Disney’s live-action reimagining of their 2016 animated classic, Moana, is set to reach theatres on July 10th – and one month out from that date, the final trailer for the film has dropped online. You can check it out in the embed above.
What’s Moana about?
Set in Ancient Polynesia, Moana tells the story of what happens when a terrible curse incurred by the demigod Maui reaches Moana’s island. Answering the Ocean’s call to seek out the demigod and set things right, the young woman reconnects with her ancestors and discovers she’s more powerful than she ever imagined.
The live-action take on the story stars Catherine Laga’aia as Moana, with Dwayne Johnson as the trickster demigod Maui. Also in the Moana cast are John Tui as Moana’s no-nonsense father, Chief Tui; Frankie Adams as Moana’s playful and strong-willed mother, Sina; and Rena Owen as Moana’s revered Gramma Tala.
Thomas Kail (Hamilton, Fosse/Verdon) directs the live-action Moana, with Jared Bush, who wrote the animated original, returning to pen the screenplay for the live-action remake.
Is a live-action Moana necessary?
That’s the question a lot of Disney fans have been asking, especially since we’re only ten years removed from the release of the animated original. Are you looking forward to this film, or are you going to stick with the 2016 version of Moana? Take a look at the new film’s final trailer, then let us know by leaving a comment below.
I’m so far out of the loop on this one, I can’t even comment. Not only have I never watched the original Moana, I’ve also never seen most of the live-action remakes Disney has released over the last couple of decades. Alice in Wonderland, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Cinderella, The Jungle Book, Alice Through the Looking Glass, Beauty and the Beast, Christopher Robin, Dumbo, Aladdin, The Lion King, Lady and the Tramp, Mulan, Cruella, Pinocchio, Peter Pan & Wendy, The Little Mermaid, Mufasa: The Lion King, Snow White, Lilo & Stitch, all of those live-action movies passed me by. I’m pretty sure I watched Maleficent. Not Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, though… Oh well.
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