Disney’s Greek Hunk, Hercules is probably everybody’s crush from childhood. The character is finally getting a live-action movie which will be hitting cinemas in the future. Most important is the right casting for the character of Hercules.
Various names were selected by the audience, for the potential role of Hercules, and out of all, only two names are finalized till now. ‘Kingsman’ actors Taron Edgerton and Austin Butler are running top for the role.
Taron Edgerton And Austin Butler For The Live-Action Of Hercules
Disney is surprising its fans by giving them live-action of all their favorite animated movies including ‘Tangled‘ and ‘Moana’. Another name joining the list is the Greek God ‘Hercules‘. Various names were short-listed for the role including Chris Hemsworth, Tom Holland, Regé-Jean Page, and more.
The final shortlisted list comes down to two actors now: Taron Edgerton And Austin Butler. Both actors can perform the role well. Big personalities like Russo Brothers and Guy Ritchie are involved in the project. Austin’s Elvis role and Taron’s role in ‘Rocketman‘ were perfection.
But fans have already selected their top name for the role. They think Taron should take on the role and they have good reasons for the same. Every Disney movie has scenes of the male lead singing. Hence, fandom thinks Taron is in great condition to sing as well portray the role well.
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Taron Edgerton Is Fans’ Choice For The Role Of Hercules
Taron Edgerton seems perfect for the role as he also voiced the role in the animated series ‘Sing’. The actor amazed the audience with his amazing musical qualities. Netzines has also selected their ideal Hercules for the role and some are even suggesting new names for the role. Here are a few tweets from X (Twitter).
Taron can actually sing
— Johnny Utah (@johnnyutah269) May 24, 2024
Taron Egerton is ready for this 💪 pic.twitter.com/3fB7k50CKV
— AnthonyFilmLog🎥🍿 (@Anthonysfilmlog) May 24, 2024
While majority of people believe think that Taron Egerton is perfect for the role as he can sing as well. Others also suggest the name of Zane Phillips for the role. Zane does have the perfect looks for the role and could be a good choice for the role.
Zane Phillips is right there pic.twitter.com/PvjdfTZlhg
— Nolan Holloway (@Nolan_Storms) May 24, 2024
With Taron Egerton, Fandom is also suggesting the name of Dua Lipa for the opposite role of Hercules.
Taron Egerton and Dua Lipa as the leads 😩😩😩 pic.twitter.com/de1NpTiWdK
— ItsJarl (@ItzJarl) May 24, 2024
These are just mere speculations, on who might take the role of Hercules. Official announcements regarding the film are yet to be made. Meanwhile, you can watch the animated version of the ‘Hercules’ on Disney.
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