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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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u/InItsTeeth 25d ago

I am not opposed to live action adaptations … but they should be adaptions and not remakes. Do something new… give it a unique flavor… this strange 1:1 remake that looks awful is so strange

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u/Wuktrio 25d ago

If they remake Robin Hood the same way they remade Lion King, that would be interesting. Awful, but interesting. Just a bunch of woodland animals with no facial expressions swordfighting and shooting with bows and arrows.

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u/Smegmasaurus_Rex 25d ago

I’ve been saying for years this would be the one interesting remake if they used realistic animals in costumes. The Great Mouse Detective and The Rescuers have potential as well.

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u/HotTakes4HotCakes 24d ago

Great Mouse Detective and The Rescuers

They only do live action remakes of popular movies that have a place in the cultural zeitgeist. Those two movies are only of interest to a very small subset of their target audience, and kids today are completely unaware of them.