Moana (Live Action Remake) TBA

[Anoat]

Announced by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson during Disney shareholder’s meeting.

Rock says he will be reprising his role as Maui

Says the project is “very, very early in development” but will be a full on remake with the same characters and music we all know and love

[Takiwaki]

Why though...

[Odesseiron]

So he can ruin another franchise obviously.

[Zealot]

Trying to build some Hollywood goodwill back after Black Adam.

[Krandor]

Why though...

It's been a whole 7 years since the original, primetime for a reboot

[kuronosan]

Why though...

"Announced by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson" should tell you everything you need to know. The dude is full on brand-everything now and honestly has been ego-fueled for a while. He's looking to anchor some sort of franchise, which is why he tried to take over the DCEU, action movies, sports (XFL), "supplements" with his tasty vitamin drink, and whatever he can slap his name on.

It makes zero sense to do a live-action Moana movie now unless the entire point is to make sure no one else is cast as Maui when he's too old to play him.

[The Stig]

This film is special to me, I stayed at a somewhat life long (I've known him since school) friend's home back in 2015/2016 whenever it came out. His kid was 2-3 at the time. While I stayed for 3 days we had this film on loop in the background because his kid loves it. So it's half ingrained in my head now, I don't mind that there's a live action of it and am half excited lol

[6souls]

https://deadline.com/2023/04/moana-l...ey-1235316563/

After voicing demigod Maui in the original film, Johnson will produce the live-action take alongside Dany Garcia and Hiram Garcia via their Seven Bucks Productions, as well as Beau Flynn via Flynn Picture Co. Exec producers will include original Moana voice actor Auli’i Cravalho, as well as Scott Sheldon of Flynn Picture Co. The original film’s screenwriter Jared Bush, also known for his work on the Disney films Encanto and Zootopia, and Samoan industry pro Dana Ledoux Miller will also take part in the production, though it’s not yet clear in what capacity.

Walt Disney Studios’ President of Motion Picture Production Sean Bailey noted today that Moana joins a roster live-action films based on Disney animated titles that includes the forthcoming Little Mermaid, opening May 26, joining past efforts like 2019’s Aladdin and 2017’s Beauty and the Beast. “It’s still early,” he said, “but the idea of working with these fantastic partners to tell such a meaningful story on a live-action canvas, particularly as we celebrate 100 years of storytelling at Disney, is thrilling.”

[Emphasis]

Reeks of Disney/Dwayne Johnson trying to milk those dollars, more so than the usual business. Nobody asked for or wanted this.

At the very least, hopefully it's executed well enough and the kids actually enjoy it.

[Anoat]

Original Moana voice actress Auli’i Cravalho says she is joining the project as an executive producer but is NOT reprising the role of Moana, as they want an age appropriate actress for the role.

[kuronosan]

What a waste.