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Disney has unveiled a caller extended look astatine its live-action Moana, remaking their breakout 2016 animated hit, which hits theaters July 10, pinch prima Dwayne Johnson successful attendance.
In footage unveiled coming during nan studio’s CinemaCon position successful Las Vegas, we get to spot Catherine Laga’aia — taking complete nan domiciled of Moana from Auli’i Cravalho – singing “How Far I’ll Go,” arsenic Johnson, reprising his domiciled arsenic Demigod Maui, sings “You’re welcome.”
We besides spot neon manta rays, a elephantine crab, a chicken, a scary occurrence spirit, and more.
Joined by Laga’aia successful his quality connected shape successful Las Vegas, Johnson said “Maui is very real” to Polynesian group and that it’s been “an astonishing experience” surviving pinch nan characteristic for 10+ years. He said nan characteristic embodies “what existent masculinity looks like,” pinch men supporting and championing women, and noted that he channeled his late, beloved grandfather successful nan role.
Bringing nan communicative into live-action, he said, has been an breathtaking opportunity to pat into nan “flesh and humor and mana” astatine its core.
This Moana comes connected nan heels of Moana 2, which grossed complete $1 cardinal worldwide successful 2024. Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, nan original animated characteristic marked 1 of Disney’s biggest hits of nan modern era, spawning a franchise aft grossing complete $680 cardinal worldwide and landing 2 Academy Awards nominations.
Set successful ancient Polynesia, Moana follows nan girl of a colony chief, who is chosen by nan water to reconstruct nan bosom of Te Fiti and prevention her people, embarking connected a voyage crossed nan Pacific alongside nan shape-shifting demigod Maui. Dwayne Johnson reprises his domiciled arsenic Maui here, pinch Catherine Laga’aia taking complete nan domiciled of Moana from Auli’i Cravalho.
Thomas Kail directed nan caller Moana, successful his characteristic debut, from a book by Jared Bush and Dana Ledoux Miller. Producers see Johnson, Hiram and Dany Garcia, Beau Flynn, and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
