Overview
- Disney released the first teaser, poster and images for the live-action Moana, introducing Catherine Lagaʻaia in the title role with Dwayne Johnson returning as Maui.
- The teaser offers a first listen to Lagaʻaia’s version of the signature song “How Far I’ll Go” and recreates recognizable moments from the original film.
- Footage showcases Motunui and the Kakamora while revealing only brief glimpses of Maui, including a shapeshift into a bird.
- Thomas Kail directs from a script by Jared Bush and Dana Ledoux Miller, with producers Dwayne Johnson, Beau Flynn, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia and Lin‑Manuel Miranda, and executive producer Auliʻi Cravalho.
- John Tui, Frankie Adams and Rena Owen co-star, and Disney has set a U.S. theatrical opening for July 10, 2026, marking one of the company’s fastest animated-to-live-action turnarounds.