The story is based on the fairy tale Rapunzel by the Brothers Grimm. In this new telling of the classic fairy tale, "Rapunzel," audiences will be transported to a stunning CG fantasy world complete with the iconic tower, an evil witch, a gallant hero and, of course, the mysterious girl with the long golden tresses. Expect adventure, heart, humor, and hair…lots of hair,
The film will be made entirely in traditional animation, though the hair and backgrounds would be CGI, Rapunzel will resemble traditional oil paintings on canvas. One of the main ambitions of the makers of Rapunzel is to create movements that are just as soft and fluid as of that in the old Disney Classics.
Very few details have been released about this film, except that in October of 2005, production was halted in order to "retool" it. Early versions of Rapunzel (then titled Rapunzel Unbraided) had been criticized by top Disney artists and executives for having too many similarities to the 2001 DreamWorks hit animated film Shrek, which parodied numerous fairy tales and Disney animated films. The retooling is expected to take three years, with Rapunzel's release date being pushed back from 2007 to 2010. Many classic Disney films often go through this retooling phase. In July 2006, Disney's new creative head John Lasseter admitted that he is very pleased with Rapunzel thus far, after seeing a nearly-completed first act.
The story of Rapunzel will see Disney return to its tried and tested formula of staying close to the fairy tale's literary origins, but with a slight modern-day twist to appeal to today's audiences.
Presented in state-of-the-art Disney Digital 3-D™.
Release Date
Due for release in the US December 2010.
Cast List
Directed by:
Glen Keane
Dean Wellins
Written by:
Josann McGibbon
Sara Parriott
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Fun Facts
 If the film is released on schedule, it will be the first Disney animated feature based on a traditional European fairy tale in eighteen years (the previous one being 1991's Beauty and the Beast).
Director Glen Keane wanted this to be an animated movie that looked and felt like a traditional hand-drawn Disney Classic in 3D. The movie's visual style will be based on the painting "The Swing", by the French Rococo artist Jean-Honore Fragonard.
The film will be made in CGI, though Rapunzel will resemble traditional oil paintings on canvas.
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