FILM · 2026 · USA
Moana
- Directed by
- Thomas Kail
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Studio
- Walt Disney Pictures, Seven Bucks Productions, Flynn Picture Company
27 archived facts 6 topics 3 sources Last reviewed Sep 2026
Teenage Moana answers the Ocean's call and, for the first time, voyages beyond the reef of her island of Motunui with infamous demigod Maui on an unforgettable journey to restore prosperity to her people.
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10 Facts From the Making of Moana
- #001
Walt Disney Pictures first approached Dwayne Johnson privately in 2019 about a live-action adaptation of Moana, and Johnson announced the project publicly on April 3, 2023.
- #008
Thomas Kail was announced as the director of Moana on May 31, 2023.
- #012
Casting for Moana was expected to begin later in the year but was suspended until November 8, 2023, because of the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.
- #018
Jared Bush and Moana 2 co-director Dana Ledoux Miller wrote the screenplay for Moana, and the film marked the third time Dwayne Johnson and John Tui worked together, after Hobbs & Shaw (2019) and Young Rock (2021–2023).
- #020
Filming on Moana was originally set for October 2023 under the working title Motorheads, then moved to June 2024, before the SAG-AFTRA strike pushed it to July 2024.
- #023
Mark Mancina confirmed in December 2024 that he would return to score the Moana remake, having previously provided the musical score for the original film and its sequel.
- #024
Lin-Manuel Miranda, a songwriter on the original Moana, returned for the remake after sitting out Moana 2 because of scheduling conflicts with Mufasa: The Lion King.
- #025
Dwayne Johnson and his wife Lauren Hashian served as executive producers on Moana: Voices Across the Ocean, a companion album by Pacific Island artists.
- #026
Moana: Voices Across the Ocean was released on July 31, 2026.
- #027
The companion album Moana: Voices Across the Ocean features songs inspired by the Moana films, including a new version of "We Know the Way".
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