“Agatha All Along” star Kathryn Hahn is in talks for a major role, that of villain Mother Gothel, in the live-action “Tangled” film at Disney Pictures.
Hahn would join the previously reported Teagan Croft in the role of Rapunzel and Milo Manheim as Flynn Rider as the third lead. Hahn was first rumoured for the role exactly a year ago.
The original film was a modern retelling of the classic Rapunzel fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. Mandy Moore played Rapunzel, a spirited young princess with magical, golden hair who escapes from her isolated tower for the first time to experience the world – embarking on an adventure with a charming thief (Zachary Levi).
She discovers her true identity and faces the dangerous truth about the woman, Mother Gothel (Donna Murphy), who kept her captive. It’s revealed over the film that Gothel is a vain and wicked crone who has retained youth for centuries through the healing properties of a magic flower.
Michael Gracey (“The Greatest Showman”) will direct the project while Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (“I Know What You Did Last Summer”) is penning the script for the film.
Kristin Burr (“Cruella,” “Freakier Friday”) is producing the film, which is reportedly targeting a June production start in the UK.
Source: Variety
