Moana (2026)
July 9, 2026Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Catherine Laga‘aia
Moana
Dwayne Johnson
Maui / Producer
Rena Owen
Gramma Tala
John Tui
Chief Tui
Frankie Adams
Sina
Alan Hook
Supervising Art Director
Auliʻi Cravalho
Executive Producer
Beau Flynn
Producer
Jared Bush
Executive Producer / Writer
Hiram Garcia
Producer
Dany Garcia
Producer
Scott Sheldon
Executive Producer
Dana Ledoux Miller
Executive Producer / Writer
Thomas Kail
Director
John Musker
Original Story
Ron Clements
Original Story
Chris Williams
Original Story
Don Hall
Original Story
Pamela Ribon
Original Story
Aaron Kandell
Original Story
Jordan Kandell
Original Story
Óscar Faura
Director of Photography
Renee Ramos
Hairstylist
Dawn Turner
Hairstylist
Page Rosenberg-Marvin
Production Supervisor
Bill Westenhofer
Visual Effects Supervisor
Dylan Goss
Aerial Director of Photography
Mark Mancina
Original Music Composer
Michael Gowen
Art Direction
Jay Pelissier
Art Direction
Liz McGregor
Costume Design
Monique Ganderton
Stunt Coordinator
Chris Diamantides
Makeup Artist
John Hoskins
Construction Coordinator
Katie Doyle
Casting
Hang Dara Zhao
Art Direction
Lori McCoy-Bell
Hair Department Head
Joann Connolly
Second Assistant Director
John Wildermuth
First Assistant Director
Whit Norris
Production Sound Mixer
Lucas Bielan
'A' Camera Operator
Ian Seabrook
Underwater Director of Photography
Charles Newirth
Executive Producer
Matthew Cavaliero
Property Master
Wayne Rowe
Special Effects Technician
Jan Pascale
Set Decoration
Rafael E. Sánchez
Gaffer
John Myhre
Production Design
J.D. Schwalm
Special Effects Supervisor
Ben Campbell
CG Supervisor
Brian Gazdik
Digital Effects Supervisor
Guy Williams
Visual Effects Supervisor
Blake Winder
Compositing Supervisor
Lauren Mary Kim
Utility Stunts
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Moana is an upcoming American musical action-adventure fantasy film directed by Thomas Kail from a screenplay by Jared Bush and Dana Ledoux Miller, and produced by Dwayne Johnson, Hiram and Dany Garcia, and Beau Flynn. The film is a live-action adaptation of Disney's 2016 animated film Moana, and the third installment in the Moana franchise. It stars Catherine Lagaʻaia in her film debut as Moana and Johnson reprising his role as Maui from the animated films.
Development of a live-action Moana film was announced by Johnson in April 2023. Kail was hired as director in May of the same year and Lagaʻaia was announced in the title role in June 2024, along with the main supporting cast. Principal photography occurred in Atlanta and Hawaii between July and November 2024.
Moana is scheduled to be released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures in the United States on July 10, 2026.