Unique Tangled Star Zachary Levi Reacts To Milo Manheim’s Flynn Rider Casting For Reside-Motion Disney Remake

An authentic Tangled star congratulates the actor who has been recast as their character within the impending live-action remake. Launched in 2010, Tangled predates the Disney Princess model being completely remade by Frozen. It’s Disney’s adaptation of the “Rapunzel” fairy story, following the intense and adventurous titular princess, starring the voice solid of Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, and Donna Murphy.

On January 7, the live-action Tangled introduced the casting of its two leads, Rapunzel and the charming thief Flynn Rider, who change into touring companions and love pursuits. Teagan Croft (Titans) will play Rapunzel, whereas Milo Manheim (Zombies) will play Flynn, whose actual title is revealed to be Eugene Fitzherbert. Michael Gracey (The Best Showman) was beforehand introduced as director.

Following this announcement, Zachary Levi, the unique voice of Flynn/Eugene, commented on Manheim’s Instagram submit, saying: “Congrats, Milo! Now go do Eugene Fitzherbert proud.” Levi, now additionally a star of the Shazam! and Thor films, beforehand mentioned that he thought he was too outdated to reprise the function of Flynn within the live-action Tangled film.

In the meantime, Kathryn Hahn is at present in talks to play Gothel, the third main character within the story. Gothel is Rapunzel’s adoptive mom/kidnapper, and Hahn’s fellow MCU star Scarlett Johansson was initially being eyed for the function, however needed to cross due to scheduling conflicts. Donna Murphy initially voiced/sang Gothel’s half, whereas Mandy Moore is Rapunzel within the animated movie.

Disney’s Tangled remake has been in improvement for a while: It was indefinitely shelved in April 2025 because of the poor efficiency of Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot’s Snow White, which appeared to point that Disney Princess remakes had much less potential. Nevertheless, this was adopted by the billion-dollar success of the live-action Lilo & Sew, which steered that the alternative is true for remakes of Twenty first-century Disney films.

Manheim might have overwhelmed out Splitsville‘s Charlie Gillespie, Bridgerton‘s Corey Mylchreest, and 2025’s Easy methods to Prepare Your Dragon‘s Mason Thames for the a part of Flynn, as all these actors had been reported or rumored to have been within the operating for it in some unspecified time in the future. Freya Skye, Sarah Catherine Hook, Olivia-Mai Barrett, and Lola Tung had been all thought of for Rapunzel.

With manufacturing but to start, the live-action Tangled might hit theaters someday in 2027. Disney is making ready to launch its remake of Moana, primarily based on probably the most fashionable authentic animated film but of the corporate’s remake sequence, on July 10. In the meantime, the casting of different characters will in all probability be introduced quickly, contributing to hype for the brand new Tangled.