The New Live-Action ‘Moana’ Trailer Welcomes You to the Rock

Around this time last year, Disney’s live-action lilo and stitch was coming, and fans were wondering if the studio would be able to bounce back with its live-action snow White Falter and restart your series of hit remakes. And… yes, no problem there. so live-action Moana i will dive excess That’ll be safe when it arrives July 10, even though this latest trailer suggests it’s essentially a shot-for-shot remake of the original film. It stars Dwayne Johnson as Maui with animated tattoos.

There is also abundant underlying goodwill Moana As a franchise, which also includes its animated sequel, Moana 2Which was a massive hit after being adapted from a Disney+ series into a theatrical film in 2024.

This new live-action take on Moana stars Johnson alongside Katherine Lagaia, who also voiced Maui in the animated films.

Disney also shared a new featurette, “The Artistry of Moana”, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the film with director Thomas Kail as well as Lagaia, Johnson, and the film’s costume designers and choreographers.

The rest of the cast includes John Tui as Moana’s father Chief Tui; Frankie Adams as Moana’s mother Sina; and Rena Owen as Moana’s Gramma Tala. Auli’i Cravalho, the voice of Moana in the animated films, is also one of them MoanaExecutive producer of. The film features original songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Opétia Foye and Mark Mancina, and an original score composed by Mancina.

There is also a new poster today:

Moana Will hit the theaters on July 10.

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