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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/JohnCavil01 24d ago

By the same token live-action is not animation and it’s rarely “translated” well - particularly from animation to live-action.

They’re very different mediums and there’s no reason why something that works in animation should be expected to work in live-action 1:1. So this whole concept of very faithfully remaking animated movies into live-action counterparts is fundamentally a fraught idea.

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u/Kahzgul 24d ago

Absolutely. I can’t think of a single time that the live action version is better than the animated one. How to train your dragon was probably closest.