Mandy Moore, currently lighting up a variety of Thameside locations filming upcoming rom-com Swinging With The Finkels, took time out to give Empire an update on progress with Disney's first 3D musical Rapunzel.
The actress/singer/designer, whose already-crowded CV is about to be adorned with the job title 'Disney Princess', has begun work on her **Rapunzel **voicepart for the Mouse House's adaptation of the classic Brothers Grimm tale. "I've started it but I'll do the bulk of the work when I get home," she said.
So what can we expect from the long-locked royal? "She's sort of the quintessential sassy, feisty Disney heroine. She's quite modern, quite a curious girl as well," says Moore of the once-entowered princess. "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."
**Rapunzel **is Disney's 50th animated feature and long-term passion project of Disney honcho John Lasseter, but Moore isn't feeling the pressure. "I just feel honoured to be in such good company. Being a Disney Princess is kind of every girl's ultimate dream."
And Moore's favourite Disney princess? "I was always really fond of the Little Mermaid growing up, so I would probably have to go with Ariel."