Diego Luna Joins Disney's Live-Action Tangled
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- Diego Luna is joining Disney's live-action "Tangled" adaptation in an all-new role created for the film, alongside Teagan Croft ("Titans"), Milo Manheim ("Zombies"), and Kathryn Hahn ("The Studio").
- Michael Gracey ("The Greatest Showman") will direct from a screenplay by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson and Michael Montemayor; Kristin Burr will produce and Jessica Virtue is overseeing for Disney Live Action.
- Filming is set to commence in Spain this June, though no release date has been announced; the 2010 animated original grossed over $591 million worldwide and spawned a Disney Channel series.
- Luna recently wrapped his run on "Andor" and will star in Netflix's upcoming "Mexico 86," which tells the true story of official Martin de la Torre negotiating Mexico's hosting of the 1986 World Cup.
- Luna's directorial effort "Ashes," adapted from a Spanish-language novel, will premiere at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival; he also recently wrapped production on the film "Eleven Days."
Why it matters: Disney is placing a globally recognized actor fresh off "Andor" into a live-action remake of a $591M-grossing animated hit, with Michael Gracey's blockbuster musical pedigree signaling tentpole ambitions. The Spain shoot starting in June locks Luna in during the same season his directorial work "Ashes" debuts at Cannes — a busy stretch that underscores the studio's confidence in his drawing power.
