Disney Wanted Tangled 2, But Could Never Decide on a 'Story Worth Telling'

Disney erstwhile explored the thought of making a sequel to Tangled — and now, the film's co-director has discussed wherefore it ne'er happened.

Released successful 2010 to a affirmative response, Tangled remains 1 of Disney's fewer caller hits not to person a afloat sequel (while Wreck-It Ralph, Frozen, Zootopia and Moana each have) — though a live-action remake is present successful production. Speaking to The Direct, co-director Nathan Greno has present revealed that Disney struggled to find a beardown capable sequel story, contempt holding talks with the film's squad to effort and spark ideas.

"We really did an off-site astatine Disney, and we got the archetypal squad together, and we truly each talked astir it for hours," Greno said, "and we benignant of walked distant saying, 'We couldn't find a communicative worthy telling.'"

The archetypal Tangled has a beauteous definitive conclusion: Rapunzel is freed from her tower, her magical hairsbreadth is gone, the evil Mother Gothel is dead, and her beloved Eugene is saved. It's a satisfying ending, but 1 which doesn't permission overmuch country for a continuation.

"It's a tricky place," Greno concluded. "I'll enactment it this way: erstwhile Pinocchio becomes a existent boy, what other is determination to say? Once the Beast becomes a human, what other is determination to say?"

Of course, portion a afloat Tangled sequel ne'er happened, Disney continued to find ways to support the movie's characters on-screen. A follow-up abbreviated film, Tangled Ever After, debuted successful 2012, showcasing Rapunzel and Eugene's eventual wedding. Then determination was the Rapunzel: Before Ever After TV movie and consequent Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure series, released betwixt 2017 and 2020, which featured her further adventures via lower-budget 2D animation.

And now, of course, Tangled is being remade successful live-action, with Teagan Croft and Milo Manheim portraying Rapunzel and Flynn, and Agatha All Along's Kathryn Hahn arsenic Mother Gothel. Time volition archer whether this adaptation prompts a sequel itself, arsenic different Disney live-action projects have.

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