Who Are Teagan Croft And Milo Manheim? Disney Tangled Live Action Cast
Teagan Croft and Milo Manheim are the new faces of Rapunzel and Flynn Rider in Disney’s live‑action Tangled, officially announced by the studio in early January 2026.
Disney confirmed the casting on its social channels with a simple, very internet‑friendly line: “Teagan Croft and Milo Manheim are Rapunzel and Flynn Rider in the live-action reimagining of Disney’s Tangled.
In a recent announcement, Walt Disney Studios (@DisneyStudios) revealed that Teagan Croft and Milo Manheim will star as Rapunzel and Flynn Rider, respectively, in the live-action reimagining of Disney's Tangled. The highly anticipated film will be released exclusively in theaters.
Coming only to theaters.” It felt like one of those posts you see while scrolling in bed, then immediately send to three different group chats, especially if you grew up with the 2010 film.
Milo, best known to Disney fans as Zed from the Zombies movies, reacted exactly how you’d expect someone who just became Flynn Rider to react: he reshared the news, dropped a side‑by‑side pic of himself and animated Flynn, and wrote that he was “too grateful to put into words” before promising, “I will do him justice I promise.”
Teagan, meanwhile, went with pure chaos energy in the comments, joking “OMGGG WHO ARE THEYYYY,” which is basically the most Rapunzel‑coded thing she could have written without literally singing “When Will My Life Begin?”
Who is Milo Manheim?
Milo Manheim is an American actor from Los Angeles, California, best known for playing lovable zombie Zed in Disney’s Zombies franchise.
He grew up around the industry as the son of actress Camryn Manheim and former model Jeffrey Brezovar, and actually made his TV debut alongside his mom in a 2009 episode of Ghost Whisperer, a very “brought your kid to work and he stole the scene” kind of beginning.
Since then, his career has been very “Disney kid but with range” in the best way. He led three Zombie movies, finished runner‑up on Dancing With the Stars season 27 with Witney Carson, and then moved into more explicitly musical work like the 2023 film Journey to Bethlehem and took over Seymour in the off‑Broadway revival of Little Shop of Horrors in 2025.
That combination, musical theatre, live TV competition, Disney movies, is exactly the kind of background that makes fans relax a bit about him handling “I See the Light.” If you’ve survived live ballroom scores and showtunes in front of a New York crowd, a lantern-filled love duet is almost a comfort zone.
Who is Teagan Croft?
Teagan Croft is an Australian actress from Sydney, New South Wales, best known globally for playing Rachel Roth / Raven in the DC series Titans.
She started young: her early work included the Australian sci‑fi film The Osiris Child: Science Fiction Volume One and the long‑running soap Home and Away in 2016, before Titans pushed her into international fandom spaces.
In 2023, she took on the lead role in True Spirit, playing real‑life Australian sailor Jessica Watson, who attempted a solo circumnavigation of the globe at 16.
That part needed emotional weight, quiet resilience, and a lot of time on camera in close‑ups, which are basically rehearsal conditions for playing Rapunzel, a character who has to be both sheltered and stubborn, dreamy and determined.
There’s also something cool about a former superhero empath now becoming a Disney princess; it feels like the most 2026 career pipeline ever.
When Will Tangled Live Action Be Released
Tangled’s live‑action remake does not have a confirmed release date yet, even though the leads and creative team are now locked in.
Disney’s announcement focused on casting and the “coming only to theaters” promise, but stopped short of giving a month or year, which is slightly evil but also very on brand for how big studio calendars shift around.
What is clear is that the project is properly moving: Michael Gracey, who directed The Greatest Showman, is attached to direct, and Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, known for Do Revenge and co‑writing Thor: Love and Thunder, is handling the script.
Producer Kristin Burr, who has credits on Cruella and the Freaky Friday follow‑up, is on board as well, which means the film is sitting in that “active, but don’t plan your leave days yet” phase of development.
Fans are already guessing it could land sometime after Moana’s July 2026 live‑action release, but officially, it’s still in the “wait and see” column.
Who Else is Involved in Disney’s Tangled Remake
Beyond Teagan Croft and Milo Manheim, the confirmed Tangled live‑action team currently includes director Michael Gracey and writer Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, with Kristin Burr producing for Disney.
The original 2010 animated film featured songs by composer Alan Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater; they earned an Oscar nomination for “I See the Light” and picked up a Grammy win, but Disney has not yet said whether they will return with new music or rework the original score for this version.
Casting-wise, the big blank space right now is Mother Gothel. Rumors have floated, at one point, Scarlett Johansson’s name popped up in trade chatter, but there has been no official confirmation about who’ll play Rapunzel’s manipulative, show‑stealing kidnapper.
Mandy Moore has even joked in interviews that she’d happily appear as Rapunzel’s mother in a new duet about generational clashes and modern life, which honestly sounds like the kind of idea that starts as a joke and quietly becomes a real pitch deck slide.
Until the villain (and Maximus, and the thugs from the Snuggly Duckling) are announced, the fun part for fans is fantasy casting, that, and editing Milo’s and Teagan’s old clips to Tangled songs, which has already started on social media.
Why This Casting Has Fans So Curious
This casting works because Teagan Croft and Milo Manheim feel like a balance between familiar and fresh faces people recognise, but not so over‑exposed that it’s impossible to see them as Rapunzel and Flynn.
Milo brings the musical‑comedy, slightly chaotic leading‑man energy; Teagan brings the introspective, emotionally layered vibe that can ground all the glowing hair and floating lanterns in something real.
There’s also a generational layer here: for a lot of viewers, Tangled was their first big Disney princess movie in theatres, not something inherited from parents.
Now those same people are watching a live‑action reimagining with actors roughly around their own age stepping into roles they grew up quoting.
That mix of nostalgia and curiosity, “Will he nail the smoulder?” “Can she make ‘When Will My Life Begin?’ feel new?”, is exactly what keeps a remake like this from feeling like a copy‑paste job and instead turns it into a new chapter in a story people already love.
Disclaimer: The information provided in this article about Tangled's live-action remake and its cast is based on the latest official announcements and rumors available at the time of writing. Release dates, casting, and other project details may be subject to change, and readers are advised to stay updated with official sources for confirmation.
