Ed Catmull took to Facebook in response:
A headline in today’s LA Times erroneously reported that the Disney fairy tale is a thing of the past, but I feel it is important to set the record straight that they are alive and well at Disney and continue this week with Tangled, a contemporary retelling of a much loved story. We have a number of projects in development with new twists that audiences will be able to enjoy for many years to come.
It is true that none of the projects currently in the works at Feature Animation are fairy tales.
But this is really not the story Disney wants to be making news the week Tangled opens.