Disney has reportedly hit pause on its live-action adaptation of Tangled, the beloved 2010 animated movie impressed by the Brothers Grimm fairy story. The challenge had been shifting ahead with director Michael Gracey (The Biggest Showman) hooked up and a script from Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (Thor: Love and Thunder, Do Revenge). Nevertheless, in keeping with a repoert by The Hollywood Reporter, sources say the studio has determined to sluggish issues down—doubtless because of the lackluster efficiency of its most up-to-date live-action remake, Snow White.
Snow White struggled each critically and commercially. Regardless of an enormous $270 million price range—partly inflated by the 2023 labour strikes—the movie solely introduced in $69 million domestically and $145 million globally. Controversies plagued the manufacturing from early on, together with criticism over casting selections and inventive path. In the course of the movie’s promotional tour, lead actress Rachel Zegler drew additional consideration by means of divisive social media posts. Finally, the movie didn’t win over audiences, incomes a B+ CinemaScore (thought-about mediocre for Disney requirements) and scoring simply 50% on Metacritic.
The unsure way forward for Tangled highlights the rising cracks in Disney’s live-action remake technique. Because the early 2010s, the studio has leaned closely on revamping its animated classics, with blended outcomes. Blockbusters like Magnificence and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King proved massively profitable on the field workplace, whereas others, akin to Dumbo and Pete’s Dragon, underperformed.
Extra lately, Mufasa: The Lion King opened to a modest $35.4 million domestically however in the end surged to a formidable $718 million globally. In the meantime, The Little Mermaid had a extra muted reception, bringing in $570 million worldwide. These various outcomes recommend that whereas the nostalgia-driven formulation can work, it could now not be a assured hit.
Whether or not Tangled will transfer ahead sooner or later or be reimagined creatively stays to be seen. For now, Disney seems to be reassessing its strategy as viewers fatigue round live-action remakes continues to develop.
