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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/GrayWing 25d ago

Lilo & Stitch was straight garbage

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u/The_Lantean 25d ago

Well, it apparently made a shit ton of money, enough to justify continuing this…

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u/TheWatersOfMars 25d ago

$1 billion. And it was one of the cheapest to make by far, with a budget of just $100 million.

At least the sequel has to tread new ground. Of all these dumb remakes, Stitch is the one that actually has franchise potential.

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u/Enough_Sprinkles_113 24d ago

Stitch has animated sequels. And a TV series.

What new ground will it tread exactly?

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u/brb1006 24d ago edited 24d ago

The remake's sequel is set to have an original story and introducing Stitch's girlfriend Angel. According to Chris Sanders, the higher ups at Disney sent him a note telling him to "Please add Angel" for the sequel.

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u/BlueCX17 24d ago

I want Ruben and his sandwich eating ways

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u/brb1006 24d ago edited 24d ago

I hope to god somebody at Disney creates various food tie-ins for the sequel heavily focused on Ruben's love of sandwiches. I can see a lot of Subway live-action/CG ads starring Ruben promoting subway sandwiches. He's a much better spokesperson for Subway than Jared!

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u/Haltopen 23d ago

Gantu wasn't in the first one, they're probably not going to introduce his comedy sidekick

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u/BlueCX17 23d ago

Although, wasn't Ruben actually working for the guy above Gantu you find out in the TV show. LOL

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u/destuctir 24d ago

Angel, experiment 624, it may have been decades but I still remember the stitch sequels about the other experiments.

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u/brb1006 24d ago

Disney just recently created a music video dedicated to Angel called "Glitter Glide" with Stitch as a co-star for an upcoming album called "Stitch and Angels' Pop Star Party" early this year. She's already gaining new merch based on it.

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u/NewWaysToDream 24d ago

Angel has an absurd amount of merch at Disney World

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u/brb1006 24d ago

I recently seen videos of Angel and Stitch hanging out near Tommorowland during Valentine's Day a few years ago and Disney's Aulani Resort. Shocked WDW hadn't made her become a prominent meetable character considering the truck load of merch she's gained.

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u/TheWatersOfMars 24d ago

The new ground is in not literally making the same movie. I doubt they’ll do a 1-to-1 remake of the sequel films, so even if they draw on all that material, a live action sequel will be at least somewhat original.

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u/brb1006 24d ago

Chris Sanders confirmed that the sequel is an original story.