Moana (2026 film)

Moana is an upcoming American musical adventure film, serving as a live-action adaptation of Disney Animation's 2016 film. The third installment and the first live-action film in the Moana franchise, the film was directed by Thomas Kail in his feature directorial debut from a screenplay by Jared Bush and Dana Ledoux Miller, and produced by Dwayne Johnson, Hiram and Dany Garcia, Beau Flynn, and songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda. It stars Johnson (reprising his role as Maui from the animated past films) and Catherine Laga'aia in her film debut as the title character. 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 Laga'aia 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.