After making the announcement on his YouTube channel in 2023, Dwayne Johnson finally makes an appearance as the demigod Maui in “Moana,” the live action version of the 2016 animated film from Walt Disney Pictures. The film sees Johnson reprising his role from the original film and its 2024 sequel along with Catherine Laga’aia making her film debut as Moana. Johnson also serves as producer alongside Hiram and Dany Garcia, Beau Flynn and songwriter Lin-Miguel Miranda. It is directed by Thomas Kail in his feature directional debut from a screenplay by Jared Bush and Dana Ledoux Miller.
Moana sails into theaters July 10!
