Dwayne Johnson Reveals Plans for Reside-Motion Reimagining Of Disney’s ‘Moana’
Dwayne Johnson revealed at this time in a recorded message from Hawaii {that a} live-action reimagining of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ 2016 hit function movie Moana is in improvement. The announcement was shared by Chief Govt Officer Bob Iger throughout The Walt Disney Firm’s Assembly of Shareholders Webcast.
The brand new movie is produced by Johnson, Dany Garcia, and Hiram Garcia by way of their Seven Bucks Productions and Beau Flynn by way of Flynn Image Co. Govt producers embody Auli‘i Cravalho, who voiced Moana, and Scott Sheldon of Flynn Image Co. Jared Bush and Dana Ledoux Miller (who’s of Samoan heritage) may even participate within the manufacturing. Bush, who was a director and co-writer of Disney’s Oscar®-winning movie Encanto and a author and co-director on Disney’s Oscar-winning Zootopia, wrote the screenplay for Moana (2016).
Like its animated predecessor—which grossed almost $644 million on the international field workplace and was among the many Prime 15 films streamed within the U.S. in 2022—the live-action reimagining of Moana will have fun the islands, communities, and traditions of Pacific Islanders as seen by the eyes of a younger lady desperate to pave her personal path. Moana’s journey of self-discovery and reflection on the lives of her ancestors received hearts worldwide, as did her newfound friendship with an exiled demigod named Maui.
“I’m deeply humbled and overcome with gratitude to carry the attractive story of Moana to the live-action huge display screen,” mentioned Johnson, who plans to return to the fictional world to set sail with Moana. “This story is my tradition, and this story is emblematic of our folks’s grace and warrior power. I put on this tradition proudly on my pores and skin and in my soul, and this once-in-a-lifetime alternative to reunite with Maui—impressed by the mana and spirit of my late grandfather, Excessive Chief Peter Maivia—is one which runs very deep for me. I wish to thank my companions at Disney for his or her sturdy dedication to this particular endeavor, as a result of there isn’t any higher world for us to honor the story of our folks, our ardour, and our goal than by the realm of music and dance, which is on the core of who we’re as Polynesian folks.”
Cravalho, a Native Hawaiian actor who helped form the protagonist within the authentic movie, mentioned Moana’s attain is sweeping. “She has had such a profound affect on how we consider Disney princesses,” Cravalho defined. “Moana’s power and perseverance are inspiring—to audiences world wide, to me, and to everybody who helped carry her to life. I’m wanting ahead to sharing her story in a complete new means.”
Sean Bailey, president of Walt Disney Studios Movement Image Manufacturing (Disney Reside Motion), mentioned the movie will be a part of a profitable lineup of live-action diversifications that features Magnificence and the Beast (2017), Aladdin (2019), and the extremely anticipated The Little Mermaid, opening in theaters Could 26. “It’s nonetheless early,” Bailey mentioned, “however the concept of working with these implausible companions to inform such a significant story on a live-action canvas, significantly as we have fun 100 years of storytelling at Disney, is thrilling.”
Moana movie turned a worldwide phenomenon upon its launch in 2016. Its soundtrack, written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Opetaia Foa’I, and Mark Mancina, was critically acclaimed—with Miranda profitable a Grammy® for Greatest Music Written for Visible Media and receiving Oscar and Golden Globe® nominations, all for “How Far I’ll Go.” In 2021, Moana broke a Billboard Soundtrack chart file for the period of time spent at No. 1 (52 weeks). Moreover, Moana was nominated for an Academy Award (Greatest Animated Function Movie), a BAFTA (Greatest Animated Function Movie), and a Golden Globe (Greatest Movement Image – Animated).
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