According to Deadline, Diego Luna has officially been cast in Disney's live-action adaptation of Tangled, though the specific role he'll be playing has not yet been disclosed.
Why This News Has the Fancasting World Buzzing
The Tangled live-action project just got a whole lot more interesting. Luna brings serious dramatic chops and undeniable charisma to everything he touches — from Andor to Y Tu Mamá También — so Disney clearly has something substantial in mind for him. The big question is which role. Is he stepping into the roguish boots of Flynn Rider? Playing Rapunzel's gentle, conflicted father, the King? Or could Disney be positioning him as a new or reimagined antagonist entirely?
That mystery opens the door wide for the casting conversation fans love most: if Luna's role is locked, who fills the remaining pieces of the puzzle? Rapunzel and Mother Gothel are the two most consequential unconfirmed roles left, and the debate around them is genuinely fascinating. This is exactly the kind of news that turns a quiet fancasting community into a very loud one.
What myCast Fans Are Already Saying
The myCast community has been dreaming up Tangled lineups for a while now, and a few names have already emerged as fan favorites worth paying attention to. The most fully developed fan vision lives in the Tangled story, which covers seven roles and features some genuinely compelling picks. Fans there have tapped Anya Taylor-Joy for Rapunzel — honestly, hard to argue with that one. Her ethereal screen presence and the emotional range she showed in The Queen's Gambit make her a natural fit for a princess who's spent her life locked in a tower. Robert Pattinson gets the nod for Flynn Rider in that same story, a choice that's a little left-field but intriguing — Pattinson has proven he can do roguish charm when he wants to, and he'd certainly bring an edge to the role.
That story also floats Eva Green as Mother Gothel, which might be the most inspired suggestion of the bunch. Green has practically made a career out of playing magnetic, manipulative women who steal every scene they're in — she would be terrifying and captivating in equal measure. Rounding out that fan cast, is listed for the Hook Hand Thug, and look, nobody is going to complain about more Bautista in a Disney movie.