‘Moana’ Teaser Trailer: Disney’s Live-Action Remake Starring Dwayne Johnson & Catherine Lagaʻaia Heads To Theaters In July

After Disney‘s live-action remake of “Lilo & Stitch” hit over a billion dollars at the box office (already has a sequel in the works and the biggest Hollywood box officer of the year), all eyes are on their live-action iteration of “Moana” helmed by Thomas Kail (“Hamilton”) coming to theaters next summer with Dwayne Johnson reprising the role of trickster demigod Maui and Catherine Lagaʻaia is tackling the titular part of the film’s popular young heroine and adventerer, Moana.

Disney Animation creative/director Jared Bush (“Zootopia,” “Encanto,” “Moana 2”) and Dana Ledoux Miller penned the script for the high-profile remake. Others among the cast include Auckland, New Zealand, native John Tui as Moana’s no-nonsense father, Chief Tui; Samoan-New Zealander Frankie Adams, who portrays Moana’s playful and strong-willed mother, Sina; and Rena Owen, from Bay of Islands, New Zealand, as Moana’s revered Gramma Tala.

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Disney‘s official logline for “Moana”:

In Disney’s live-action reimagining of the beloved Oscar-nominated animated adventure, Moana (Catherine Lagaʻaia) answers the Ocean’s call and, for the first time, voyages beyond the reef of her island of Motunui with the infamous demigod Maui (Dwayne Johnson) on an unforgettable journey to restore prosperity to her people.

A producing team assembled consists of Johnson, Beau Flynn, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia, and Lin-Manuel Miranda; and executive produced by Kail, Scott Sheldon, Charles Newirth, and Auliʻi Cravalho (who originally voiced Moana in the two previous animated films).

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Below, you can watch the new teaser trailer for “Moana” as the remake comes out on July 10, 2026.