I do notice the resemblance.
Posted on 04/03/2023 3:03:51 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Dwayne Johnson announced a new live-action remake of “Moana” during the Disney shareholders meeting on April 3.
“Humbled to say we’re bringing Moana’s beautiful story to the live-action big screen! Maui changed my life (miss you grandpa) and I’m honored to partner with Disney to tell our story through the realm of music and dance, which at the core is who we are as Polynesian people,” Johnson tweeted.
The 2016 animated feature was a hit for Disney, making over $680 million at the box office. The new film will be produced by Johnson, Dany Garcia and Hiram Garcia through their Seven Bucks Productions and Beau Flynn via Flynn Picture Co. Executive producers include Auli‘i Cravalho, the voice of Moana in original film, and Scott Sheldon of Flynn Picture Co. Jared Bush and Samoan industry leader Dana Ledoux Miller will also take part in the production.
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Watch Johnson’s pre-recorded segment shown during the webcast below.
Just another suckass lib POS
I wonder if Moana will be played by a white male who identifies as . . .
I do notice the resemblance.
Of course, Disney will never remake Pocahontas or Tarzan!
Disney is remaking yet another cartoon as a live action movie?
And sometimes we hear the Hollywood as run out of ideas?
Sarcasm.......
He bores me
Will Moana be race swapped for a blonde blue eye white girl? Asking for a friend. /s
Disney is creatively bankrupt.
Honestly the best thing about Moana was the music, which I doubt the remake will even have.
Meh…..
Every Hollywood film, including Disney productions, must now have at least two “Chicks with D***ks” in the cast. It’s mandatory.
/sarc
Imagine a remake of the Jackie Robinson Story with Keanu Reeves in the starring role? Or a remake of Lady sings the Blues with Taylor Swift as Billie Holiday?🙄
Disney = A cesspot of vipers coming for the kids. That’s their mission statement. Fuggem in the neck. Thank Goodness I’ve got pre-Woke Disney on disc.
Did you know Disney is planning a movie about a tranny whale?
It will be called.”Maybe Dick”
Disney also is doing a remake about an intact English tranny nanny called Mary’s Poppin’.
Disney has plans for a live action remake of “Song of the South” with an all homosexual cast. But they’re changing the name to “Uncle Ream-us”
Interesting they are throwing in Dr. Who and a “drag race”...
I wonder how they will fit in..
I’m sorry the young kids of today have such substandard crap for their entertainment. Luckily decent parents can provide alternative (old) options thanks to technology. For kids that don’t have decent parents, guess they have to consume the garbage. Sad.
After the live action Little Mermaid loses hundreds of millions, this will get sh!tcanned, just like all of the Star Wars and Marvel projects that got cancelled.
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