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Farerb wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2024 10:23 am It's definitely theatrical. Dwayne Johnson wouldn't have agreed to a streaming movie.

Vlad wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2024 1:23 pm Most likely, it will be delayed. They haven't even cast anyone yet, right? Except for Johnson as Maui.

What happens to the live-action version of Moana, which Johnson is not only starring in but also producing under his Seven Bucks label? Does it stick to its June 27, 2025 theatrical release? No, it won’t, but Disney needs to back-fill that date with another theatrical release. Even more than that, the studio isn’t even in production on the live-action version.

The live-action Moana, announced a year ago by Iger and Johnson, is slated to hit theaters in June 27, 2025. Now, it is almost certain to depart that date to give both films space, according to insiders.

Johnson’s getting $20 million plus bonuses for the live-action Moana, which will now be bumped from its summer 2025 release date.

"One of the exciting things about that was actually finding our Moana and how exciting that has been," he told ET. "The global search to find our Moana -- which -- between you and I, we found her -- not gonna tell you yet. [It's] very exciting."

"Lin Manuel Miranda's coming back. We're doing the music. Tommy Kail is our director, who directed Hamilton," he said. "You put everybody together and you want to put the best team together and then you really go for it."

Now it’s Moana’s turn to get the live-action treatment. “I hope that they do it well, but we have nothing to do with it,” [John Musker] says.

NeoSuperBlissey wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2024 1:32 pm We have our Moana.

Up-and-coming Australian-Samoan actress Catherine Laga'aia will play Moana in the live-action Moana film.

This will be Laga'aia's biggest credit to date; according to her page on IMDB, her only other credit was three episodes of the Prime Video series "The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart."

https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/moana- ... tion-cast/

Thumper_93 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 13, 2024 1:19 pm
I still think that this movie is absurd. There's no need to make a remake from a movie that is not old and that is going to have a sequel this year. Disney should spend their money in other projects because people are getting tired about live action remakes.

Cravalho is supportive, too, of the other incoming incarnation of Moana. As well as the animated sequel, work is underway on a live-action version – and while Dwayne Johnson will reprise the role of Maui, it’ll be down to Catherine Laga’aia to take on Moana’s mission. While Cravalho is Hawaiian, Laga’aia has Samoan heritage – and it sounds like the next evolution of Moana will take that into account. “The stories aren’t exactly the same,” teases Cravalho. “[Laga’aia]’s got her own history and I think that’s going to come across on screen.” That’s the true heart of Moana – always evolving, and always pushing for the next horizon.