From 18th century Scotland to the fictional Kingdom of Corona, Disney\u2018s live-action Tangled has found its Queen Arianna.<\/p>\n
While Outlander star Caitr\u00edona Balfe was not featured in the footage teased Friday at D23, Disney has announced the 5x Golden Globe nominee will play Rapunzel\u2019s long-lost mother in the adaptation of the 2010 animated fantasy musical. Also unveiled in conjunction with D23 were the castings of Elliot Cowan (The Crown) as King Frederic, and Patrick and Hugo McPherson (Pear) as the Stabbington twins.<\/p>\n
The join the previously announced Teagan Croft as Rapunzel, Milo Manheim as Flynn Rider, Kathryn Hahn as Mother Gothel and Diego Luna (Andor) as a new character, Hawthorne, in the Michael Gracey-helmed movie, from a script by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson and Michael Montemayor.<\/p>\n
Announcing a March 31, 2028 release date during Friday\u2019s D23 panel, Disney also teased a first look at footage of Croft and Hahn in the film.<\/p>\n
In the original Tangled, magical long-haired Rapunzel (Mandy Moore) spent her entire life in a tower until runaway thief Flynn Ryder (Zachari Levi) stumbles upon her, after which she sets out to discover the world for the first time, and who she really is. The cast also included Donna Murphy, Ron Perlman, Brad Garrett and Jeffrey Tambor.<\/p>\n
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Love Love Love that Caitriona\u2019s post-Outlander career is so on fire. 3 films coming out this year and now this. Couldn\u2019t have happened to a more deserving actress!<\/p>\n