Like so many ‘90s kids, growing up during the Disney Renaissance made me a huge groupie for all the Disney Princesses; yes, even to now. Ariel, Belle, Mulan and Jasmine were my idols, so I totally get why the House of Mouse has made it its mission to bring back these characters in live action over the past few years. It also has given the studio more rounded storylines that are not simply attached to falling in love and getting married (often in the matter of a week). But now Disney is also remaking Moana, and I have a lot of thoughts about why I’m not into this upcoming live-action Disney remake.
Dwayne Johnson announced in April that a live-action Moana movie is already in the works, with The Rock set to reprise his role as Maui and Auli’i Cravalho stepping back from the lead role, but serving as executive producer on the project. Hamilton’s Thomas Kail has been brought on to direct the Moana remake from a script by the movie’s original writer, Jared Bush alongside Dana Ledoux Miller. Here’s a few reasons why I’m not down with the idea of a remake so far.
