Susan Egan Names Zendaya, Tom Holland for Hercules Remake
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- Susan Egan, the voice of Meg in Disney's 1997 animated "Hercules," nominated Zendaya to take over the role and Tom Holland to play Hercules during a Deadline interview on the D23 red carpet Sunday.
- Egan said she had been "subtly saying Zendaya" for years and declared "the world needs it," quipping that the couple was "probably filing for a restraining order right now."
- Citing Zendaya's career since her teens, Egan praised her as "grounded," "strong," "statuesque," with an "incredible voice" and "a little edge" — dismissing the suggestion that the pitch is purely about Holland and Zendaya's couple status.
- Disney has had a live-action "Hercules" remake in development since 2020 and tapped Guy Ritchie to direct in 2022.
- Holland and Zendaya have headlined four Spider-Man films together (Homecoming, Far From Home, No Way Home, and Brand New Day in 2026), generating roughly $6 billion for Disney.
- The couple's separate summer 2026 film, Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey," recently surpassed $1.29 billion at the global box office.
Why it matters: Disney's Hercules remake has been in development since 2020 with Guy Ritchie attached but no cast — Egan's pitch lands a ready-made couple whose four-film Spider-Man run has minted about $6B for the studio. By framing the pick on merit ("grounded," "a little edge") rather than tabloid buzz, the original Meg also pre-empts the obvious critique that it's just a headline-grabbing stunt.
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