Tangled (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2010)
Original music
* Work where this franchise's characters or settings appeared as part of a crossover.

Tangled is a media franchise owned by The Walt Disney Company that began with the 2010 American animated film of the same name, directed by Nathan Greno and Byron Howard from a screenplay by Dan Fogelman. Produced by Roy Conli, the film featured songs by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater, while Glen Keane, John Lasseter, and Aimee Scribner served as its executive producers. The film was loosely based on the German fairy tale "Rapunzel" from the 1812 collection Grimms' Fairy Tales by the Brothers Grimm.

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The franchise consists of a feature film, a video game, a short sequel, a stage musical, and a television series, as well as a television film.

Films

FilmRelease dateDirector(s)Screenplay(s)Producer(s)
Tangled November 24, 2010 Nathan Greno and Byron Howard Dan Fogelman Roy Conli
Tangled: Before Ever After March 10, 2017Tom Caulfield and Stephen SandovalJase RicciChris Sonnenburg

Tangled (2010 film)

Tangled is a 2010 American animated musical adventure fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is loosely based on the German fairy tale "Rapunzel" from the 1812 collection Grimms' Fairy Tales by the Brothers Grimm. Featuring the voices of Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi, [2] the film tells the story of a lost, young princess with long magical hair who yearns to leave her secluded tower. Against her mother's wishes, she accepts the aid of a handsome intruder to take her out into the world which she has never seen. Composer Alan Menken, who had worked on prior Disney animated features, returned to score Tangled.

Tangled: Before Ever After (2017 TV film)

The television sequel Tangled: Before Ever After , set between the events of Tangled and Tangled Ever After, was released on March 10, 2017. [3] Tangled: Before Ever After doubled as a pilot for Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure.

Short film

FilmRelease dateDirector(s)Screenplay(s)Producer(s)
Tangled Ever After January 13, 2012Nathan Greno and Byron HowardAimee Scribner

Tangled Ever After (2012 short film)

Disney released a short sequel named Tangled Ever After in theaters in early 2012. The plot revolves around Rapunzel and Eugene's wedding day and about Pascal and Maximus losing the wedding rings and bringing them back.

Television

Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure (2017 TV series)

A television series based on the film premiered on Disney Channel on March 24, 2017, entitled Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure . [4] The series takes place between the events of original film and the 2012 short Tangled Ever After , with Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi reprising their roles. [5]

Musical

Tangled the Musical
Tangled the Musical logo disney cruise.png
Stage musical logo
Music Alan Menken
Lyrics Glenn Slater
Book Glenn Slater [6]
Basis Tangled
by Dan Fogelman [1]
Nathan Greno
Byron Howard
PremiereNovember 11, 2015: Disney Magic

A stage musical adaptation of the film premiered on board the Disney Magic of the Disney Cruise Line on November 11, 2015, featuring three new songs by Menken and Slater. The show is one hour long, forty minutes shorter than the movie. The new songs are "Flower of Gold" (about the flower), "Wanted Man" (Eugene's backstory), and "When She Returns" during the festival. [7]

Music

Video games

A video game based on the film was released on November 23, 2010, for two Nintendo consoles, Nintendo DS and Wii, as well as for the PC platform by Disney Interactive Studios. [8]

The figure of Rapunzel is available for the Disney Infinity video game series, [9] and is compatible with all three editions.

Rapunzel, Flynn, Maximus, Mother Gothel, and Pascal are playable characters in the video game Disney Magic Kingdoms . [10]

A world based on Tangled, "Kingdom of Corona", made its debut in the Kingdom Hearts series in the game, Kingdom Hearts III . [11]

Cancelled spin-off TV series

Shortly following the series finale of Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure , series' storyboard artist Kaitlyn Ritter revealed that she and Anna Lencioni had pitched an idea for a spin-off focusing on Varian titled Varian and the Seven Kingdoms. The series saw Varian learning that his mother, Ulla, was an alchemist and sets out on a journey to search for her after discovering her almanac. He teams up with three other young heroes named Princess Nuru, Yong and Hugo to learn the seven alchemical stages of transformation and collect a totem for each so as to be reunited with his mother while also evading her former partner Donella who wants the totems for herself. Varian would have also encountered his long lost cousins who shared his scientific fascinations. [12] Storylines would have revolved around Hugo being a hired agent of Donella who later turns on her and Ulla revealed to be the villain of the series with Varian trying to turn her good based on his own personal experience. According to Ritter, while Disney was enthusiastic with the project and even received support and encouragement, they ultimately passed as they felt that a series that focused on a Rapunzel-related character without Rapunzel would be risky. Disney even suggested changing Varian to a completely original character so as to be an original brand, but Ritter and Lencioni refused. [13]

Cast and characters

Key

CharactersFilmShort filmTelevision filmTelevision series
Tangled Tangled Ever After Tangled: Before Ever After Tangled: The Series Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
Season 1Season 2Season 3
Rapunzel Mandy Moore Mandy MooreMandy MooreMandy Moore
Delaney Rose Stein Y Ivy George Y
Eugene Fitzherbert Zachary Levi Zachary Levi
Sean Giambrone Y
Cassandra Eden Espinosa
Queen AriannaSilent Kari Wahlgren Julie Bowen
King FredericSilent Clancy Brown
Pascal Uncredited voice Dee Bradley Baker
Maximus Uncredited voice Nathan Greno
Mother Gothel Donna Murphy PhotographDonna Murphy
Captain of the Guards M. C. Gainey M. C. GaineyM. C. Gainey
Sideburns Stabbington Ron Perlman Nathan GrenoRon PerlmanRon Perlman
Brian Hull Y
Patchy StabbingtonRon Perlman

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