Mother Gothel always about ... who’s best for the part". Film critic James Berardinelli of "ReelViews "observed that this decision echoed "Disney's approach during the late 1980s and early 1990s, when big name stars where often bypassed in favor of lesser known talents." An additional asset was that the actor be able to perform well both independently and collaboratively. Mother Gothel is voiced by American actress and singer Donna Murphy, a Tony Award-winning Broadway actress who was informed about the casting call for "Tangled "by her agent. Having never voiced an animated character before, the actress decided to audition for the role
The Great Movie Ride that gave Disney worldwide rights to use the MGM name and logo for what would become Disney-MGM Studios (now known as Disney's Hollywood Studios), while separate contracts were used for "The Wizard of Oz", "Casablanca", "Singin' in the Rain", "A Fistful of Dollars", "The Public Enemy", "Tarzan the Ape Man" and "Footlight Parade" to give these films representation in The Great Movie Ride. Currently, WarnerMedia owns the rights to many of the original MGM films, which are handled by Warner Bros. and Turner Entertainment. The Great Movie Ride also included "Alien", distributed by 20th Century Fox, as Disney originally acquired