Fans of Disney’s Tangled know that “mother knows best,” but it seems fans also know best, as the extremely popular fan cast of Kathryn Hahnin the role of live-action Mother Gothel has just been officially announced.
Hahn was shown in a video on Disney Studios’ official Threads account showing off a Mother Gothel t-shirt and jokingly showing off her outfit as though it was no big deal. However, the caption revealed the complete opposite, as the account shared, “You want her to be the bad guy? FINE. Kathryn Hahn is Mother Gothel in Disney’s live-action Tangled.”
This caption is a reference to Gothel’s own line in the original animated Tangled. Hahn also took to her own Instagram account with the video, the bio for which now says, “mother knows best,” yet another reference to Mother Gothel’s Tangled lines.
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Fans have been pleading for Disney to cast Hahn in this role since the live-action Tangled was announced, if not earlier. Particularly Hahn’s role as Agatha Harkness in the MCU’s WandaVision and then the spinoff show Agatha All Along had fans convinced that Hahn was perfect for the role. Much to the joy of fans, it seems Disney agreed.
Already, Disney Studios’ post is flooded with comments from happy fans who are clearly excited by the news. One fan wrote, “WandaVision and Agatha All Along were just the casting auditions for this role,” and another said, “10/10 casting. No notes.”
Multiple other comments simply state that this is “perfect casting” and express appreciation that Disney made this call. In fact, one particularly delighted fan said, “Give that casting director their Oscar now!”
This news comes on the heels of some other live-action Tangled casting news, including Teagan Croft in the leading role of Rapunzel and Milo Manheim as her on-screen love interest Flynn Ryder.
Currently, no release date for the live-action Tangled is officially confirmed, but clearly work on the movie is well underway.