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Synopsis
Moana is a 2026 American musical adventure film and a live-action adaptation of Disney Animation's 2016 film. As the overall third installment and the first live-action film in the Moana franchise, the film was directed by Thomas Kail and written by Jared Bush and Dana Ledoux Miller. It was produced by Dwayne Johnson, Hiram Garcia, Dany Garcia, Beau Flynn, and songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda. The film stars Johnson, Rena Owen, John Tui, Frankie Adams, Jemaine Clement and Catherine Laga'aia in her film debut as the title character.
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Disney’s Moana Remake Shows the Limit of Selling the Same Wave Twice
The live-action Moana is trailing the 2016 original by a wide margin, and the gap says more than one weak opening weekend. Disney’s remake strategy works best when the new film gives audiences a reason to leave the old one behind.
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The Open Search That Found Catherine Laga'aia's Moana Had Its Answer on Tape
Auli'i Cravalho saw the audition that put Catherine Laga'aia in the live-action Moana. The scale was huge, but what mattered was smaller: a young actor who already seemed to know who Moana was.
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