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Moana and Maui are coming back to the big screen.
Katherine LaGaia and Dwayne Johnson can be seen as the guiding matriarch and her demigod friend in the first glimpse of Disney’s live-action Moana shared on Monday, November 17th.
Johnson, 53, shared a teaser trailer for the upcoming film on his Instagram.
Disney’s 2016 animated musical Moana and its 2024 sequel, in which Johnson voiced Maui, were blockbusters. First announced in April 2023, director Thomas Kail’s live-action remake will be produced by Auli’i Cravalho and Lin-Manuel Miranda, the voice actors and composers of the original Moana.
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In November 2024, photos of a fat, bare-chested Johnson were leaked from the Hawaii set of a live-action movie. “That[suit]is something I transform into and wear for several hours every day,” he later revealed to Extra about his character’s look.
Joining the 18-year-old Ragaaia in the title role are John Tui (who starred in Johnson’s autobiographical NBC series Young Rock) as Moana’s father, Chief Tui, Frankie Adams as Moana’s mother, Sheena, and Lena Owen as her grandmother, Gramma Tara.
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Following the release of “Snow White” and “Lilo & Stitch” earlier this year, Disney is planning future remakes of animated hits such as “Moana” and “Hercules.” A live-action sequel to Lilo & Stitch is also in the works.
The live-action remake of Moana will be released in theaters on July 10th.
