There’s no way of anticipating the reception of a film accurately, but there are still cases of greenlighting ideas without ...

I am well aware of the case against Disney's live-action remake of its 2016 animated hit "Moana," namely that the original ...

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In "Moana," the Polynesian heroine sings about the gravitational pull she feels to return to the water. Disney, the studio behind the live-action remake of the 2016 animated musical, might have been ...

And you believe those things because the movie is animated and has a certain look and feel, which creates an unspoken whimsy. The world itself feels real, even when it’s obviously not. Funny then that ...

The live-action film — starring Catherine Laga'aia as Moana and Dwayne Johnson as Maui — arrived in theaters on July 10 "You wanna make sure you have a reason for being," the director, 49, said at the ...

What are critics saying about Moana? Read reviews and whether the movie was worth a remake.

Few genres of film have been as much of a gamble for Disney as its live-action remakes. Criticism of the latest is so harsh that it raises questions of whether it would have been better made with AI.

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Dwayne Johnson returns as Maui for Disney's live-action take on the 2016 animated original that recently spawned a mammoth hit with 2024's 'Moana 2.' ...

Ten years ago, Disney released its animated "Moana" to box office success. Can a new live-action remake revive the film's popularity?

Facing a stormy path, Disney's live-action take on its 2016 animated feature collected nearly the same opening sum as 2025's 'Snow White' and comes less than two years after the massive launch for ...