Originally written as a British farmer, Flynn was ultimately developed into a swashbuckling thief inspired by fictional characters Han Solo and Indiana Jones, and actors Gene Kelly and Errol Flynn Flynn Rider was named after the latter.Įugene has divided film critics. He was conceived as a thief as opposed to a traditional prince in favor of making him a funnier and edgier character. Flynn was created by directors Nathan Greno and Byron Howard because they felt that the incarcerated Rapunzel needed someone to escort her out of the tower. Blackmailed by Rapunzel into taking her to see the kingdom's floating lanterns in time for her eighteenth birthday, Flynn undergoes a change of heart as he gradually begins to fall in love with Rapunzel.
Loosely based on the prince in the Brothers Grimm fairy tale " Rapunzel", Flynn is a wanted thief who seeks refuge in Rapunzel's tower after stealing a crown. Levi's duet with singer and co-star Mandy Moore, " I See the Light", would go on to become the actor's first professionally recorded song and musical debut. The character is voiced by American actor Zachary Levi, who decided to audition for the role upon learning that he would also be providing the character's singing voice.
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Eugene Fitzherbert (born Horace, later renamed Eugene and then known by his alias Flynn Rider) is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Animation Studios' 50th animated feature film Tangled (2010), its short 2012 film Tangled Ever After, and the 2017 television series Tangled: The Series.