'Hamilton' Director Tapped for Live-Action 'Moana' Adaptation

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'Hamilton' director tapped for the live-action 'Moana' remake.

In the recent past, Disney has been on a spree of producing live-action remakes of some of their most popular and beloved animations we have all come to love. From Beauty and the Beast to The Lion King, and more recent projects like the recently released The Little Mermaid and Peter Pan & Wendy, Disney has been bringing back memories and its just like old times.

Disney announced in spring of this year that the film would be remade, securing the services of Dwayne Johnson who will reprise his role as Maui, the impressive god of the wind and sea. Per the Hollywood Reporter, plans are ramping up with Thomas Kail, the Tony Award-winning director of Broadway’s Hamilton being tapped to work on the musical sensation. Kail's Tony award came for best direction of a musical for his work directing Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights in 2008.

COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT As per the studio, the new version is meant to celebrate Pacific Islanders' islands, communities, and traditions through the eyes of a young woman seeking to carve her own path. Moana, which is one of the strongest productions to come out of Disney Animation Studios recently, is about a young woman's search for identity and her place in her family's legacy.

You can check Collider's exclusive interview with Dwayne Johnson, who will star in the upcoming live-action remake of Moana, below:

 

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