The following contains spoilers for Moana 2, now playing in theatersMoana 2 was originally envisioned as a TV show, and gained some real strengths — and unavoidable flaws — by shifting formats to a ...

Why Disney scrapped its plans for a Moana TV series, instead making a movie franchise out of one of its biggest animated titles. No one knew how far Moana would go — not even the actress who’s given ...

First announced as a Disney+ streaming series in 2020, the Moana TV show was eventually reworked into a feature-length film that reunites the titular wayfinder (Auli’i Cravalho) and the shape-shifting ...

The filmmakers of "Moana 2" tell IndieWire how the scope of the intended series cried out for the big screen and how they expanded the titular character's arc for a more epic journey. With “Moana 2” ...

Moana 2 is a movie that fails to even compare to the original in nearly every way that matters. None of the emotional beats land, the story meanders around as the TV patchwork becomes very apparent, ...

Following up the arrival of Wicked Part One and Gladiator II at the box office right before Thanksgiving is a feat in and of itself, but following a beloved first feature installment gave Moana 2 even ...

Moana 2 's61% on Rotten Tomatoes means that it was a huge critical disappointment for Disney, but the sequel does set the stage for Moana 3 to be better thanks to one big difference. Up until recent ...

A new video showing off Moana’s wayfinding boat from Disney’s upcoming live-action remake has emerged online. Director Thomas Kail is currently working on a live-action remake of 2016’s Moana. It will ...

During D23, Disney released a new Moana 2 trailer for the highly anticipated sequel to 2016’s hit animated film. It shows new footage of Auli’i Cravalho‘s Moana and Dwayne Johnson’s Maui. Directed by ...

Following Moana, she booked a starring role on the short-lived musical TV series Rise, played Ariel in a live TV musical production of The Little Mermaid, and this past year, she reinvented the ...