Moana

Photo: Jesse Grant (Getty Images)The secret’s out of the bag for Mean Girls musical star and original voice of Disney’s Moana, Auli’i Cravalho. After much speculation among fans, the actress confirmed she will be reprising the role that launched her into stardom for Moana 2. Deadline had the exclusive on the Moana 2 casting news. Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson (the voice of Maui) have reportedly been planning to re-team on the animated feature sequel, though Johnson’s return has not been officially announced. Originally a…

Are you ready to return to the ocean? Because the lead of Moana 2 certainly is – it's coming to theaters soon, and this is what we know about it. When it comes to some of the most iconic movies that Disney has released over the 2010s, I'm sure there are plenty that people first think of. It could be the whole Tangled vs. Frozen battle on which one is better, or maybe you think of Frozen II, or Big Hero 6; maybe their live-action Disney remakes of famous films – but for me, I always think of Moana. The movie came out in…

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Disney has always been synonymous with its animated blockbusters, which are available to stream with a Disney+ subscription. One of the most recent megahits was Moana, which recently made its way to Epcot. There were plans for a live-action version of this story, before Disney shocked the public by revealing Moana 2 would hit theaters this November. And after that, Dwayne Johnson recently shared some thrilling tidbits about the live-action Moana movie.The Rock voices the demigod Maui in Moana, fans hope to see him…

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Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeYou might have assumed it would be a bigger whoop. When Disney announced, on Wednesday, that the hit children’s animation Moana will be getting a theatrically released sequel, it felt less like a victory lap than an act of desperation. The original film, a musical seafaring adventure starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as a puckish demigod, was an unmitigated hit with audiences and…

The development of a Moana TV series for Disney+ subscribers may not be happening anymore. However, it doesn’t mean the adventures of the daring Hawaiian teenager are over. The sequel to Moana is happening, but the question lingers on whether or not Dwayne Johnson and Auli’i Cravalho will reprise their memorable roles.Moana 2 would not be the same without the actors who brought these voices to life. Disney CEO Bob Iger never said in his Moana sequel announcement if Dwayne Johnson and Auli’i Cravalho would return for the…

Disney Reveals Release Dates For Frozen 3, Moana 2, & Others (Picture credit-IMDb) It’s time to mark your calendars – all you Disney fans out there. Why? Because a storm of sequels is headed your way! The much-awaited sequels to Disney’s Frozen, Moana, Toy Story, and Zootopia are on their way to the theaters! The makers have announced their release dates. Disney+ is all set to take you back to Arendelle, sail across the seas with Moana, revisit the adorable world of toys, and hop back into the…

The original Moana could not have arrived in cinemas at a more inopportune time. A movie about a Disney princess – weren’t they supposed to be lovelorn, male-fawning, insipid types? – who isn’t even vaguely intrigued by romantic attachments, boasts a perfectly normal body type and ultimately emerges as a leader of her ancient Polynesian people, it was released in cinemas just as Donald Trump’s presidency began in 2016, with all its inherent implications of a shift in the zeitgeist towards knuckle-headed, white…