Editing Tangled (section)

===Casting===
The directors auditioned hundreds of young actresses to find Rapunzel's voice,<ref name=":1">{{cite web |date=March 27, 2011 |title=Interview: 'Tangled' Directors Talk About Creating Disney's 50th Animated Feature |url=http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2011/03/27/interview-tangled-directors-talk-about-creating-disneys-50th-animated-feature |access-date=August 1, 2013 |website=Geeks of Doom |publisher=}}</ref> among them were [[Idina Menzel]] and [[Kristen Bell]], but both were rejected for not sounding right.<ref name="Wenn">{{cite news |date=November 1, 2013 |title=Tangled – Secret Phone Recording Helped Idina Menzel Land New Disney Role |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/story/secret-phone-recording-helped-idina-menzel-land-new-disney-role_3932100 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102224750/http://www.contactmusic.com/story/secret-phone-recording-helped-idina-menzel-land-new-disney-role_3932100 |archive-date=November 2, 2013 |access-date=January 2, 2014 |newspaper=[[Contact Music]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Dunaway |first=Michael |date=December 12, 2013 |title=Kristen Bell: A Hollywood Princess |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/kristen-bell/kristen-bell-a-hollywood-princess |access-date=April 11, 2024 |work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]}}</ref>

On September 10, 2009, it was announced that singer-songwriter and actress [[Mandy Moore]], who previously worked with Disney on [[Disneytoon Studios]]' ''[[Brother Bear 2]]'', had been cast as the voice of Rapunzel, and actor [[Zachary Levi]] would provide the voice of Flynn Rider.<ref name="slashsep10"/><ref name="fletchersep10"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Kelly|first=Kevin|title=Disney/Pixar's John Lasseter Talks 'Rapunzel' Casting, 'Toy Story 3' Plot, 'Cars 2', 'Winnie the Pooh' and More!|url=http://news.moviefone.com/2009/09/13/disney-pixars-john-lasseter-talks-rapunzel-casting-toy-story-3/|access-date=July 9, 2014|work=[[Moviefone]]|publisher=[[AOL Inc]]|date=September 13, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117015047/http://news.moviefone.com/2009/09/13/disney-pixars-john-lasseter-talks-rapunzel-casting-toy-story-3/|archive-date=November 17, 2015|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> For the role of Flynn, the studio mandated exclusively only UK actors to audition for the part, as Rider was intended to be British. An American, Zachary Levi, impersonated a British [[Received Pronunciation]] (RP) accent to audition, leading the producers to opt for him to use his natural American accent.<ref name="TLLSwJC">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrNmXftckMg |title=Zachary Levi Faked Being British To Land Disney Role |date=December 7, 2021 |last=Corden |first=James |work=[[The Late Late Show with James Corden]] |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> Mandy Moore approached the project through auditioning, when she heard that a film about the story of ''Rapunzel'' was being made.<ref name="huffpostoct19">{{cite news|title=Mandy Moore On Tangled: 'I Screamed As Soon As I Found Out' (INTERVIEW)|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2011/10/19/mandy-moore-on-tangled_n_1019215.html|access-date=July 9, 2014|work=[[The Huffington Post]] UK|publisher=HuffPost Entertainment|date=October 19, 2011|archive-date=December 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213012035/http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2011/10/19/mandy-moore-on-tangled_n_1019215.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="canov2010">{{cite news|title=Mandy Moore Interview, TANGLED|url=http://www.moviesonline.ca/2010/11/mandy-moore-interview-tangled/|access-date=July 9, 2014|work=MoviesOnline|date=November 2010|archive-date=May 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531220755/http://www.moviesonline.ca/2010/11/mandy-moore-interview-tangled/|url-status=live}}</ref> Moore later expressed that she had dreamed to be a Disney princess since she was young and said that with the role of Rapunzel, she had fulfilled her "ultimate childhood dream".<ref name="kidzworld">{{cite news|title=Disney's Tangled: Mandy Moore Interview|url=http://www.kidzworld.com/article/25443-disneys-tangled-many-moore-interview|access-date=July 9, 2014|work=Kidzworld|archive-date=November 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130045402/https://www.kidzworld.com/article/25443-disneys-tangled-many-moore-interview|url-status=live}}</ref> She described herself as a "girly fan" of Disney animated films<ref name="kidzworld"/> like ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'', ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'', ''[[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' and ''[[The Lion King]]'', and that it was an honor for her to be part of this "legacy"—the lineage of such Disney icons.<ref name=collider>{{cite news|last=Graham|first=Bill|title=Mandy Moore Exclusive Interview TANGLED|url=https://collider.com/mandy-moore-interview-tangled/|access-date=July 9, 2014|publisher=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|date=September 29, 2010|archive-date=October 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021161607/https://collider.com/mandy-moore-interview-tangled/|url-status=live}}</ref> Since the film was going to be a [[Musical film|musical]], it was required that all auditionees had to read several scenes and perform a song of their choice, to ensure that the voice actors could both act and sing.<ref name="eonline">{{cite news|last=Malkin|first=Marc|title=Mandy Moore & Hubby: "We Work Well Together"|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/212920/mandy-moore-hubby-we-work-well-together|access-date=July 9, 2014|work=[[E! Online]]|publisher=[[E! Entertainment Television|E! Entertainment Television, LLC]]|date=November 26, 2010|archive-date=January 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122164125/https://www.eonline.com/news/212920/mandy-moore-hubby-we-work-well-together|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="girl.com.au"/> For this singing section, Moore chose "[[Help Me (Joni Mitchell song)|Help Me]]" by [[Joni Mitchell]],<ref name="huffpostoct19"/> a song that she herself had covered on her fourth studio album, ''[[Coverage (album)|Coverage]]'' (2003).<ref name="coverageallmusic">{{cite web|title=Coverage|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/coverage-mw0000693728|work=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi Corp|access-date=March 17, 2013|archive-date=February 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202084617/https://www.allmusic.com/album/coverage-mw0000693728|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="moorecoveragebillboard">{{cite magazine|title=Mandy Moore Goes Under 'Covers'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/70024/mandy-moore-goes-under-covers|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Billboard|access-date=June 26, 2013|year=2003}}</ref> Moore revealed that she had to attend several audition sessions<ref name="collider"/><ref name="eonline"/> and described the experiences as "pretty fun" but didn't put much hope in getting the part because she believed there would be much competition for this role;<ref name="canov2010"/> she just performed her best without any anxiety.<ref name="huffpostoct19"/> When she received a callback from Disney telling that she got the part, Moore described herself as being "over the moon": "I was working in New York at the time. I was with some friends and my husband—and I screamed as soon as I found out the news."<ref name="huffpostoct19"/>

The film reportedly cost more than $260 million to produce.<ref name="LATimes">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-nov-21-la-et-1121-tangled-20101121-story.html|title=Disney Animation is closing the book on fairy tales|first1=Dawn C.|last1=Chmielewski|first2=Claudia|last2=Eller|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=November 21, 2010|access-date=November 23, 2010|archive-date=February 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110211161946/https://articles.latimes.com/2010/nov/21/entertainment/la-et-1121-tangled-20101121|url-status=live}}</ref>