Moana (2026)

Directed by

Thomas Kail

Genre

fantasy film, comedy film, action film, adventure film, musical film, comedy drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 99 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A live-action musical adventure set in the Pacific Islands. A young girl sets sail on a journey to save her people. She teams up with a demigod to face mythical creatures and restore balance to the world.

adventurousupbeatmusicalspiritedepicfunfeel-goodfamily-friendlyvisually grand

What happens

Moana is a 2026 American musical adventure film and a live-action adaptation of Disney's 2016 animated film Moana. The third installment and the first live-action film in the Moana franchise, the film was directed by Thomas Kail in his feature directorial debut from a screenplay by Jared Bush and Dana Ledoux Miller. It was produced by Dwayne Johnson, Hiram Garcia, Dany Garcia, Beau Flynn, and songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda. The film stars Johnson (reprising his role as Maui from the animated films), Rena Owen, John Tui, Frankie Adams, Jemaine Clement (also reprising his role as Tamatoa from the animated films) and Catherine Laga'aia in her film debut as the title character. Development of a live-action Moana film was announced by Johnson in April 2023, with Kail hired as director in the following May. Laga'aia was announced in the title role in June 2024, along with the main supporting cast. Principal photography occurred in Atlanta and Hawaii between July and November 2024. Moana was released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures in the United States on July 10, 2026. The film became a box-office bomb, grossing $95 million against a $250 million budget, and has received generally negative reviews from critics, with many deeming it to be unnecessary. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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