Another live-action adaptation of a princess film has suffered a setback in the aftermath of the controversial Snow White remake.

The making of a live-action version of Tangled has been placed on hiatus, according to The Hollywood Reporter, citing studio insiders.

The 2010 film of which the new version is based on, Tangled featured the voices of Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi and told the story of Rapunzel but with a comedic twist.

The live-action Disney film had been in active development and had Michael Gracey attached to direct along with a script written by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson.

News of the reported hiatus comes after the live-action remake of Snow White suffered at the box office and and faced criticism of being ‘woke.’

Additionally, THR notes that several individuals behind Disney’s recent push for live-action remakes had stepped away from their executive roles.

The making of a live-action version of Disney's Tangled has been put on hiatus in the aftermath of the Snow White flop

The making of a live-action version of Disney’s Tangled has been put on hiatus in the aftermath of the Snow White flop

The new Snow White film has faced numerous controversies, from criticism of it being 'woke' to comments made by star Rachel Zegler

The new Snow White film has faced numerous controversies, from criticism of it being ‘woke’ to comments made by star Rachel Zegler

Star Rachel Zegler, 23, has taken the brunt of the blame for the film underperforming its massive budget – grossing just $69million domestically – and becoming one of the least liked films of all time on film review sites.

She’s also been dinged for her political opinions and was harshly criticized by the son of the producer of the movie for tweeting ‘free Palestine.’

The $270million film, which hit theaters on March 21, is on track to become a box office flip after it garnered just $42.2 million domestically on opening weekend.

As of this week, Snow White — who also stars Gal Gadot — has currently taken in $69,835.869 million at the box office domestically after two weekends and $145,660,560 million worldwide. 

The live-action rendition of the original 1937 animated classic hasn’t been a hit with critics either, with just a 40% score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Deadline recently claimed that Disney will likely suffer a loss of $115 million from the film, when all is said and done.

Zegler has sparked backlash with a series of controversial tweets in recent months in addition to previous statements in which she described the original 1937 film as ‘weird’ and the original prince as a ‘stalker.’ 

‘The original cartoon came out in 1937 and very evidently so. There’s a big focus on her love story with the guy who literally stalks her. Weird, weird,’ she told Extra in 2022. 

The original Tangled featured the voices of Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi

The original Tangled featured the voices of Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi

‘So we didn’t do that this time,’ she said.

In August, she took to X, formerly known as Twitter, with a post that had initially thanked fans for their support over Snow White.

She wrote: ‘I love you all so much! Thank you for the love and for 120m views on our trailer in just 24 hours! What a whirlwind. I am in the thick of rehearsals for Romeo + Juliet so I’m gonna get outta here. Bye for now.’

But, just one minute later, she showed her support for Palestine amid the war in Gaza in the same thread, adding: ‘And always remember, free Palestine.’

A Variety article detailed how, in light of this, an executive raised the studio’s concerns about the post with Zegler’s team, and Marc Platt, the film’s producer, flew to New York to speak with the actress, who refused to take the post down.

He also suggested she work with a social media expert after she also posted ‘F**k Donald Trump’ and ‘May Trump supporters… never know peace’ following the 2024 presidential election.

The New York Times recently reported that Platt had to remind her how much was at stake with the movie and her career before asking her to ‘post heedfully.’

The $270million film, which hit theaters on March 21, is on track to become a box office flip after it garnered just $42.2 million domestically on opening weekend

The $270million film, which hit theaters on March 21, is on track to become a box office flip after it garnered just $42.2 million domestically on opening weekend

One insider told Variety: ‘She didn’t understand the repercussions of her actions as far as what that meant for the film, for Gal, for anyone.’

Zegler also drew the anger of Marc’s son Jonah Platt, who unleashed an explosive tirade against her after a social media user slammed his father for reprimanding Zegler over her social media posts. 

Jonah, whose younger brother Ben Platt, 31, is an actor and singer, shot back with an angry rant which began: ‘You really want to do this?’

‘Yeah, my dad, the producer of the enormous piece of Disney IP with hundreds of millions of dollars on the line, had to leave his family to fly across the country to reprimand his 20-year-old employee for dragging her personal politics into the middle of promoting the movie for which she signed a multi-million dollar contract to get paid and do publicly for.’

The host of the Being Jewish Podcast continued, saying her actions ‘clearly’ hurt the film’s box office.

As of this week, Snow White ¿ who also stars Gal Gadot ¿ has currently taken in $69,835.869 million at the box office domestically after two weekends and $145,660,560 million worldwide

As of this week, Snow White — who also stars Gal Gadot — has currently taken in $69,835.869 million at the box office domestically after two weekends and $145,660,560 million worldwide 

‘Free speech does not mean you’re allowed to say whatever you want in your private employment without repercussions,’ he continued.

‘Tens of thousands of people worked on that film and she hijacked the conversation for her own immature desires at the risk of the colleagues and crew and blue collar workers who depend on that movie to be successful.’

‘Narcissism is not something to be coddled or encouraged,’ Jonah concluded his explosive rant.

Jonah has since been slammed for his response online by many users who then commented on the heated exchange.

The film was also plagued with other controversies outside of Zegler’s comments, amid accusations of a ‘woke’ clean-up job to remove dated cultural references and stereotypes.

Dwarf actors including Peter Dinklage and Jason Acuna – better known as ‘Wee Man’ in MTV prank series Jackass – criticized the decision not to hire actors with dwarfism to play Doc, Bashful, Dopey, Grumpy, Sneezy, Happy and Sleepy.

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