Live-Action reimagining of Moana

[DCBaker]

Here's the annoucement.

 

[OwlHouseKing97]

Here's the annoucement.

What?, no.., Disney already ruined Pinocchio, Dumbo, and The Lion King(among many others), now Moana’s next on the list of pointless Disney remakes, sorry if I’m over-aggregated and this was recently announced, but this highly unnecessary :/

 

[Big_Shakalaka]

Too soon

 

[Sharon&Susan]

Disney, you're two days late on the April Fools Joke.

 

[Figgy1]

Too soon

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Moana is one of my favorite movies but heck NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wayyyyyyy toooooooooo soooooooooooon!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'd much rather see a sequel as there's a big beautiful ocean she could explore.
Spoken as somebody who has enjoyed some of the live action movies

 

[Jedijax719]

Bad move if true. Moana is still loved and still too recent. If they wanted to make a live action new story about Moana, fine, but a direct adaptation? No way.

 

[DCBaker]

From the writer/director of Moana -

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Jesus…

This is what everyone wants?
Realty?

 

[mf1972]

the movie is only 7 years old. you’re not welcomed.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Iger sucks…period. You’ve seen behind the curtain.

If you don’t want new leadership, then you don’t have much interest in being a longterm fan of Disney. Period

“So let it be written…so let it be done”

 

[Ghost93]

It's not old enough to even work as a nostalgic cash in! You'd think we'd get Moana sequels, spinoffs and a Broadway show before a live action remake. This is silly!

 

[MisterPenguin]

If Moana, and the other Disney animated films that are in development were given a release date of Christmas 2026, then this is a breakdown of time of animation to live action for past and upcoming live-action adaptations.

LIVE		ANIMATION		WAIT TIME
25-Dec-26	Moana	23-Nov-16	Moana	10.1
4-Sep-20	Mulan $premier	19-Jun-98	Mulan	22.2
25-Dec-26	Treasure Planet	27-Nov-02	Treasure Planet	24.1
25-Dec-26	Lilo & Stitch	21-Jun-02	Lilo & Stitch	24.5
19-Jul-19	The Lion King	15-Jun-94	The Lion King	25.1
17-Mar-17	Beauty and the Beast	22-Nov-91	Beauty and the Beast	25.3
24-May-19	Aladdin	25-Nov-92	Aladdin	26.5
25-Dec-26	Hercules	27-Jun-97	Hercules	29.5
25-Dec-26	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	21-Jun-96	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	30.5
26-Apr-23	The Little Mermaid	17-Nov-89	The Little Mermaid	33.5
18-Nov-96	One Hundred and One Dalmatians	25-Jan-61	One Hundred and One Dalmatians	35.8
15-Apr-16	The Jungle Book	18-Oct-67	The Jungle Book	48.5
30-May-14	Maleficent	29-Jan-59	Sleeping Beauty	55.4
25-Dec-26	The Aristocats	24-Dec-70	The Aristocats	56.0
5-Mar-10	Alice in Wonderland	28-Jul-51	Alice in Wonderland	58.6
28-May-21	Cruella $premier	25-Jan-61	One Hundred and One Dalmatians	60.4
12-Nov-19	Lady and the Tramp	22-Jun-55	Lady and the Tramp	64.4
13-Mar-15	Cinderella	15-Feb-50	Cinderella	65.1
28-Apr-23	Peter Pan	5-Feb-53	Peter Pan	70.3
29-Mar-19	Dumbo	23-Oct-41	Dumbo	77.5
8-Sep-22	Pinocchio	7-Feb-40	Pinocchio	82.6
22-Mar-24	Snow White	21-Dec-37	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	86.3

 

[DCBaker]

A few more details -

"The new film is produced by Johnson, Dany Garcia, and Hiram Garcia via their Seven Bucks Productions and Beau Flynn via Flynn Picture Co. Executive producers include Auli‘i Cravalho, who voiced Moana, and Scott Sheldon of Flynn Picture Co. Jared Bush and Dana Ledoux Miller (who is of Samoan heritage) will also take part in the production. Bush, who was a director and co-writer of Disney’s Oscar®-winning film Encanto and a writer and co-director on Disney’s Oscar-winning Zootopia, wrote the screenplay for Moana (2016).

Like its animated predecessor—which grossed nearly $644 million at the global box office and was among the Top 15 movies streamed in the U.S. in 2022—the live-action reimagining of Moana will celebrate the islands, communities, and traditions of Pacific Islanders as seen through the eyes of a young woman eager to pave her own path. Moana’s journey of self-discovery and reflection on the lives of her ancestors won hearts worldwide, as did her newfound friendship with an exiled demigod named Maui."

Dwayne Johnson Reveals Plans for Live-Action Reimagining of Disney’s ‘Moana’ - The Walt Disney Company

Dwayne Johnson revealed today in a recorded message from Hawaii that a live-action reimagining of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ 2016 hit feature film Moana …Read More

thewaltdisneycompany.com

 

[erasure fan1]

Bad move if true. Moana is still loved and still too recent. If they wanted to make a live action new story about Moana, fine, but a direct adaptation? No way.

You can almost justify doing a live action sequel. At least that would be something we haven't seen yet. It's still lazy, still scraping the bottom of the barrel. But at least it's not the mud underneath the barrel.

I'd say this will be a big fat turd but I fear I'll upset the defend Disneys honor brigade.

In 3, 2, 1.......

 

[ppete1975]

I wish instead of making this a direct adaptation they would make it a sequel or something. Im tired of rehashed stories but instead of animation its live action. If you want to do this, then continue the story, not retell it.

oh and please disney make this like petes dragon the original. Hand drawn animation over live action. I know you will use cgi and it will prob look good, but id much rather have old school animation.

 

[Sharon&Susan]

I wonder when we're going to start seeing live-action Pixar remakes. Just imagine the (box office) possibilities of an uncanny valley Finding Nemo franchise!

 

[MisterPenguin]

I wonder when we're going to start seeing live-action Pixar remakes. Just imagine the (box office) possibilities of an uncanny valley Finding Nemo franchise!

Yeah, they will. Toy Story will be remade like it was an episode of Robot Chicken.

 

[Sharon&Susan]

Yeah, they will. Toy Story will be remade like it was an episode of Robot Chicken.

That's way too creative of an idea for a Walt Disney Pictures production!

 

[Elijah Abrams]

This is bad idea! Bob Iger must go before he turns into another Eisner!

 

[Inspired Figment]

This is bad idea! Bob Iger must go before he turns into another Eisner!

He’s been that since he started, just more risk averse in regards to creativity, sad to say. Disney War part 2.. here we come.