Moana was a hit movie for Disney and introduced the equally impressive Maui and a backstory that was made even more tragic than his inspiration.

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For instance, in one moment, Maui annoys Moana (voiced by Auli’i Cravalho) by calling her a princess, underlining he’s aware of her placement in the Disney Princesses lineup. The weirdest ...

Wanna get through it? You just gotta chee-hoo it. But Moana 2, in theaters now, turns the tables, illustrating just how far Maui has come thanks to Moana (Auli'i Cravalho). "We wanted to nail the ...

Maui references this story in Moana when he sings “You’re Welcome.” “In Tongan culture, Maui fixes everybody’s mishaps or problems,” Toetu‘u says. “For us, Maui was a working-class ...

All told, it’s a simple photo — a bit blurry, showing stars Catherine Laga’aia as Moana with Dwayne Johnson as Maui on set. However, it is the first look at Johnson as the live-action Maui ...

Moana 2 has received its first trailer and it teases the grand adventure Moana, Maui, Hei Hei, and Pua are heading on that takes place three years after the original. The trailer begins with Moana ...

Moana 2 from Disney with Maui (voice of Dwayne Johnson), Heihei the rooster and Pua the pig three years later for an expansive new voyage through dangerous, long-lost waters. Disney The actor said ...

Moana and Maui are back together and they’re hitting the seas once again in the latest trailer for “Moana 2.” Debuting at the D23 Expo in Anaheim on Friday night, the footage dives deeper ...

The animated movie, which follows beloved characters Moana and Maui teaming up for a brand-new ocean adventure, officially hit Disney+ this week. The sequel to the 2016 Disney hit "Moana" stars ...

Dwayne Johnson — the voice of Maui, the tattooed demigod with the big personality in Disney Animation‘s “Moana” films — took the stage to a standing ovation at Disney’s D23 to ...

"Joined by Maui and a brand-new crew of unlikely seafarers, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she’s ever faced." ...