Starring Dwayne Johnson: Next Disney classic gets live-action remake

With a video message that was subsequently published via Twitter as part of a shareholders’ meeting resign Dwayne Johnson suggests it will be a live-action remake of “Moiana” will give. He himself will play the demigod legend Mauiwhich he previously voiced in the animated version released in 2016.

Originally titled Moana, the film focuses on Moana, the teenage chef’s daughter, who is annoyed that her people are forbidden to take boats beyond the reef and the vast ocean. But when her people are running out of food, she secretly decides to leave the island in the South Seas and go on an adventure. Here she soon meets the demigod Maui, who is responsible for the whole mess. There are also the somewhat stupid rooster Heihei and the cute house pig Pua. Both would also be involved in the live-action version.

Many other details about the real movie remake are not yet known. Dwayne Johnson will also produce the project. Original screenwriter Jared Bush would also be back, although it has not yet been announced whether he will also write the script for the remake. It is also not yet known who will direct. When the new “Moiana” will be shown in the cinemas, has not yet been announced. By the way, the original can be streamed on Disney +.