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- Disney’s live-action take on ‘Tangled’ is adding to its cast.
- Diego Luna will play an unknown role in the movie.
- Teagan Croft and Milo Manheim have landed the lead roles.
Disney’s live-action version of Rapunzel tale ‘Tangled’ is adding more to its cast. The latest to sign up, according to The Hollywood Reporter? ‘Andor’ star Diego Luna, who will play an unknown new role in the movie, signaling that it’ll definitely be making some tweaks to the narrative.
Already cast? ‘Titans’ veteran Teagan Croft and ‘Zombies’ star Milo Manheim have locked in the lead roles of Rapunzel and charming rogue Flynn Rider respectively, per The Hollywood Reporter. And Kathryn Hahn is taking the Mother Gothel role.
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What’s the story of ‘Tangled’?
Directed by Nathan Greno and Byron Howard, the original ‘Tangled’ starred Mandy Moore as Rapunzel, a spirited young princess with magical, golden hair who escapes from her isolated tower for the first time to experience the world, embarking on an adventure with a charming thief (Zachary Levi), only to discover her true identity and face the dangerous truth about the woman called Mother Gothel (Donna Murphy) who kept her captive.
The 50th film released by Disney’s feature animated arm, it had a script from Dan Fogelman, who would go on to create TV hit ‘This is Us.’
The movie was a huge success with both critics and audiences, grossed over $590 million worldwide, scored an Oscar nomination for original song “I See the Light,” and was among the films revitalizing Disney’s princess genre for a new generation.
Who is working on the ‘Tangled’ live-action movie?
While casting is still at a very early stage, the movie has ‘The Greatest Showman’ and ‘Better Man’ director Michael Gracey still attached to call the shots, working from a script by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson based on the animated version.
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