Zazie Beetz Developing A Rapunzel Sequel To Star In

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Actress Zazie Beetzand her partner David Rysdahl are reportedly working on an adaptation of Rapunzel, with Beetz set to star. Beetz’s star has been rising since she joined the cast of FX’s acclaimed series Atlanta in 2016, for which she received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Since then, the actress has gone on to appear in Deadpool 2, Joker, and last year’s Western, The Harder They Fall, as well as the series Easy and Invincible.  

Although Rapunzel is one of the more recognizable characters from the Brothers Grimm catalog, the long-haired heroine is not as ubiquitous as, say, Cinderella. Though Rapunzel popped up in fantastical media like Into the Woods, Shrek, and Once Upon a Time, the Maiden in the Tower didn’t get her own proper film until 2010’s Tangled. Loosely inspired by the fairy tale, the Disney adaptation featured a decidedly more assertive princess than her 19th century forebear and was voiced by Mandy Moore.

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Now, Rysdahl tells Screen Rant that he and Beetz are working on an adaptation of the famed fairy tale. The pair, who have been together for eight years, envision the project as an updated sequel. "So we are making a Rapunzel story," says Rysdahl, "kind of what happens after, for Zazie." Check out Rysdahl’s full quote below:  

“There's something I can't talk about but it's going to be exciting. But Zazie [Beetz] and I write a lot. I have a couple of scripts. We have a production company and we write a lot. Like I just said twice. Did I mention we write a lot? (laughs). So we are making a Rapunzel story, kind of what happens after, for Zazie. She'll have a huge afro. That's something