‘Andor’ Star Diego Luna Joins Disney Live Action Remake
Having wrapped up his run on “Andor,” Diego Luna is transferring from one a part of the Disney empire to a different.
The “Star Wars” actor will seem within the studio’s stay motion adaptation of “tangled” alongside Teagan Croft (“Titans”), Milo Manheim (“Zombies”) and Kathryn Hahn (“The Studio”). For these unfamiliar with the 2010 animated characteristic of the identical identify, it is a retelling of the Brothers Grimm fairytale story of Rapunzel, she of the “let down your hair” fame. The authentic movie grossed over $591 million worldwide and spawned a Disney Channel collection. Luna will seem in an all-new position that is been created for the movie, however there is a respectable likelihood his character will recognize a formidable hairstyle.
Michael Gracey, who directed the smash musical “The Greatest Showman,” will direct the characteristic from a screenplay by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (“I Know What You Did Last Summer”) and Michael Montemayor (“Everyone I Love Is Dead”). Kristin Burr will produce for Burr! Productions and Jessica Virtue, EVP of manufacturing, is overseeing the undertaking for Disney Live Action. Filming is about to start in Spain this June. A launch date has not but been introduced.
Luna is an acclaimed actor, director, and producer identified for his roles in “Y Tu Mama Tambien,” “La Maquina” and “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.” His subsequent movie, which he directed and co-wrote, “Ashes” is customized from an acclaimed Spanish-language novel. It will premiere on the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. Luna can even star in Netflix’s upcoming “Mexico 86” which tells the true story of a authorities official, Martin de la Torre, who negotiated Mexico’s internet hosting of the 1986 World Cup. He additionally just lately wrapped manufacturing on the movie “Eleven Days,” during which he stars. Luna co-founded the manufacturing firm La Corriente del Golfo with Gael García Bernal.
Luna is represented by WME and ID PR. The Hollywood Reporter broke the information of Luna’s casting.