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Mandy Moore Talks Disney's 'Rapunzel'

September 30, 2009 07:24:25 GMT

'She's sort of the quintessential sassy, feisty Disney heroine. She's quite modern, quite a curious girl as well,' the actress/singer spills on the character she voices in the animated 3-D musical.
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Actress/singer has been tapped to lend voice to a Disney princess in "", and has shared her insight on her titular character. To Empire Online, the 25-year-old described Rapunzel as the "sort of the quintessential sassy, feisty Disney heroine", adding "She's quite modern, quite a curious girl as well."

Revealing that she has begun working on the voicepart, Moore further explained, "She's just coming into her own and is anxious to figure out a way to see the world around her that she's been kept away from for so many years." On her taking a part in the passion project of Disney's head John Lasseter, the former girlfriend of actor said, "I just feel honored to be in such good company. Being a Disney Princess is kind of every girl's ultimate dream."

Based on the fairy tale of the same name by the Brothers Grimm, "Rapunzel" is being co-directed by story artist Nathan Greno and "" helmer Byron Howard. and Dan Fogler were originally attached to voice Rapunzel and Prince Flynn, before being replaced by Mandy Moore and . It will be the 50th animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics, and is aimed for release in 2010.


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