The live action remake of Oceania begins to take shape. In these hours the name of the director looking after the project has been revealed, who will approve the return of Dwayne Johnson in the role of the god Maui.
Oceania , live-action remake From the 56th Disney Classic – She’s Got Her director, Thomas Kail, The project, which was announced a few months ago, has started taking shape.
Oceania – First details of the live action remake
Thomas Kail So he is all set to make his directorial debut with a fiction feature film. Film producer – who returns to work with Disney after filming a movie hamiltonBroadway musical directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda – he primarily dealt with TV specials on music and TV series – directed some episodes of Fosse\Verdonwhere he met his current partner, Michelle Williams and 2 broken girls, According to the first rumors, the story of Oceania will be told in a completely new way and therefore will not be a completely faithful adaptation – as has already been the case with some live action remakes, from dumbo To the little Mermaidpassing through peter pan and wendy, As of now, the name of the lead actress has not been revealed. Voice actress of Vaiana (in the original Moana), Auli’i Cravalhoactually already announced that he would not give body and voice to “his” characterbut will join the project Executive Producer, Dwayne The Rock Johnson instead it will restart Role of the deity Maui, dubbed in the animated version, and Danny Garcia and Hiram Garcia – along with their production company Seven Bucks Production – will handle the production of the film. actor – of Samoan origin – is actually strongly attached to the project – As can also be seen from the post shared a few months ago to announce the start of operations:
I am so honored and grateful to be able to bring the amazing story of Moana to the big screen. This story represents my culture and symbolizes the grace and warrior power of our people. I proudly wear this culture on my skin and in my soul. This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reconnect with Maui, inspired by the spirit of my late grandfather, Big Chief Peter Maivia, is something I hold dear. I want to thank our partners at Disney for their great efforts in this project, because there is no better way to honor our people than through the music and dance that defines who we are as a Polynesian people .
jared bush should care film scriptWhereas Dana Ledoux Miller , Specialist in organized productions in Samoa Will be part of the production team. so all that’s left is to wait Updatewaiting to find out whether Oceania Will it be released theatrically or will it be released directly on Disney+.