D23 Debuts 2 Moana Portraits and Q&A Ahead of July 10 Premiere
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Updated · d23.com · Jul 9
D23 Debuts 2 Moana Portraits and Q&A Ahead of July 10 Premiere
1 articles · Updated · d23.com · Jul 9
Summary
D23 released exclusive CinemaCon portraits of Catherine Lagaʻaia and Dwayne Johnson and published a cast Q&A one day before Disney’s live-action Moana opens July 10.
Johnson said the remake aims to bring “real flesh and blood” to Maui while extending the franchise’s Polynesian representation; Lagaʻaia called Moana a deeply personal model of Pacific Islands identity.
Thomas Kail directed the film, with Johnson, Beau Flynn, Dany Garcia and Hiram Garcia among the producers; Auliʻi Cravalho, the animated Moana voice, is an executive producer.
Lagaʻaia said Kail told her about 2,000 people worked on the production, underscoring the scale behind Disney’s live-action reimagining as it heads into nationwide release.