Corey Mylchreest’s ‘Disastrous’ Audition Underscores Pause in Disney’s Live-Action Tangled
Disney has not confirmed any cast or director during its reevaluation of the project following Snow White’s underperformance.
Overview
- Corey Mylchreest told Seventeen magazine that he deleted and burned his Flynn Rider audition tapes after Disney said they wanted someone with singing experience.
- The live-action Tangled remake entered an indefinite hold earlier this year, and no actors have been selected.
- Jennifer Kaytin Robinson is still attached to write the adaptation and Michael Gracey had been in talks to direct before pre-production was paused.
- Industry outlets say Disney shelved the project as part of a broader reevaluation of its live-action remakes following Snow White’s commercial shortfall.
- Original voice actor Zachary Levi has expressed his desire to reprise Flynn Rider but doubts he would be the right fit when production resumes.