According to Jedi News, Diego Luna has officially joined Disney's live-action adaptation of Tangled, though the specific role he'll be playing has yet to be revealed.
A Mystery Role Kicks the Fancasting Conversation Into High Gear
This confirmation is a genuinely exciting development — not just because Luna is a fantastic addition to any cast, but because the role ambiguity makes the speculation game wide open. Is he Flynn Rider? An older, grizzled version of a supporting character? Someone entirely new to the story? Disney has been tight-lipped, which means the floor is yours to theorize. More importantly, this announcement signals that the production is actively coming together, and the major roles — Rapunzel, Flynn Rider, Mother Gothel, and the royal family — are likely to be filled sooner rather than later. If you've had opinions about who should lead this film, now is the time to get loud about them.
What myCast Fans Are Already Saying
The myCast community has been building out dream casts for this one across several stories, and the picks are genuinely compelling. Over at the Tangled story with the most roles filled in, fans have put forward some bold choices worth talking about. Anya Taylor-Joy has been nominated for Rapunzel — and honestly, it's hard to argue with that instinct. She has the otherworldly quality the role demands, and her range from The Queen's Gambit to Last Night in Soho proves she can carry a big emotional arc. For Flynn Rider, that same story has Robert Pattinson in the mix, which is a fascinating swing — he's got the roguish charm and the dramatic chops, even if it'd be a departure from the animated swashbuckler energy most fans expect.
Over on the Tangled story, fans are floating Fabien Frankel for Flynn — a sleeker, more traditionally dashing choice that tracks well with the character's suave-thief persona. And for Rapunzel in that story, Lizzy Greene gets the nod, a pick that leans into a younger, more ingenue-style interpretation of the princess. Meanwhile, the story also has penciled in for Mother Gothel, which feels almost too perfect — she's been playing magnetic, dangerous women for two decades, and Gothel's theatrical villainy seems tailor-made for her. The same story throws into the mix for Hook Hand Thug, and look, that's just correct. No notes.