Disney’s “Moana,” the company’s splashy, live-action remake of the 10-year-old animated Oscar nominee (it lost the same year to Disney’s other animated treasure “Zootopia”), is here. The movie follows ...

It helps that half the film IS animated, that Dwayne Johnson goes full Maui, and that newcomer Catherine Laga’aia plays Moana with a beaming rapture. The opening scenes of the new “Moana,” set on the ...

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When Moana debuted in 2016, it introduced Disney's first Polynesian princess and offered a different kind of heroine. Instead of centering on romance, the film follows Moana as she sets out to save ...

Auli’i Cravalho says she immediately knew Catherine Laga’aia was the perfect person to play Moana in Disney’s new live-action remake. Cravalho — who voiced the character in the original 2016 animated ...

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The actor has reprised his role as Maui for the live-action remake Kevin Mazur/Getty Dwayne Johnson attended the Moana premiere with his three daughters, Simone, 24, Jasmine, 10, and Tiana, 8 Johnson ...

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LOS ANGELES, July 8 (UPI) --The live-action Moana, in theaters Friday, is better than Moana 2 because it is still based on the original Moana script. However, it renders that script in a degraded form ...

Disney's live-action adaptation delivers stunning visuals, a breakout performance from Catherine Lagaʻaia, and a deeper celebration of Polynesian culture. The film stars newcomer Catherine Lagaʻaia as ...