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First Trailer for 'Moana' Live-Action Remake Released

  • Disney released the first teaser for its live-action Moana starring Catherine Lagaʻaia as Moana and Dwayne Johnson as Maui, with a U.S. release set for July 10, 2026.
  • First announced at a shareholder meeting in April 2023, the live-action Moana fits Disney's focus on live-action adaptations and marks the tightest remake turnaround with the original 2016 Moana.
  • Produced by Dwayne Johnson alongside Beau Flynn, Dany Garcia and Hiram Garcia, with Thomas Kail directing and executive producing from a script by Jared Bush and Dana Ledoux Miller, Lin-Manuel Miranda producing and Mark Mancina composing.
  • Casting the Samoan newcomer Catherine Lagaʻaia places her in Moana's role, celebrating Samoa and Pacific Island peoples, while the trailer features her performing How Far I'll Go and highlights Motunui, Maui, and the Kakamora.
  • The 2016 original Moana earned $643 million worldwide, giving the remake a substantial commercial legacy to follow amid Disney's broader live-action remake strategy.
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Catherine Laga‘aia personifies Moana in the new trailer of the real-life adaptation of the first film, which will celebrate its ten years in 2026.

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Through social networks, the first trailer of Disney's expected live-action film Moana was released, a production that reimagines Motunui's navigator's story with new locations, up-to-date characters and a more realistic tone.The breakthrough introduces a fresh view of the ocean, the Kakamora and the link between Moana and Maui, according to the description of the company's official materials.The first advance can now be seen on Disney's officia…

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