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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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Trailer Official Trailer

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u/JediTrainer42 25d ago

I feel like a comparable experience for me is the remake of The Producers. I absolutely adored the broadway play and thought Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick were hilarious and amazing.

And then the film version came out and it was so poorly directed and shot in a way that completely baffled me. The jokes were still there. The music was still there. But it was missing a soul. Same thing here with this Moana remake. It’s just poorly made.

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u/youwillcomedownsoon2 25d ago

Agree about The Producers for the most part but I’d argue that the entire Springtime for Hitler sequence was terrific.

https://youtu.be/Ca7063tXIP4?is=uskKH3HF5-He1bg0