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The New 'Moana' Trailer Is Here, With 'The Rock' Back as Maui
The live-action Moana reunites key creatives from the 2016 hit that grossed $643 million, with Dwayne Johnson starring and Catherine Laga'aia debuting as Moana.
- In a new trailer, Disney revealed a first look at Dwayne Johnson as Maui, with the live-action Moana arriving in theaters on July 10.
- Given the 2016 animated Moana was a critical and commercial success, earning Oscar nominations and grossing seven hundred thousand dollars worldwide, it motivated the remake.
- Newcomer Catherine Lagaʻaia leads the cast as Moana, joined by John Tui, Frankie Adams, and Rena Owen, while Dana Ledoux Miller and Jared Bush return as screenwriters.
- Behind the scenes, the remake is led by producers including Dwayne Johnson, Beau Flynn, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia, and Lin-Manuel Miranda, with Miller and Bush as screenwriters.
- Auliʻi Cravalho, who voiced Moana in both the 2016 original and its 2024 sequel, serves as an executive producer alongside director Thomas Kail, Scott Sheldon and Charles Newirth, with music by Mark Mancina, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Opetaia Foaʻi, and Mancina returning to score.
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Disney Hits A New Low As Moana Live-Action Remake Trailer Proves Fans' Worst Fears True
From a robotic performance and a ridiculous appearance by Dwayne Johnson, who reprises the role of Maui, to a lifeless backdrop with more CGI than the animated film, Disney’s Moana live-action remake trailer was unimpressive to say the least. While the film is not surrounded by controversy like 2025’s Rachel Zegler-led Snow White, it still has all the makings of a historical flop, as indicated by the overwhelming dislike from fans. Moana (Cather…
Disney has released just a few hours ago the first preview of one of the great premieres of 2016: the live action of Vaiana in which we will see The Rock embody the warrior Maui. At this point, we should not be surprised to see how the house of the mouse bets on the format of redoing in real action key its great hits, although some of these as the present delivery only have it a little over a decade old since its premiere in halls. However, on t…
Disney's 'Moana' live-action trailer stars Dwayne Johnson's upsetting wig
Disney's live-action Moana has released its official trailer, featuring Catherine Laga'aia as Moana, Dwayne Johnson as Maui, and a truly upsetting Pretty Woman-style wig as Maui's hair.Remaking Disney's 2016 animation of the same name, the film follows Moana as she and demigod Maui journey to save her island home of Motunui. Moana will feature songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Opetaia Foa'i, and Mark Mancina, and is directed by Miranda's longtime col…
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