According to The Times of India, Diego Luna — best known for his role as Cassian Andor in the acclaimed Star Wars series — has officially joined the live-action remake of Tangled, directed by Michael Gracey.
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This is a genuinely exciting piece of casting news for Disney's live-action pipeline. Luna brings serious dramatic credibility to whatever role he's stepping into, and his addition signals that this remake is aiming for real emotional weight rather than a paint-by-numbers retelling. His role hasn't been confirmed, but the two most likely candidates are the warmly regal King Frederic — Rapunzel's long-suffering father — or a reimagined version of Mother Gothel's backstory that could introduce a new male antagonist. Given Luna's range and his tendency to play morally complex characters with quiet intensity, don't sleep on the idea of him bringing something unexpected to the villain side of the equation.
For fans of the original animated film, this casting also raises the big remaining questions: who steps into the tower as Rapunzel, and who plays the charming rogue Flynn Rider? Those two leads will define the entire film, and the fancasting conversation is already heating up.
What myCast Fans Are Already Thinking
The myCast community has been dreaming up their ideal Tangled casts across several stories, and the picks so far are genuinely compelling. Over on the Tangled fan cast story — which covers seven roles — fans have thrown out some seriously inspired choices. Anya Taylor-Joy has emerged as a fan pick for Rapunzel, which honestly makes a lot of sense: she has that otherworldly, wide-eyed quality that fits someone who has literally never left a tower, and her expressive face would carry the emotional arc beautifully. For Flynn Rider, Robert Pattinson has landed a vote — a choice that's more interesting than it might first appear, since Pattinson has spent the last decade proving he can do roguish charm just as well as brooding intensity.
The same story also features Eva Green as a fan pick for Mother Gothel, which is close to perfect casting on paper. Green does theatrical, operatic villainy better than almost anyone working today, and Gothel's particular brand of manipulative maternal evil feels tailor-made for her. And in a genuinely delightful left-field suggestion, has been tapped for Hook Hand Thug — a choice that would bring exactly the right kind of comedic physicality to one of the animated film's most beloved side characters.