The classic Disney film, ‘Hercules‘, released in 1997, has become one of the most popular on the streaming platform, which has led it to be one of the options to be brought to the big screen again with a live-action version.
This film tells the story of Hercules, son of the gods Zeus and Hera, who is kidnapped by the henchmen of Hades, and is taken to Earth to take away his immortality and his life, however, this plan fails. In his adolescence, he discovers his decency and decides to work to become worthy of returning to Olympus, for this he must face evil creatures.
This story would be the next to have a live-action version, as well as ‘Cindirella‘ (2015), ‘The Lion King‘ (2019), ‘Dumbo‘ (2019), ‘Aladdin‘ (2019), ‘Pinocchio‘ (2022), and the most recent ‘The Little Mermaid‘ (2023), among others, and soon ‘Snow White‘, and although some have been a success, others have been criticized by their cast.
For this reason, before an official cast is announced, fans are sharing what they believe would be the perfect cast for the live-action ‘Hercules’, find out who would play these iconic characters below:
As the main character of this production that will be under the direction of the Russo brothers, would be the actor Taron Egerton, who in addition to having a great resemblance to Hercules, is also very talented and has stood out in action productions such as ‘Kingsman‘.
For the character of Megara, many have pointed out Ariana Grande, who has a physical appearance very similar to the character, in addition to her common characteristic, the long ponytail. Netizens have also highlighted that the artist could also work on the soundtrack of the film.
Finally, fans have not forgotten of the evil but very iconic Hades, who could be played by Jeff Goldblum who has a long and successful career in the industry, which has allowed him a large audience and experience for a role like this.
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