Sarah Bolger traveling to 'Once Upon a Time' as Sleeping Beauty

The cast of ABC's "Once Upon a Time" continues to grow with announcements coming fast and often.

Sarah Bolger

The same day it was revealed Chinese legendary figure and Disney animated character Mulan was joining the series for its second season, TV Line is reporting that Irish actress Sarah Bolger has been cast as Sleeping Beauty.

Bolger portrayed Mary Tudor in "The Tudors" and also appeared in "The Spiderwick Chronicles."

Known as Aurora in Disney's 1959 animated film, Sleeping Beauty falls asleep after pricking her finger on a spindle cursed by the evil Maleficent.

Kristin Bauer van Straten ("True Blood") portrayed Maleficent in two episodes during the series' first season.

Mulan joins 'Once Upon a Time'

For its first season, ABC's "Once Upon a Time" relied on Western fairy tales for its characters, but that appears to be changing for Season Two.

Jamie Chung

Entertainment Weekly is reporting that actress Jamie Chung has been cast as Mulan, a figure from Chinese legend and heroine of Disney's 1998 animated "Mulan" film.

Chung was Amber in "Sucker Punch" and also had a role in "The Hangover II." She will also be in the RZA's upcoming kung fu film, "The Man with the Iron Fists."

Mulan is a legendary character from the Chinese poem, "The Ballad of Mulan," which follows her as she disguises herself as a man and joins the army in place of her father.

According to the report, the character will have a recurring role during the series' second season.

"Once Upon a Time" tells the story of the small Maine town of Storybrooke, which is populated by fairy tale characters who were sent there by a dreadful curse, wiping their memories and giving them new identities. The first season follows Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison, "House"), who travels to the town to return her biology son to his adopted mother Regina (Lana Parrilla, "Miami Medical"), not knowing that she's really the evil queen who cast the curse. Her son Henry (Jared Gilmore, "Mad Men") is convinced she is the one destined to break the curse and return everyone home.

Created by "Lost" writers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, the series tells dual story lines each episode, dealing with the present day in Storybrooke and the characters' pasts in the fairy tale land.

It also stars Josh Dallas as Prince Charming/David Nolan, Ginnifer Goodwin ("Big Love") as Snow White/Mary Margaret Blanchard and Robert Carlyle ("Stargate Universe") as Mr. Gold, known in the fairy tale land as Rumpelstiltskin.

Emilie de Ravin upgraded to regular on 'Once Upon a Time'

The main cast of ABC's "Once Upon a Time" continues to grow with the announcement that Emilie de Ravin has been upgraded to a series regular for the show's sophomore season.

Emilie de Ravin

According to TVLive, De Ravin was given the offer after her pilot "Americana" was not picked up by ABC for the fall.

The actress played Belle in three episodes during the first season, providing a love interest for Robert Carlyle's ("Stargate Universe") Rumpelstiltskin. The two were reunited in the real world in the season finale.

TVLine quoted series writer Jane Espenson as saying, “We cast [De Ravin] thinking that she’d be great for this but that it would probably be a one-shot--but if she didn’t get a pilot and she had a good time and she’s available, we knew that of course she’d be welcome back.”

De Ravin is best known for playing the role of Claire on ABC's "Lost."

The news of her upgrade comes on the heels of a similar boost for actress Meghan Ory, who plays Ruby and Red Riding Hood in the fairy tale-themed show.

Meghan Ory upgraded to regular on 'Once Upon a Time'

Season two of ABC's hit new series "Once Upon a Time" will be seeing Red this fall.

Meghan Ory

According to Deadline, actress Meghan Ory, who plays Ruby and Red Riding Hood in the fairy tale-themed show, has been upgraded from a recurring character to a series regular.

"Once Upon a Time" tells the story of the small Maine town of Storybrooke, which is populated by fairy tale characters who were sent there by a dreadful curse, wiping their memories and giving them new identities. The first season follows Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison, "House"), who travels to the town to return her biology son to his adopted mother Regina (Lana Parrilla, "Miami Medical"), not knowing that she's really the evil queen who cast the curse. Her son Henry (Jared Gilmore, "Mad Men") is convinced she is the one destined to break the curse and return everyone home.

Created by "Lost" writers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, the series tells dual story lines each episode, dealing with the present day in Storybrooke and the characters' pasts in the fairy tale land.

It also stars Josh Dallas (who recently had to pull out of "Thor 2" due his obligations to the series) as Prince Charming/David Nolan, Ginnifer Goodwin ("Big Love") as Snow White/Mary Margaret Blanchard and Robert Carlyle ("Stargate Universe") as Mr. Gold, known in the fairy tale land as Rumpelstiltskin.

Ory, whose previous work includes "True Justice," appeared in 17 of the first season's 22 episodes.

Josh Dallas not returning for 'Thor 2'

With filming on Marvel's "Thor 2" set to begin in July, actor Josh Dallas has had to pull out the project due to his commitments to ABC's "Once Upon a Time."

Josh Dallas

Dallas, who plays Prince Charming on the fairy tale series, portrayed Fandral, one of the Warriors Three, in the superhero film.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, the actor said, "The timing wasn’t right. I’m bummed about it because I had such a great experience and great time making the first film and was really excited about coming back. Marvel and Disney tried to make it work. But because of my commitment to 'Once Upon a Time,' I was not going to be able to do both. So I’ll have to hand the reins over to someone else."

According to The Hollywood Reporter's Heat Vision, the studio already has someone in mind to replace Dallas in the role: Zachary Levi.

Zachary Levi

Levi finished his five-season run on NBC's "Chuck" this past spring. He had a starring role in the pilot for "Let It Go," which was produced by Sony Pictures TV for Fox. The network, however, did not pick it up for series.

Levi has an existing connection with Disney, having provided the voice for Flynn Rider in the animated film "Tangled."

"Thor 2" will be directed by Alan Taylor ("Game of Thrones"). Actors Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Idris Elba and Anthony Hopkins are returning to reprise their roles from the first film.

The movie will be released Nov. 8, 2013.