{"id":33869,"date":"2026-03-23T15:54:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T19:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=33869"},"modified":"2026-03-23T15:54:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T19:54:17","slug":"disney-debuts-new-live-action-moana-trailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=33869","title":{"rendered":"DISNEY DEBUTS NEW LIVE-ACTION \u201cMOANA\u201d TRAILER, POSTER, FEATURETTE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><b>\u00a9<\/b>Courtesy of Disney<\/p>\n<p>An all-new trailer and poster for Disney\u2019s highly anticipated reimagining of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt27419466\/?ref_=fn_t_1\"><strong><span class=\"il\">Moana<\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u201d starring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm15077498\/?ref_=tt_ov_3_1\">Catherine Laga\u02bbaia<\/a> as the wayfinder\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Moana<\/span>\u00a0and Dwayne Johnson, who reprises his role as the trickster demigod Maui, are now available.<\/p>\n<p>An \u201cArtistry of\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Moana<\/span>\u201d featurette offering a special behind-the-scenes look at the making of \u201c<strong><span class=\"il\">Moana<\/span><\/strong>,\u201d with commentary from Dwayne Johnson, Catherine Laga\u02bbaia, director Thomas Kail, costume designer Liz McGregor and choreographer Tiana Nonosina Liufau, also debuts today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moana | &#8220;Artistry of Moana&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"O8uu23T7Ek4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Moana | &quot;Artistry of Moana&quot; | In Theaters July 10\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O8uu23T7Ek4?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>In addition to Laga\u02bbaia and Johnson, the \u201c<span class=\"il\"><strong>Moana<\/strong>,<\/span>\u201d cast includes John Tui as\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Moana<\/span>\u2019s no-nonsense father, Chief Tui; Frankie Adams, who portrays\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Moana<\/span>\u2019s playful and strong-willed mother, Sina; and Rena Owen as\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Moana<\/span>\u2019s revered Gramma Tala.<\/p>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<p>Disney\u2019s reimagining of the beloved Oscar-nominated animated adventure is directed by Emmy and Tony Award winner Thomas Kail (\u201cHamilton\u201d); produced by Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Beau Flynn, Hiram Garcia and Lin-Manuel Miranda; and executive produced by Kail, Scott Sheldon, Charles Newirth and <a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?s=Auli%CA%BBi+Cravalho\">Auli\u02bbi Cravalho<\/a>, who voiced <span class=\"il\">Moana<\/span>\u00a0in the animated films \u201c<strong><span class=\"il\">Moana<\/span><\/strong>\u201d and \u201c<strong><span class=\"il\">Moana<\/span>\u00a02<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong><span class=\"il\">Moana<\/span><\/strong>\u201d features original songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Opetaia Foa\u02bbi and Mark Mancina, and an original score composed by Mancina. Audiences can experience the brilliant cinematic sights, sounds and songs of \u201c<strong><span class=\"il\">Moana<\/span><\/strong>\u201d exclusively in theaters July 10, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33871\" src=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Moana-poster.jpg\" alt=\"Moana \" width=\"640\" height=\"948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Moana-poster.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Moana-poster-203x300.jpg 203w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a9Courtesy of Disney An all-new trailer and poster for Disney\u2019s highly anticipated reimagining of \u201cMoana\u201d starring Catherine Laga\u02bbaia as the wayfinder\u00a0Moana\u00a0and Dwayne Johnson, who reprises his role as the trickster demigod Maui, are now available. An \u201cArtistry of\u00a0Moana\u201d featurette offering a special behind-the-scenes look at the making of \u201cMoana,\u201d with commentary from Dwayne Johnson, Catherine&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":33870,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20471,30],"tags":[30144,30146,30143,55,1154,30145,219,15876,404],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>DISNEY DEBUTS NEW LIVE-ACTION \u201cMOANA\u201d TRAILER<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Moana : Live-action adaptation of the 2016 Disney animated film &#039;Moana&#039;.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=33869\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"DISNEY DEBUTS NEW LIVE-ACTION \u201cMOANA\u201d TRAILER\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Moana : Live-action adaptation of the 2016 Disney animated film &#039;Moana&#039;.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=33869\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Cinema Daily US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-03-23T19:54:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Moana-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1440\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Nobuhiro Hosoki\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Nobuhiro Hosoki\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=33869\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=33869\",\"name\":\"DISNEY DEBUTS NEW LIVE-ACTION \u201cMOANA\u201d TRAILER\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=33869#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=33869#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Moana-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-23T19:54:17+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-23T19:54:17+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a39aff30168e5736b19e3486a7747bd3\"},\"description\":\"Moana : Live-action adaptation of the 2016 Disney animated film 'Moana'.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=33869#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=33869\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=33869#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Moana-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Moana-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1440,\"caption\":\"Catherine Laga'aia on the set of Disney's live-action MOANA. 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