Kristen Bell’s failed audition for Rapunzel in Disney’s “Tangled” turned out to be one of the best things for her career. Mandy Moore was eventually cast as the long-haired princess, but the film’s casting director couldn’t let Bell’s talents go. During an episode of “The Watch” podcast, the actor shared that she was introduced to “Pocahontas” director Chris Buck, who pitched her his idea to adapt the Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale “Anna and The Snow Queen.” Fast forward a few years and “Frozen” is Disney’s hot new animated project with Bell cast as Anna.
Although Bell secured the part, she wasn’t too fond of the personality traits required of the role. “Anna’s character was kind of annoying, kind of prissy, and just wasn’t something I could identify with,” she told the podcast. She shared her uncertainty with Buck and fortunately for everyone, the “Frozen” filmmakers warmly received Bell’s notes and integrated them into the character.
In an interview with Willie Geist on “Today,” the star said that her bumbling, improvised line of “this is awkward, you’re not awkward, I’m awkward. You’re gorgeous … Wait, what?” cemented the character. In an interview with Vanity Fair, Bell shared that Anna is dedicated to her 11-year-old self, confessing, “I wanted to represent all the little weirdos out there.” Surely, it wasn’t just the little weirdos who resonated with Bell’s very-relatable Anna.
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