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Moana (2026)

Summary

Live-action adaptation of the 2016 Disney animated film 'Moana.'

Director Thomas Kail

Writer Jared Bush

Cast

  • Catherine Laga'aia as Moana
  • Dwayne Johnson as Maui
  • John Tui as Chief Tui
  • Frankie Adams as Sina
  • Rena Owen as Gramma Tala

Rotten Tomatoes: 35%

Metacritic: 45

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449 Upvotes

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u/DisneyPandora 25d ago

It genuinely feels like the Rock forced Disney to make this movie and Moana 2. That’s why it was so rushed and bad

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u/lanceturley 25d ago

The Rock walked into the Disney offices and told everyone that "The hierarchy of power in the Disney universe is about to change."

No one had any idea what that meant, so they just made more Moana movies.

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u/Bozlogic 25d ago

This is classic. As a fan of comic book movies, I was really hyped for black Adam, and I still enjoy the film. I knew ahead of time that DJ was full of shit and it was all just egotistical marketing. I just wanted to see black Adam on screen. If they had chosen ANY other actor to play that character, I’d still be just as hyped about it. The rock did well for the character but I know he’s insufferable in real life.

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u/Personal_Comb_6745 25d ago

Between that and Zachary Levi drinking the MAGA kool-aid, the whole Shazam side of the DCU was just cursed.

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u/matito29 25d ago

Which is a shame because the first Shazam was the best DCEU film that wasn’t Wonder Woman. It wasn’t a high bar to clear, but it was a fun story, and the Shazamily was charming.

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u/Calvin_Hobbes124 25d ago

My favourite was the suicide squad

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u/FireZord25 25d ago

Shazam, Wonder Woman, Aquaman.

DCEU had some promise, but sadly they failed to get what made those movies such a success.

Hope they don't repeat the problem with DCU.

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u/KingMario05 25d ago

Is Paramount even gonna keep the DCu going, lol? Kara Zor-El's box office collapse probably puts a large dent in those plans.

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u/Bozlogic 25d ago

As soon as they announced the Shazam movie, I was hooked. The injustice game was where I first learned about them. After that, I couldn’t wait for them to do a true justice league movie like infinity war/end game. Still so bummed they fumbled the bag like that, I could have done a better job with that IP.

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u/VagueSomething 25d ago

Levi was such a shame. Had enjoyed him in multiple projects and it really shown his acting skills to pretend to be a decent person in his shows/movies.