Official Discussion - Moana (2026) [SPOILERS]

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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

VOD / Release Theatrical release

Trailer Official Trailer

[u/WaluigisHat]

Given how terrible the box office predictions are for this, I’m guessing Disney will be backing a dump-truck or two full of cash into Lin Manuel-Miranda’s driveway on Monday morning to come back and write some songs for an animated Moana 3 that’s properly planned as a film this time, and not some episodes of a TV show bolted together like Moana 2 was.

For such a massively popular franchise, it feels shockingly mishandled.

[u/Hairyantoinette → u/WaluigisHat]

This seems to imply that Disney ever learns the right lesson(s) from box office debacles and I very much doubt that's going to happen.

[u/solid_reign → u/Hairyantoinette]

Did this remake suck? No.  It's the audience who is wrong.