Hello & welcome back to A Look at Disney. In June of last year, a Tangled TV series was announced for 2017 and I went over my first thoughts then. But they could be summed up as such.
Today, more news was revealed from the the title of the show to casting news and the cast for this thing is insane, I'll quote Disney's blog to talk about the new cast because it was already announced that Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi would be returning but the new cast is insane.
Joining these returning favorites are Ashley Judd as Rapunzel’s mother Queen Arianna; Broadway star Eden Espinosa as Rapunzel’s handmaiden and confidant, Cassandra; comedian Jeff Ross as Hook Hand’s brother Hook Foot; Richard Kind as Uncle Monty; Sean Hayes, as Pete the Guard; Peter MacNicol as Nigel the Advisor; Clancy Brown as Rapunzel’s father King Frederic; Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as blacksmith Xavier; Diedrich Bader as Stan the Guard; Charles Halford as Pub Thug Vladimir; Steve Blum as Pub Thug Attila Buckethead; James Monroe Iglehart as Eugene’s friend Lance Strongbow; Jeremy Jordan as teen alchemist Varian; and Jonathan Banks as Quirin, Varian’s father. That’s right: get ready for brand new pub thugs.
Okay to look at this, we have Lex Luthor, Genie, Jack Kelly and Janosz Poha, & Bing Bong in this cast. Clancy Brown, Peter MacNicol, James Monroe Iglehart, & Jeremy Jordan, & Richard Kind alongside other greats like Steve Blum and Diedrich Bader. This is an insanely talented cast. I already know that the cast will bring their A game for this series. I was already excited for this because of it being Tangled but this cast has even more excited and the first image of the show was also released today.
This is a gorgeous image from the show. I love it, it captures the feel of Tangled quite well while transitioning it from CGI to hand-drawn animation. Yes, this show will hand-drawn. Disney confirmed that and Claire Keane worked on design work and was a consultant for the show. If that name sounds familiar, it's because she is the daughter of Glen Keane, who was the animation director for Rapunzel, when Tangled was in production as well as being an executive producer and overseeing the story. So, I know that Rapunzel is in good hands. As is the music as will once again be handled by Alan Menken and Glen Slater. I know lyrics for the theme song have been floating around the web for a couple of days now but I don't think anyone has officially commented on the lyrics. So, I'll wait until I hear them.
Now, you probably noticed the title. Tangled: Before Ever After
The title is an easy explanation as this show will take place after the movie but before Rapunzel and Eugene's wedding. Though, that is confusing as to why she still has her long blonde hair. Seeing as it was cut at the end of the movie but hopefully, it'll be explained in the show. That's my only minor complaint but other than that, I'm excited for this show and 2017 cannot get here fast enough.
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