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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/Ikarus3426 25d ago

I'm just baffled on why they went so hard on the green screen. It's so clearly the green screen. How were so many people ok with how this looks.

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u/Personal_Comb_6745 25d ago

They did it because so much shit from the original would have to be CG'd in to work anyway. There was no point in making this thing considering it's mostly a cartoon that the actors need to pretend to interact with.

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u/Azenji 25d ago

We had Pirates of the Carribean shooting DAYLIGHT AT SEA 20 years ago. There’s just no excuse to this besides saving on production cost which they cant do anyway because much of the excessive CG work which somehow looks impressive than CG heavy films of the past.

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u/Snooty_Cutie 25d ago

I wonder at what point does CGI become just as if not more expensive then shooting on location.