There’s a time jump, and we see Rapunzel throwing her long locks out the balcony to help raise Gothel up. Now, I don’t care who you are, it’s still going to take a few years to let that hair ...

In the case of “Tangled,” a wash-and-go ‘do was out of the question. Rapunzel’s famously magical hair had to remind the audience of the character’s vast, untapped potential.

Avantika Vandanapu attends a screening of "Mean Girls" on January 09, 2024, in New York. She is rumored to be in the yet-to-be-confirmed live-action remake of 'Tangled'.