Disney's live-action Tangled has been generating excitement since it was announced. The casting of Caitríona Balfe as Queen Arianna — Rapunzel's birth mother — has sent that excitement into an entirely different category.
Parade confirmed the news in late August 2026: Balfe will play the queen who loses her daughter to a witch, spends years at a tower window releasing lanterns into the sky, and gets one of the most emotional reunion scenes in any Disney film.
The fan response was immediate. "I seriously can't wait, I'm a long-time Outlander fan and she's amazing," one Reddit commenter wrote.
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