Hot off the massive success of the second season of Andor: A Star Wars Story, the Emmy, Golden Globe and Critics Choice Awards nomnated Diego Luna has joined the cast of the live action remake of the 2011 Disney animated classic Tangled for director Michael Gracey. It’s unknown what his role will entail specifically – or whether he’ll be required to sing – but he will be joined by Agatha All Along star Kathryn Hahn.
Diego Luna is letting down his hair for Tangled, Walt Disney’s live-action adaptation of its 2010 animated movie.
Luna has joined the project in a role created specifically for the feature, which goes before cameras in Spain in June.
Australian actress Teagan Croft and Zombies star Milo Manheim lead Tangled, respectively playing Rapunzel, the curious and plucky would-be princess with magical hair, and Flynn Rider, the cocky outlaw thief who helps her escape her tower prison. The two nabbed the roles after a search on both sides of the Atlantic in December.
Also on the call sheet is Kathryn Hahn, hailed for her recent works in Agatha All Along and The Studio, and who is playing the duplicitous Mother Gothel.
Michael Gracey, who counts the musical biopics Better Man and The Greatest Showman among his credits, is directing the feature, which, like the original, will have big musical elements.
It is unclear whether Luna, as part of the new role, will be required to sing as details on the live-action take are being kept in the castle. The original animated film grossed over $591 million and spawned a popular Disney Channel series.
