'Hercules' Voice Actress Susan Egan Nominates Zendaya & Tom Holland For Live-Action Remake: "The World Needs It" — D23
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•Sun, 16 Aug 2026 19:50:10 +0000
📰 What Happened
At D23, Susan Egan, who voiced Meg in Disney's 1997 film 'Hercules', publicly nominated Zendaya and Tom Holland to lead a live-action remake, saying 'the world needs it'. She praised Zendaya's grounded strength, voice and edge as perfect for Meg, and suggested Holland as the Greek demigod Hercules, at a time when the couple had recently scored a box-office hit together.
🔍 The Backstory
Disney has been remaking its animated classics as live-action films, with mixed results, and 'Hercules' has long been rumoured as a candidate. Egan has been subtly floating Zendaya for the role for some time. Zendaya and Holland are a real-life couple and proven box-office draws with a hit in 'Spider-Man', making the pairing a natural fan and studio favourite.
🎯 Why It Matters
A friendly nomination from the original voice actress adds legitimacy to the fan-cast idea and builds momentum for a 'Hercules' remake, which many assumed was inevitable. The casting of a real couple in a romantic-lead Disney story would be a marketing goldmine. The moment captures how fan culture, legacy talent and studio strategy converge around remakes.
At D23, Susan Egan, who voiced Meg in Disney's 1997 film 'Hercules', publicly nominated Zendaya and Tom Holland to lead a live-action remake, saying 'the world needs it'. She praised Zendaya's grounded strength, voice and edge as perfect for Meg, and suggested Holland as the Greek demigod Hercules, at a time when the couple had recently scored a box-office hit together.
Disney has been remaking its animated classics as live-action films, with mixed results, and 'Hercules' has long been rumoured as a candidate. Egan has been subtly floating Zendaya for the role for some time. Zendaya and Holland are a real-life couple and proven box-office draws with a hit in 'Spider-Man', making the pairing a natural fan and studio favourite.
A friendly nomination from the original voice actress adds legitimacy to the fan-cast idea and builds momentum for a 'Hercules' remake, which many assumed was inevitable. The casting of a real couple in a romantic-lead Disney story would be a marketing goldmine. The moment captures how fan culture, legacy talent and studio strategy converge around remakes.