Diego Luna has signed on for Disney’s long-brewing live-action remake of Tangled, and he will appear in a wholly original part written for the new version of the 2010 animated hit. The film is expected to start shooting next month in Spain.
Kathryn Hahn was announced earlier this year to play Mother Gothel, giving the remake another familiar name as Disney keeps building out a project that has been in the works for some time. Michael Tracey is directing the film, which revisits a title that brought in more than $590 million at the box office when the original Tangled was released in 2010.
Luna’s casting arrives after he was last seen last year in the series finale of Star Wars: Andor. That makes the new Disney role a clear shift from the universe that helped define his recent screen profile, and it also signals that the studio is leaning on him for something more than a simple reprise of an existing animated character.
That distinction matters because Luna is not stepping into a direct translation of a role from the original film. Disney is giving him a new part in a remake built around a property that already proved it could draw a wide audience, and the move suggests the studio is still willing to expand familiar stories rather than copy them scene for scene. For fans tracking his next move, his acting slate now includes a major family franchise at the same time interest in his soccer profile continues to travel through items like Diego Luna Soccer: RSL star strengthens World Cup case with 4-2 win.
The question now is not whether Tangled has an audience. The original already answered that with its box-office haul. It is whether Disney can turn that kind of recognition into something that feels fresh enough to justify the remake, and Luna’s original role may be one of the clearest signs that the studio intends to try.