Overview
- Johnson said on The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast that principal photography officially wrapped last Friday around 8 p.m., noting he spent a week filming “You’re Welcome.”
- Disney shifted the release from 2025 to 2026 to allow more development and to follow the strong response to Moana 2 (2024).
- Thomas Kail directs, with a screenplay by Jared Bush and Dana Ledoux Miller and music contributions from Lin-Manuel Miranda and Mark Mancina.
- Catherine Lagaʻaia stars as Moana, with Auliʻi Cravalho serving as executive producer and John Tui, Frankie Adams, and Rena Owen in supporting roles.
- The production emphasizes Polynesian representation with reported Hawaii and other Pacific island locations and a focus on practical, ocean-based filmmaking.