The political history behind Disney releasing te reo Māori versions of its animated films ...

Animator Buck Woodall claims former Mandeville Films development director Jenny Marchick passed his "substantially similar" screenplay to Disney years before "Moana" premiered.

The villagers of Motunui are background characters, but they help to set the scene of the culture on their island. It shows how they trust their chief, Tui, and his family. Moana was being trained ...

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Moana 2—Disney’s animated hit starring the voices of Auliʻi Cravalho and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson—is still in theaters, but how will it be available to watch at home? Moana 2 was ...

and Moana (Auli’i Cravalho) is seen as a hero to the girls on the Pacific island, yet she is still looking for more of a connection to the world. A piece of pottery Heihei (Alan Tudyk ...

“Moana 2,” originally conceived as a television ... the plucky wayfinder journeys far into the ocean to find a hidden island and break a curse. Lin-Manuel Miranda, who wrote such memorable ...

Disney‘s theatrical legacy is entering uncharted waters with an innovative production of The Tale of Moana aboard their ... prioritized casting native Pacific Island and Polynesian performers ...

A filmmaker is suing Disney over copyright infringement of the "Moana" franchise ... teenager on a dangerous voyage to save a Polynesian island, representations of Polynesian ancestors through ...

Having completed two months in theaters worldwide, Disney's Moana 2 has now passed perhaps its final global box office milestone. And it's the most meaningful one yet. This weekend, the animated ...