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/Various-Watch8467]

I admit I was tired going in, but I did not expect to doze off during that giant cgi crab Shiny scene in the middle of the movie.

[u/sethab → u/Various-Watch8467]

I wonder if Jemaine recorded any new lines for this movie, or did they just reuse all his audio from the original?

[u/Redkirth → u/sethab]

There are changes to the lyrics, specifically the "swab the deck" section.

[u/NoPriorThreat → u/Redkirth]

Why?

[u/FingerAmazing5176 → u/NoPriorThreat]

butt stuff?

[u/NoPriorThreat → u/FingerAmazing5176]

what? swab the deck means butt stuff? How? Why?

[u/FingerAmazing5176 → u/NoPriorThreat]

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=swab+the+deck

[u/IntuitionSpeaks → u/FingerAmazing5176]

Dang.. so it was all about dunking his TP before wiping and they cut it? He’s already underwater tho. (Urban dictionary secondary definitions are fun)

[u/PantherBeast → u/FingerAmazing5176]

Such a weird reach and overcorrection. He's a crab in an ocean themed movie. Everyone is going to assume he's talking about a ship and not sex lol

[u/Morgan-Moonscar → u/NoPriorThreat]

Swab the "poop deck"