Editing Tangled (section)

===Origins and conception===
[[Walt Disney]] himself had first attempted to adapt the [[Brothers Grimm]] fairy tale ''[[Rapunzel]]'' into a feature-length animated film during the 1930s and 1940s,  but Disney's efforts never fully materialized because the original story was considered too "small".<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|url = http://www.dvdizzy.com/tangled-directors-interview.html|title = Interview: Tangled Directors Nathan Greno & Byron Howard|date = March 28, 2011|access-date = March 27, 2025|website = DVDizzy.com|last = Bonanno|first = Luke}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Miraudo |first=Simon |date=December 27, 2010 |title=Interview: Nathan Greno and Byron Howard; directors of Tangled. |url=http://blog.quickflix.com.au/2010/12/27/interview-nathan-greno-and-byron-howard-directors-of-tangled/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811035447/http://blog.quickflix.com.au/2010/12/27/interview-nathan-greno-and-byron-howard-directors-of-tangled/ |archive-date=August 11, 2014 |access-date=March 27, 2025 |website=[[Quickflix]]}}</ref> The concept behind ''Tangled'' originated from [[The Walt Disney Company]] supervising animator [[Glen Keane]] in 1996.<ref name="christiantodaykeane">{{cite web|last=Paluso|first=Marianne|title=Once Upon a Time|url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2011/marchweb-only/onceupon.html|work=[[Christian Today]]|access-date=June 23, 2013|date=March 29, 2011|archive-date=October 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028122528/https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2011/marchweb-only/onceupon.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2001, Keane [[Pitch (filmmaking)|pitched]] the idea to then-Disney CEO [[Michael Eisner]] who approved it, but requested the film to be computer-animated. However, Keane was hesitant as he felt computer animation was not quite as fluid or organic as traditional animation was.<ref>{{cite web|last=Graham|first=Bill|url=https://collider.com/comic-con-tangled-panel-disney-byron-howard-nathan-greno-glen-keane/|title=SDCC 2010: Disney Animators Panel on TANGLED|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|date=July 23, 2010|access-date=November 22, 2018|archive-date=September 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930070910/https://collider.com/comic-con-tangled-panel-disney-byron-howard-nathan-greno-glen-keane/|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2003, the film was announced as ''Rapunzel Unbraided'' as a computer-animated feature scheduled for a 2007 release,<ref name=WSJComputerAge>{{cite news|last=Orwall|first=Bruce|title=Disney Decides It Must Draw Artists Into the Computer Age|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB106686389992986500|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|access-date=July 9, 2014|date=October 23, 2003|archive-date=December 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220131759/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB106686389992986500|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Wloszczyna|first=Susan|title=A fairy-tale bending|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2003-09-16-fairytale_x.htm|work=[[USA Today]]|access-date=July 9, 2014|date=September 17, 2003|archive-date=March 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316230239/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2003-09-16-fairytale_x.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> which Keane described as "a ''[[Shrek]]''-like version of the film".<ref name="christiantodaykeane"/> According to [[Edwin Catmull|Ed Catmull]], Eisner himself had proposed using modern-day [[San Francisco]] as the initial setting of the film.<ref name=CreativityInc271>{{cite book|last=Catmull|first=Ed|author2=Amy Wallace|title=Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration|url=https://archive.org/details/creativityincove0000catm_u1u6|year=2014|publisher=Random House|location=New York|isbn=978-0812993011|page=[https://archive.org/details/creativityincove0000catm_u1u6/page/270/mode/2up 271]|url-access=registration}}</ref> The story initially centered on two teenagers, Claire and Vince, who live in San Francisco and are transported into the fairy tale world, where they inhabit the bodies of Rapunzel and her prince Beau. Rapunzel and Beau themselves are turned into a squirrel and a dog. In July 2004, [[Reese Witherspoon]] and [[Kristin Chenoweth]] were in talks to portray roles, with the latter intended to voice Rapunzel.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2004/07/14/Reese-Withersppon-in-Rapunzel/69321089843672/ |title=Reese Witherspoon in 'Rapunzel' |work=[[United Press International]] |date=July 14, 2004 |access-date=August 18, 2022}}</ref> In October 2005, [[Dan Fogler]] was slated to provide a voice.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fleming |first=Michael |url=https://variety.com/2005/legit/markets-festivals/balls-bounces-to-rogue-1117931229/ |title='Balls' bounces to Rogue |work=Variety |date=October 18, 2005 |access-date=August 18, 2022 |archive-date=August 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818155902/https://variety.com/2005/legit/markets-festivals/balls-bounces-to-rogue-1117931229/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In reflection, Keane said of the original plot, "It was a fun, wonderful, witty version and we had a couple of great writers. But in my heart of hearts I believed there was something much more sincere and genuine to get out of the story, so we set it aside and went back to the roots of the original fairy tale."<ref name="beliefnetkeane">{{cite web|last=Minow|first=Nell|title=Interview: Glen Keane of 'Tangled'|url=http://blog.beliefnet.com/moviemom/2010/11/interview-glen-keane-of-tangle.html|website=[[Beliefnet]]|access-date=May 12, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130110021537/http://blog.beliefnet.com/moviemom/2010/11/interview-glen-keane-of-tangle.html|archive-date=January 10, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In November 2005, ''Unbraided'' was pushed back to a summer 2009 release in order to give Keane "more time to work on the story."<ref>{{cite news|last=Marr|first=Merrisa|title=Debut of 'Chicken Little' Gives Disney Something to Crow Over|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB113132234440389603|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=July 9, 2014|date=November 7, 2005|archive-date=December 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220152026/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB113132234440389603|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2006, the film was then shut down about a week before Catmull and [[John Lasseter]] were placed in charge of the studio, and one of their first decisions was to restart the project and ask Keane to keep going with the film.<ref name=CreativityInc271/> It had originally been announced in April 2007 that [[Annie Award|Annie]]-nominated animator and story artist [[Dean Wellins]] would be co-directing the film alongside Keane.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID511390.asp|title=Rapunzel Gets Second Director|work=The Laughing Place|date=April 12, 2007|access-date=November 23, 2010|archive-date=January 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107092901/http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID511390.asp|url-status=live}}</ref>

On October 9, 2008, it was reported that Keane and Wellins had stepped down as directors due to other commitments, and were replaced by the team of [[Byron Howard]] and [[Nathan Greno]], director and storyboard director, respectively, of Disney's 2008 animated feature ''[[Bolt (2008 film)|Bolt]]''. Keane stayed on as an executive producer and animation supervisor, while Wellins moved on to direct ''[[Tick Tock Tale]]'' (2010).<ref>{{cite news|last=Desowitz|first=Bill|title=Wellins Talks Tick Tock Tale|url=http://www.awn.com/articles/short-films/wellins-talks-tick-tock-tale|newspaper=Animation World Network|date=August 20, 2010|access-date=May 24, 2025}}</ref><ref name="KeaneOut">{{cite web|url=https://www.aintitcool.com/node/38686|title=Ain't It Cool News: Glen Keane leaving Disney's RAPUNZEL. Who's stepping up?|work=AintItCool.com|date=October 10, 2008|access-date=March 13, 2011|archive-date=December 18, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218030953/https://www.aintitcool.com/node/38686|url-status=live}}</ref> After the film's release, Keane revealed that he had "stepped back" from the role of director because of a heart attack in 2008.<ref name="ColliderKeaneInterview">{{cite web|last=Graham|first=Bill|title=Animation Director Glen Keane Exclusive Interview TANGLED|url=https://collider.com/glen-keane-interview-tangled/|publisher=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|access-date=May 11, 2014|date=November 27, 2010|archive-date=December 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202021102/https://collider.com/glen-keane-interview-tangled/|url-status=live}}</ref>