Actress Zendaya has Hercules star Susan Egan‘s blessing to play a live-action Megara “Meg.”
In an interview with Deadline for D23 during the weekend of August 15, Egan, who famously provided her voice for Meg in the 1997 Disney animated film Hercules, was implored to share who in Hollywood would be the perfect Meg on screen.
“I mean, I’ve been subtly saying Zendaya, but now I’m just gonna say it. And probably, Tom and Zendaya, who I have never met, are filing for the restraining order right now. But honestly, I don’t even care. I feel like the world needs it,” said Egan, in reference to Zendaya’s husband, fellow actor Tom Holland.
She clarified she picked Zendaya not because of her popularity. Rather, she feels that she has enough talent and the right on-screen personality to successfully play the sarcastic character.
“Not even because they are the ‘it’ couple right now, it’s not even that. I have watched her beautiful career from when she was a teenager, and she’s just grounded. She is a strong woman, obviously, statuesque and amazing, with an incredible voice and a little edge, don’t you think?” said Egan during the August 2026 interview with Deadline.
Deadline reported that Disney has a live-action Hercules in motion.
The clip of Egan talking to Deadline was posted to the Popculturechat subreddit on Reddit. Several commenters stated that they weren’t interested in another live-action version of animated Disney films, like Cinderella (2015), Beauty and the Beast (2017), The Little Mermaid (2023), and Lilo and Stitch (2025).
“No more live action Disney movies,” wrote a Reddit user.
“Forget who would play them. WE DON’T NEED A LIVE ACTION HERCULES. WE DON’T NEED ANY MORE LIVE ACTION DISNEY REMAKES,” shared another.
“No. Hercules doesn’t need a live action movie. I really need Hollywood to actually read books before imagining projects. Hercules is the worst demigod,” added a different person.
Some commenters, however, wrote that they believed Zendaya would be a good fit for Meg.
“That is actually a role that would fit Zendaya perfectly on an aesthetic level. If she can really channel Meg’s sass then even better,” wrote a commenter.
“Oh my god. Zendaya would look amazing in Meg’s outfit and hair,” wrote a social media user.
Meanwhile, others commented that they would prefer if a different actress played the role.
“Personally, I don’t think their casting would work at allllll, BUT I love that Susan Egan is one of us lol TOMDAYA 4EVA 💕,” wrote a commenter.
“I love Tom and Zendaya, but please no. They’re getting a bit overexposed at the moment, especially Zendaya,” shared a different Reddit user.