Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-6175354-20140206041335/@comment-5655661-20140211201459

Well, this is not adaptation of Rudaba story but Rapunzel. In the original Rapunzel fairytale it was described that she had golden hair. Since her hair length is iconic I would argue her hair color is iconic as well (especially since in every single adaptation of the story her hair is golden). Hiring a an actress of African-American origins to portray the character who obviously has European origins kinda looks forced (cough Lancelot cough). Especially because, as CoolDudeAll said, there are many beautiful Asian and African stories from which writers can use some characters. It's the same as if, for example, blond actress portrays Scheherazade.

Anyway, I don't mind what twist they do here, I just expect it to be interesting and I hope they are not doing that just to show some diversity but because they have interesting ideas in mind.