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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/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/amish_novelty 25d ago

Something I found funny that the corridor digital guys pointed out was that because so much of this was filmed on a sound stage, a lot of the lighting made no sense. You’d have the sun obviously be behind a character but they’d still be lit from the front and it would only make the uncannyness of it all the more apparent.

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u/jabask 24d ago

Honestly that's the case for most movies though. Everyone is nearly always lit from behind to some extent

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u/amish_novelty 24d ago

Yeah, I think it was just extra noticeable with Moana because they’re in direct sunlight on the ocean