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Moana 2 Honors Exploration, Teamwork, and Perseverance

Photo by Disney/DISNEY – © 2024 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Original Moana, after earning universal acclaim and more than $600 million worldwide, finally Moana is back! Moana has transitioned from being the youngest daughter of the island tribe’s leader to being the co-chieftain of her father after reversing an ancient curse on the goddess of nature. Now,…

Moana 2 Featurette : Auli’i Cravalho’s New Song From “Moana 2″

©Courtesy of Disney Walt Disney Animation Studios is giving Disney fans a sneak peek of a new song and recording sessions of a new behind-the-scenes featurette for Moana 2. In this featurette, we got a look at the vocal recording sessions of Auli’i Cravalho, who is reprising her role as Moana, and Dwayne Johnson who has…

Moana 2 | Official Trailer : Dwayne Johnson, Auli‘i Cravalho

©Photo by Disney/DISNEY – © 2024 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. A new TV spot offers a sneak peek at Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Moana 2,” including a new song, “We’re Back,” from the film. The epic animated musical, which opens in theaters on Nov. 27, 2024, reunites Moana (voice of Auli‘i Cravalho) and Maui (voice…

D23 : What Happened on Day 1 at the Disney Convention

@Courtesy of Disney When at 9.30 on Friday, August 9th the Anaheim Convention Center opened its gates, thousands and thousands of Disney fans had already gathered outside of it, waiting to start this edition of the D23. At least four generations started filling the rooms where talking, panels, and events occurred. As always the enormous…

Moana 2 | Teaser Trailer : Starring Dwayne Johnson, Auli’i Cravalho 

Disney has dropped the first trailer for Moana, the highly anticipated sequel to the 2016 animated hit  on Wednesday. Auli’i Cravalho returns as the voice of Moana, while Dwayne Johnson is again voicing Maui. Although the teaser didn’t provide much of plot, it shows Moana embarking on another sea voyage after discovering a call from her ancestors…

Live-Action ‘Popeye’ Film to be Scripted by Michael Caleo

Popeye the Sailor Man will turn 95 this year, but that’s not stopping Chemin Entertainment and King Features from planning a live-action film starring the beloved spinach-eating cartoon hero. An article in Variety reveals that he’ll be fighting to the finish in a “big-budget feature” to be written by Michael Caleo. No further details about…

Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson Launch $10 Million Relief Fund For Displaced Maui Residents

Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson have teamed up to to create a relief fund for residents in Maui, Hawaii who have been displaced by the recent wildfires. The duo has launched the People’s Fund of Maui, which will send money directly to people whose lives have been affected by the blazes. Winfrey and…

Dwayne Johnson Rakes in the Green for ‘Red One’

Dwayne Johnson’s new film “Red One” is set to debut this Christmas, but perhaps The Green One might be a more suitable title. Despite some recent box-office hiccups, Johnson is poised to be the highest-paying actor of all time. According to reporter Matthew Belloni in Puck, the Rock is being paid a whopping $50 million…

Vin Diesel Announces New ‘Fast and Furious’ Installment Will Debut in April 2025

@Vin Diesel  In an Instagram posting, Vin Diesel has announced the April 4, 2025 will be the release date for Fast X Part 2, the next installment in the Fast and Furious franchise. According to Diesel, the upcoming movie will be the first of a two-part series, but the actor hinted that a third episode…

‘Moana’ Actress Auli’i Cravalho Won’t Reprise Titular Role in Live-Action Remake

Actress Auli’i Cravalho has decided not to reprise her starring role in Disney’s upcoming live-action remake of its acclaimed computer-animated film, Moana. The performer, who made her acting debut as the voice of the titular character in the original 2016 movie, posted a video to Instagram yesterday to share the news. “When I was cast…

Review: Steer Clear of “Black Adam”

If you know nothing about the DC character Black Adam, you at least know one thing; Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has been hard at work for a while trying to bring this character to the big screen. As Deadpool is to Ryan Reynolds, Black Adam is to The Rock. From studio execs first not wanting…