The awaited trailer for Disney’s live-action remake of Moana (2016) has landed, and it stars Dwayne Johnson, Catherine Laga’aia and John Tui, while Thomas Kail directs.

I enjoyed Moana (2016), I didn’t get around to Moana 2 (2024), but this live-ation remake of the original movie? It feels super unnecessary.

I’ve been trying to imagine who this appeals to the most. The answer is clearly not me. Perhaps it’s the die-hard fans for whom there’s no such thing as too much Moana.

There simply isn’t an element of this remake that appeals to me in a major way. Whereas, with Disney’s 2015 live-action Cinderella film, it had been a while since a Disney Cinderella movie, and the filmmaking team couldn’t have appealed to me more, as per my response to the excellent trailer.

Are you looking forward to Moana 2026? I’m guessing that there has to be someone who’s super excited.

Frankie Adams and Rena Owen also star.

Moana Release Dates: July 10th, 2026 (US & UK)…

Happy Film Loving,

G