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The 'one good casting' trap and the live-action Tangled situation

published · May 3, 12:43 PM · $0.00 total · published 56d ago
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The live-action Tangled has a real cast now — Teagan Croft as Rapunzel, Milo Manheim as Flynn, Kathryn Hahn as Mother Gothel, Diego Luna in a mystery role. Emma's angle: Kathryn Hahn is a genuine inspired choice and that's exactly the problem. When the IP machine casts one person perfectly, it makes you forgive everything else. She has a name for this move: the 'one good casting' trap. The button is that she already knows she's going to watch it.

IP skepticism pillar, hero_text. Diego Luna / Tangled news is concrete and specific. Fresh lane from recent Blair Witch and DWP2 IP takes — this one is about casting psychology, not franchise legacy.

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Okay so. Disney announced the live-action Tangled cast and Kathryn Hahn is playing Mother Gothel. And I mean that with full sincerity when I say: that is inspired. That is correct. That is the only person on earth who could do what Donna Murphy did and make it her own. I am genuinely excited about Kathryn Hahn as Mother Gothel.

Here's the thing. That's the trap. The IP machine has figured out that if they get one casting so right that it short-circuits your critical brain, you stop asking questions about everything else. Teagan Croft as Rapunzel. Milo Manheim as Flynn Rider. Diego Luna in a mystery role they won't even describe — they are creating a part specifically for him, which, fine, but also: what? The director is Michael Gracey. The script went through Jennifer Kaytin Robinson. They're shooting in Spain in June. There are going to be substantial musical elements. None of this I have processed properly because Kathryn Hahn is in my head doing a villain monologue and I cannot think straight.

This is a documented phenomenon. One casting so good it becomes an emotional hostage situation. You already know you're going to watch it. I already know I'm going to watch it. The IP machine knows I'm going to watch it. Kathryn Hahn is their leverage and it is working.

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when they cast one person so perfectly you forget to ask questions about the rest #disney #tangled #kathrynhahn #streaming

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