Moana is almost ready to set sail again.
On Monday (March 23), Disney unveiled a new trailer and poster for the live-action remake of Moana, the 2016 animated smash with a blockbuster soundtrack from Lin-Manuel Miranda. This time around, 19-year-old Catherine Lagaʻaia will play the title character alongside Dwayne Johnson, who will reprise his role as Maui.
In the new trailer, we see Moana’s Gramma Tala explaining what her granddaughter needs to do to save her island and her people by tracking down shapeshifting demigod Maui. We also get to hear a taste of Lagaʻaia’s performance of Moana’s signature song, “How Far I’ll Go” — and a preview of her famous “I am Moana!” battle cry.
Watch the new trailer and see the new poster below:
The new Moana — which arrives in theaters on July 10 — will feature original songs by Miranda, as well as Opetaia Foaʻi and Mark Mancina, and an original score composed by Mancina. The original Moana soundtrack album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and topped the Kid Albums and Soundtracks charts, while two breakout songs made it to the all-genre Billboard Hot 100: “How Far I’ll Go” (No. 41 peak) and Maui’s signature song “You’re Welcome” (No. 65), marking Johnson’s Billboard chart debut.
The live-action remake is helmed by Thomas Kail, the Emmy- and Tony-winning director behind Hamilton. Johnson and Miranda are producing the film alongside Dany Garcia, Beau Flynn and Hiram Garcia, while executive producers include Kail, Scott Sheldon, Charles Newirth and Auliʻi Cravalho, who voiced Moana in the two animated films, Moana and Moana 2.
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