In the lead-up to the live-action Moana’s release on the 2026 movie schedule, there’s been lots of discourse about why it was made now. It’s only been ten years since the original animated film was released, and a lot of initial reactions to this new Moana describe it as “unnecessary.” However, Dwayne Johnson is coming to the movie’s defense and pushing back on it being made too soon.
Ever since the live-action Moana was announced, there’s been chatter about why it was happening right now, and people have not been afraid to voice their disinterest in this remake. It’s only been ten years since the animated film’s premiere, and a lot of Disney’s other live-action remakes came decades after the animated release. However, Johnson, who voiced Maui in the animated movies and plays him in live-action, believed now was the right time to do this, as he told THR:
