In all honesty, a remake is better to me than a sequel. I'm tired of sequels so remakes are better imo (except for movies like Mulan, Pinocchio, and Peter Pan and Wendy). I don't want Moana 2 to end up like Wreck it Ralph 2. And Moana is getting an animated series, which will be the sequel to the original movie already. Still, they should've waited at least until the 2030s to do this, but I guess Dwayne Johnson needs to make literal waves again after all the Black Adam drama.
Moana isn’t even that old or nostalgic. It was a pretty recent movie. So why in the world do we have to remake it?!? Can’t we at least have a sequel. I swear, animation Pilots and shows on RUclips that are funded through kickstarter are starting to become way better than whatever Disney is making nowadays.
@@Tony_409 In what world can a business success without taking risks, that's what companies do for a living! So they rather take a certain fail over try new things and a chance of success... that is sad.
I remember one time I said to myself, one day when I'm old they'll make a live action Zootopia but now they're making this, the sky is the limit, they'll probably announce a live action Zootopia before 2025.
I miss the days when Disney did months and months of research into different cultures to make new, original, creative stories. Coco wasn't even that long ago. How did they go from Coco and Encanto to Strange Worlds, Lightyear, and worse remakes in so short a time?
Disney just needs to start fresh with new and creative ideas from their fans instead of the washed out people who lost what it is like to make a creative popular movie children and adults would like
@@bk6555 that’s why I said get creative ideas from their fans and not the washed out people they have already. I mean a child is best at knowing what a child likes
What's really depressing is this announcement trailer is going to have brighter colors and better lighting than the live-action schlock Disney spews out under the title of Moana.
Why hire a new creative team of talented writers when you can just reuse the old script? Throw it to a director helbent on realistic wildlife and wa-la! Movie magic!
Disney has also been abusing it's employees like hell. God, at this point we need to support more independent filmmakers. I'm so disillusioned with streaming services, Soc media, and most movies these days. I'm just gonna read lots of Graphic novels and books this year 🤷♂
What department of Disney exactly? Cause I worked on an upcoming live action remake and both cast and crew was so lovely. Not to mention the most diverse set I have ever been
@@thanosgallagher4433 Unfortunately that diversity only seems skin deep. There is no diversity of ideas or creativity in their products, all their films are just re-skinned versions of superior movies previously put out. Moana isn't even ten years old and they're remaking it already? Is Encanto next? How creatively bankrupt of them. I'm sure there are at least a handful of individuals that work there that have great ideas, but where those ideas go, I have no clue. They are certainly not in the finished movies Disney have been doling out. I also won't disagree that most the cast and crew working on these films are lovely, I'm sure they are, but that doesn't mean Disney isn't abusing it's staff like OP mentioned. Many people are lovely and get abused at the workplace from higher-ups, not just in Disney. I'm not denigrating your experience, but based on their numerous stories that have come out through the years, you cannot deny that there is something suspect going on in Disney. Just google Disney mistreatment of employees to read the multitude of articles brought out because of Disney alone. They appear to be one of the most greedy and insidious companies in the West. Only Amazon compares in terms of size and scale of mistreatment.
My mom used to say "Hollywood has no imagination" whenever a remake was announced. At least in the case of Disney, I sincerely believe she was on to something...
Fanfiction writers and Disney/Non crossover editors have more creativity and imagination at this point. At least they're having fun and not wanting to make profit.
@@tultsi93 Movies now are a cash grab and not passion projects like they used to be back in the 90’s and such. Yes there were a couple bad movies, but movies like Edward Scissorhands, 10 Things I Hate about You, and Clueless were such wonderful movies that had heart and soul put into them.
It definitely just seems like Dwaynes ego has gotten so out of control that he has to insert himself into anything he can only to let his ego get in the way and ruin projects
Agreed while I think some of the talk about his trying and failing to become center of the DCEU might be overblown, its really hard not to take those rumors seriously in light of nonsense like this. Its almost like he's descending into self-parody at this point, and moreover it looks like he hasn't learned his lesson after the disaster that was Black Adam...
The Rock and his ex wife have a production company called Seven Bucks productions (his partners he's referring to). Seven bucks work with the studios to produce his movies; Jungle Cruise with Disney and Black Adam with DC for example. Whenever Seven bucks has a movie coming out The Rock does announcements like this. Its ingenious because he can leverage his fame to get more people aware of movies he not only stars in but produces. This is basically exactly the video he would have made for any movie his company would produce. Just wanted to give some context as to why the video is all about him... Disney doesnt usually do announcements like this.
Disney does gorgeous documentaries. The Rock could have just done a Disney Earth documentary of the Polynesian culture/Hawaii, rather than a live action of a movie that came out a mere SEVEN YEARS AGO.
I'm not even gonna give Disney the credit that they're "running out of ideas" I'm sure that they're rejecting a bunch of amazing original ideas because they're scared it won't make as much money as a sequel or remake would
Agreed, that video was very weird to say the least. It felt like it was supposed to be The Rock talking about himself and his passions (his family heritage I guess), but the whole time he spoke all I could think was "that sounds like it came from a script." I don't think anything The Rock said was really from his heart or in his own words. The video felt like corporate trying to appeal to the masses... That, and where the hell is the girl who voiced Moana? How are you going to announce a remake without the titular character??? 😂
If the Rock is so insistent on talking about his family and culture, why not Disney do a biopic or something about his family? That would be pretty interesting seeing how wrestling was a big part of his family.
I really hope they keep the original moana actress. She's so sweet and has such a beautiful voice. Just find it weird that she wasn't in the video with the rock...
hoping so but i have a feeling this is another cash grab and may bring some famous celebrity to do the part. not sure im not a big fan of the live actions anyways
I'm just imagining the gut guy being translated into live action 😂 That and all the other character transformation sequences would look so weird in live action
Did you see their investor meeting today? Iger compared The Current Thing Movement to the Civil Rights Movement of the 50s/60s. Disney thinks their poop smells like roses
What I hate about the live action remakes is that they heavily imply that the animations need to be "improved" somehow. As if it needs to be upgraded to a "superior art form." You never see live action movies reimagined into animated films... Moana is a gorgeous movie that told a great story through a beautiful medium. It doesn't need to be "improved." I wouldn't care as much if they wanted to do a sequel but this just feels wrong
@@Brittney_Reacts_ Its not so,ething I would see. If star waqrs is attached to it, no way. The sequel triology was delibertly made poor. A reamke of that would be even worse. No way.
As an aspiring filmmaker who has hundreds of movies, shows, and video games to play... Disney only makes skip out on all their movies easily with no regret
Disney needs to make good movies again, they obviously have a problem in the creative department, Don Bluth once put Disney in their place when he released An American Tail and Land Before Time that cause the company to shape up and released Little Mermaid that helped launched the Disney renaissance
walt disney hated alice when it came out because he thought it was too childish and it didnt make him enough money, he wouldnt even mention it, he was embarrassed of it. disney hasn't ever been about anything other than money, plot holes so deep idk why their characters dont fall right through the rabbit hole (alice is my favorite lol)
Beyond the animated movies, Disney had many fun ORIGINAL live action movies like The Mighty Ducks, Heavyweights, The Rocketeer, Rookie of the Year and A Kid in King Arthur's Court. Even the ones adapted from IPs and literature were fun (Inspector Gadget, Iron Will, Tom and Huck). What is missing is the creativity and wackiness - in plot and humor. Everything now needs a profound message, an identity, a representation. We just want to laugh and have a good time.
Tbh I do see that happening here. Disney's moneymakers are starting to lose favor with general audiences, and once their remake and MCU money dries up they'll be left with nothing but their animation division, which has been thoroughly whooped by both Sony and DreamWorks in recent years.
You know, the way they made Sebastian look like in The Little Mermaid reboot just looks so lifeless, but then I thought. If that’s what Sebastian looks like imagine Tamatoa….
To be honest, many of us knew it was only a matter of time before they tapped the Revival Era's 3D animation movies. I'm just surprised they didn't kick it off with Frozen. But if I had to guess, live-action Frozen will get its own announcement closer to Frozen 3's release🙃. Lord have mercy on us all.
I think you are spot on about the weirdness of this promo. It's a marketing campaign for Moana...but half of the time it feels like the rock is marketing his family for some reason? Such an odd collision of corporateness with real love, and it makes the whole ad seem even more inauthentic than if they just dropped the news without the rock being involved.
Also the inclusion of his kids was really awkward. Like, they were just looking at the ground and playing in the sand the whole time. It kinda felt like they didn’t want to be a part of this
Yeah, 5:25, visually it does have the potential to look absolutely beautiful with the beaches and beautiful lush islands, But I feel like if they are remaking this, they're going to ruin that, because with I've seen from the little mermaid trailer and the peter pan trailer, its probably going to be really dark lighting, dark ocean, dark dreary greenery.
Im sorry, what’s the difference? Moana wasn’t very political at all and the messages for today’s audience were through role modeling and story telling. Not explicit political verbose scripts.
What makes it worse is that Moana is literally only 7 years old, I’m watched that movie for the first time in fourth grade, and now I’m a freshman and it’s honestly sad that Disney has run out of ideas in that short amount of time
If Disney had a brain, they would know that instead of putting this money into a live action Moana movie, they could put that money into making a whole new story, with whole new characters, AND a whole new plot. However, since they have no brain cells, that probably won’t be happening anytime soon. Edit: also could we please get a petition to make Disney go back to 2D animation, please and thank you.
This feels like an April Fool's Joke, but knowing how big of an egotist Dwayne Johnson is, it seems believable. But let's just and wait and see what happens after the Little Mermaid and Snow White plop into theaters. Edit: ooh, they really are serious 😬
It's both corporate and family-centric. This is on purpose because it makes it look like critics of this remake are speaking against culture and family. Nice trick, Disney and Dwayne.
Don’t worry guys, all we have to do to get original movies back is to wait for disney to remake every single animated movie they’ve ever made! I’m sure their fanbase won’t completely ditch disney by that point…
"it inspired a story all of you know all too well" And that's why we don't need a life action version xD even the script for the announcement says: lowkey, this is a bad idea
I remember fan casts for live action versions used to be really popular on the internet just a few years ago. Maybe Disney saw that and thought it was a legitimate thing we wanted, instead of just fun Buzzfeed material to scroll through when you were bored.
This is my thing, the movie is called "Moana" and not..."Maui" but okay... if he was announcing a Maui spin off or prequel then it would have made sense but...why is this advertising Maui more than the actual main character. However, I am not really excited, the animated movie is still fresh and does not need a live action variation. They would have to really change up the story to make it relevant rather than turning an animation into physical acting.
i would be more excited if they made moana into a live theatre musical on broadway. as the movie itself has so much potential for the stage. that’s just me tho
Am I the only one who wants a Princess and the Frog sequel where Naveen and Tiana are invited back to Maldonia after his parents hear of how much he's matured where Tiana struggles with fitting into royal life but also leaving New Orleans and everything she's worked so hard for behind?? Bonus if they have mini tianas and naveens running around 🥺
I gave up on Disney awhile ago. I have only seen 3 of the live action movies, Cinderella, beauty and the beast and malifacent and couldn’t bring myself to watch the rest.
I haven't seen the Maleficent live-action movie yet, but I honestly liked the Beauty & The Beast remake. I think that's the only remake that's genuinely good, but I'm not fully sure yet
@@rayanna7188 I can agree beauty and the beast pretty good, I liked alot of the songs. Cinderella just made me cringe and malifacent was good the furtherest from the original though. I think if Disney took a different approach and instead of redoing the stories line by line they should try to do different versions. Like Cinderella there are actually several versions of that story and I believe one is from Asia. It would be a perfect way to bring in diversity and culture from several places around the world instead of just Europe over and over again.
Disney needs to invest in more projects like Encanto, something new and fresh. I find it interesting how Disney often overlooks or underestimates their own movies that deviate from their existing formulas (e.g. Encanto or Frozen). Not only are these films massive hits, they also generate so much money in merchandise.
It's honestly crazy that they have done a live action Moana BEFORE Frozen. You'd think if they were so money hungry, they'd go for one of their most popular kids movie
I knew Disney would eventually work through their entire catalogue, but I didn't do movies less than ten years old. And I never imagined they'd do Moana before Frozen.
When I first heard about this I just went “no no no no no no no no NO NO NA-“ I mean why remake a movie that’s only 6 and a half years old? A sequel would be nice but really, a fricking remake? Disney now is just all about the remakes and sequels and originality their is just dead. With my animation studio/channel I would do the opposite, make sequels if necessary and have tons of originality, maybe revivals but mostly originality, and just don’t screw it up. I’ve been watching your channel recently and your videos are really good! But this is exactly why Dreamworks is kicking Disney’s asses right now.
Remember the direct to DVD Disney sequels we got in the late 90s and throughout the 2000s? These live action remakes have replaced them. Only they have way bigger budgets and get even bigger returns. I actually remember seeing Peter Pan Return to Neverland in Theaters.
I think this is entirely about the rock. 1) hes getting old, so they want to cast him before he is too old to do the voice for a young warrior 2) he is the original voice actor, so it would be a huge loss if he cant voice the same actor again bc he is old 3) the rock is still riding his huge wave of stardom, so again, it would be a great monetary loss if they lost him for this role. 4) i agree with your black adam theory i think he needs to recover from that bomb, and disney princess movies dont have a track record of bombing. He probably doesn't want to risk having 2 consecutive bombs because sometimes that's all it takes for your moment in the spotlight to be over combined with the fact that he is getting old, he really cant risk it now.
this is 100% disney just wanting a new movie and the rock wanting to bounce back from that crappy black adam situation, tbf they shoulda just made a sequel instead of a remake... didn't even have to be moana coulda just been about maui and his past or even events that could happen after moana. LITERALLY ANYTHING ELSE. so yeah disney is just... scrapping the bottom of the barrel at this point
I literally just saw a news article where Disneyworld removed Moana from a parade float because people were complaining about her dancing being “offensive” This is the crux of Disney now, removing the actual characters because adults complaining about being offended while the children stare up at a Moanaless production in confusion.
I bet 1000% they already have the live action movie plan when they started to make the animation. One of the execs probably thought: "it's The Rock! We can't waste The Rock just on voice only! They need to see the eyebrows!!"
I’ve stopped getting excited about Disney movies the same time I stopped becoming excited for Marvel movies. There’s just no originality anymore. It’s like Disney is afraid of doing anything original when that’s what they were known for before. As much as I love the movies, I won’t be seeing any sequel, prequels, spin offs, or live actions anymore. Frozen 2 was very disappointing and I don’t have a lot of hope for Toy Story 5, Inside Out 2, or Elemental. Let’s just hope Atlantis and Treasure Planet stay out of this mess.
I was in total disbelief when I saw the announcement too. My thought was “this movie isn’t that old, how are they remaking it already???”. If Disney wants to do remakes they really should be doing on films that didn’t do as well but had so much potential like Atlantis & Treasure Planet. I know I’m not the only one with that idea but I would be PSYCHED if they actually announced those as I loved the cartoons.
The problem is that people didn’t love treasure planet for what ever reason, so Disney can’t bank on nostalgia with that movie. Nostalgia is the driving force behind current Disney, it has so far helped them to fill chairs in theatres, but even if it was good, people are becoming wary.
@@itrasheditgood I do understand they’re going after nostalgia but as you kinda mentioned it is backfiring so they should change course. Not that my opinion has any effect on what Disney execs do. Treasure Planet was amazing & it’s a shame it didn’t do better.
It won't be all live action because they still have to animate the ocean, the volcano monster, the shiny crab and his animal transformations. Also this will tie in to promote the new Moana attraction in Epcot.
I'm actually really surprised they didn't start with a Frozen live action and just went straight to Moana, because Moana kinda became the new Frozen for awhile
I had the exact same reaction! I was just scrolling through my feed and I unconsciously read… “Disney announces live-action Moana”… and then it hit me… My first thought was.. “WHY”
No. My son finally brain-washed me into tollerating that movie. I'm not doing it again, its not old enough for a remake. Make a prequel about the Grandma. She was the most interesting character in my personal opinion.
The *only* way they could “reimagine” Moana that wouldn’t feel too soon for me would be a hybrid original film/stage show, kinda like they did for the anniversaries for Little Mermaid (which Auli’i was in!) and Beauty and the Beast. I really liked what they did with paying tribute to the original films, while allowing the vocal talent to shine with the live music. Otherwise, why not just expand on the existing story with a sequel or spinoff? Sure, it’s not original either, but at least it’s something somewhat newish within the existing IP, without being a retread?
At this point, why is Disney even bothering to make any animated films? Moana was released in 2016, so not quite six and half years ago, so as you mentioned, it is waaaay too early for this. I do feel that Dwayne Johnson is pushing this for very personal reasons (i.e. so he can physically star in it before he gets too old--he turns 51 next month), but frankly it comes off to me as insulting to the animation. They may as well have just made it a live action film with CGI from the get-go.
I feel like it could be good but with how bad some of the live action Disney remakes have been I won’t get my hopes up. Hopefully they at least won’t make it look so dark this time around. For the most part Moana is a bright and vibrant movie. Washing out the colors yet again would be a big mistake.
Just so insane that they keep doing this. Really shows they just want the cash cow! One live action from my childhood was the 101 Dalmatians with Glenn Close she was amazing as Curella! Had me nickname my Aunt Curella as she and her ex had a dalmatian puppy. 😂
I don't think disney is out of ideas. It's that they're reliant on remaking things that will make bank. So, rather than try and come up with new things it's safer for the company to do the remakes because it means less work for them concept wise in most cases and they don't have to make up a story and think about costumes and designs and that and they can think of it later. They can also throw in excuses like they're updating certain fairy tales to the modern day sensibilities which... yes some kind of did need that especially the films that had racist stuff in there. But the claims like the little mermaid remake is going to be better because Ariel isn't becoming a human for a man when I'm like... did we see the same original film? That's not the only reason she became a human. And yet this shallow understanding is what they're 'improving on' to make Bailey's version better. Sure Bailey will do a fantastic job. But... disney is going to have a crappy remake regardless. Overall, they're doing what's easiest not what's creative.
You hit the nail on the head this has the The Rock and his ego written all over it and I wouldn't be surprised if this was in response to his Black Adam flop
The worst part about this is that revisiting Polynesian culture more creatively would be entertaining to watch. And if they want a movie that stars The Rock, they could delve into myths surrounding Maui to make an original film that's still connected to Moana's story. Hopefully, they'll explore the mythology and create something that isn't a lifeless shot-for-shot copy with godawful CGI, but it feels like Disney is really out of creativity at this point... With a bit more thought, they could have a compelling idea.
It kind of has that vibe where you'd see some ad with "My family and I share good old fashioned values, and we would like you to be a part of it" which isn't bad per say, but the formality of it feels so... cold
When I saw this news I couldn’t wait to see your reaction! 😊 My gut reaction was that they were doing this because they wanted to get The Rock before he ages out of the role, so your probably right that he purposed this.
For those who are wondering why, I am 98% sure Disney is doing this because they want their classic stories to relate to the youth of today. They don’t want princesses like Cinderella to become like Betty Boop, a forgotten (but once iconic) character, lost in the hands of time. However, they fail to see is that they’re just digging a further grave for themselves by exhausting the stories themselves. Source: my friends with industry connections.
Why didn’t they just do like a Maleficent type thing and make it a Maui origin story? That way The Rock could make it all about him. Clearly Maui had a cool origin as alluded to in Moana, that would have been actually interesting visually and original, and allowed them to play up the cultural aspect and everything. I feel like that is a massive missed opportunity.
Dwayne Johnson is like, “The hierarchy of power, at Disney, is about to change” Also, The Rock always makes it about himself. He’s been out there doing this for a while.
My faith in Disney at this point is non existent. Spiderverse and Super Mario Bros look really good. I'm so fucking glad GDT Pinocchio won an Oscar for best animated film.
I'm tired of Disney sequels, but can't we just get a Moana 2 instead of a live action Moana?
No we don't get good things
@@Brittney_Reacts_ But Brittany, the Moana film is hitting 7 years old this year. It's not even a full decade to create this even
@@Thomasmemoryscentral
Money Thomas,
*Think of the M O N E Y*
That would be way better than a live action remake, but Disney won't let us have nice things unfortunately
In all honesty, a remake is better to me than a sequel. I'm tired of sequels so remakes are better imo (except for movies like Mulan, Pinocchio, and Peter Pan and Wendy). I don't want Moana 2 to end up like Wreck it Ralph 2. And Moana is getting an animated series, which will be the sequel to the original movie already.
Still, they should've waited at least until the 2030s to do this, but I guess Dwayne Johnson needs to make literal waves again after all the Black Adam drama.
Moana isn’t even that old or nostalgic. It was a pretty recent movie. So why in the world do we have to remake it?!? Can’t we at least have a sequel. I swear, animation Pilots and shows on RUclips that are funded through kickstarter are starting to become way better than whatever Disney is making nowadays.
Because its a safe bet. A sequel requires thinking of a new plot and thus is a risk
@@Tony_409 In what world can a business success without taking risks, that's what companies do for a living! So they rather take a certain fail over try new things and a chance of success... that is sad.
Yes
@@Tony_409 yeah tell that to Antman and Shazam LOL
I remember one time I said to myself, one day when I'm old they'll make a live action Zootopia but now they're making this, the sky is the limit, they'll probably announce a live action Zootopia before 2025.
Once again, something else that the audience never asked for. Creatively, Disney is on life support at this point.
& it's only a matter of time until they get removed from their life support
I’m already measuring the coffin ⚰️….
@@marajones1828 at this point they going to need a BIG coffin
remove the life support and get on with it
moving over to dreamworks and maybe illumination because of the mario movie
A docuseries about each of the Polynesian islands history and culture *hosted* by the rock could've been cool.
Oh my, I'd love that!
Ironically, they did something similar to that with the original Three Caballeros.
yep, that would've been, but modern disney makes good things rarely and almost accidentally
Actually that sounds super interesting. I would of loved that from Disney. 😂
i might watch that
at this rate i'm fully expecting a live action encanto to come out by 2025
I wonder who they’re gonna hire to play Luisa
No not Encanto 😔
Or a live action Luca with the boys being the first ever gay Disney characters, for the 200th time.
Live action "inside out"
@@michaelfireheart8300 okay but low-key live action luca would be impressive if they don't cgi everything
I miss the days when Disney did months and months of research into different cultures to make new, original, creative stories. Coco wasn't even that long ago. How did they go from Coco and Encanto to Strange Worlds, Lightyear, and worse remakes in so short a time?
They fired John Lasseter. That might be a factor.
@@ECKohnsthey did? What happened?
@@ECKohns John lassetter the sexual assaulter? He was fired yeats ago has nothing to do w those movies
@@ECKohns yeah, he was the heart of pixar
@@ECKohns wait they did fire him
(Who is he and what have he done?)
Disney just needs to start fresh with new and creative ideas from their fans instead of the washed out people who lost what it is like to make a creative popular movie children and adults would like
Problem is is their new stuff is crap too.
I agree!!!!
@@bk6555 that’s why I said get creative ideas from their fans and not the washed out people they have already. I mean a child is best at knowing what a child likes
They are not going to. Just move onto pixar
@@Asterix_Angel33 are you telling me to move on to Pixar? If so it’s owned by Disney
What's really depressing is this announcement trailer is going to have brighter colors and better lighting than the live-action schlock Disney spews out under the title of Moana.
Don’t say that please!!
Lmao
oh god im already imagining the grey water and grey dim sky that was obviously blue before colour correction
@@Mars-dw2zc PLACE YOUR BETS, PEOPLE! Will the picture be tinted green, gray, brown, or a sad, brightness-sapping shade of blue?
@@Brittney_Reacts_ It's too late. We all know it's true. We all know Disney thinks "cOLoR iS fOr cHiLdrEn"
Damn, Nostalgia used to be things that were like 20 years old, and now Nostalgia is just whatever we watched last week.
Lmaoo
This is what happens when instant gratification becomes the norm. As MTV used to say back in the 80s “too much is never enough”.
Kepler's and minecraft fans be like
I knew Disney was becoming creatively bankrupt, but not THIS creatively bankrupt! Like wtf? This movie only came out 7 years ago, SEVEN YEARS AGO!!!
Why hire a new creative team of talented writers when you can just reuse the old script?
Throw it to a director helbent on realistic wildlife and wa-la! Movie magic!
Disney has also been abusing it's employees like hell. God, at this point we need to support more independent filmmakers. I'm so disillusioned with streaming services, Soc media, and most movies these days. I'm just gonna read lots of Graphic novels and books this year 🤷♂
What department of Disney exactly? Cause I worked on an upcoming live action remake and both cast and crew was so lovely. Not to mention the most diverse set I have ever been
@@thanosgallagher4433 what can you say about the film without getting in trouble?
@@fishyinnadurag610 The world may never know
@@thanosgallagher4433 Unfortunately that diversity only seems skin deep. There is no diversity of ideas or creativity in their products, all their films are just re-skinned versions of superior movies previously put out. Moana isn't even ten years old and they're remaking it already? Is Encanto next? How creatively bankrupt of them.
I'm sure there are at least a handful of individuals that work there that have great ideas, but where those ideas go, I have no clue. They are certainly not in the finished movies Disney have been doling out.
I also won't disagree that most the cast and crew working on these films are lovely, I'm sure they are, but that doesn't mean Disney isn't abusing it's staff like OP mentioned. Many people are lovely and get abused at the workplace from higher-ups, not just in Disney. I'm not denigrating your experience, but based on their numerous stories that have come out through the years, you cannot deny that there is something suspect going on in Disney. Just google Disney mistreatment of employees to read the multitude of articles brought out because of Disney alone. They appear to be one of the most greedy and insidious companies in the West. Only Amazon compares in terms of size and scale of mistreatment.
@@thanosgallagher4433 VFX. VFX people go through so much shit with Disney
My mom used to say "Hollywood has no imagination" whenever a remake was announced. At least in the case of Disney, I sincerely believe she was on to something...
Fanfiction writers and Disney/Non crossover editors have more creativity and imagination at this point. At least they're having fun and not wanting to make profit.
@@tultsi93 Movies now are a cash grab and not passion projects like they used to be back in the 90’s and such.
Yes there were a couple bad movies, but movies like Edward Scissorhands, 10 Things I Hate about You, and Clueless were such wonderful movies that had heart and soul put into them.
@@lovelycloudyskies I heard Illumination's Super Mario is good, and Disney's Wish seems promising.
It definitely just seems like Dwaynes ego has gotten so out of control that he has to insert himself into anything he can only to let his ego get in the way and ruin projects
This makes me wonder who's appeared on more films...
John Cena or Dwayne 😂
Agreed while I think some of the talk about his trying and failing to become center of the DCEU might be overblown, its really hard not to take those rumors seriously in light of nonsense like this. Its almost like he's descending into self-parody at this point, and moreover it looks like he hasn't learned his lesson after the disaster that was Black Adam...
@@gyiyg555 would rather have John Cena instead of Dwaynes
Bruhhh I've been trying to give him the benefit of the doubt but DC, Marvel, Disney he's almost 60 when will he take the hint💀💀
@@jamesa.romano8500 it just seems like after black Adam he's doubling down...or well almost tripling down or whatever xD
The Rock and his ex wife have a production company called Seven Bucks productions (his partners he's referring to). Seven bucks work with the studios to produce his movies; Jungle Cruise with Disney and Black Adam with DC for example. Whenever Seven bucks has a movie coming out The Rock does announcements like this. Its ingenious because he can leverage his fame to get more people aware of movies he not only stars in but produces. This is basically exactly the video he would have made for any movie his company would produce. Just wanted to give some context as to why the video is all about him... Disney doesnt usually do announcements like this.
This makes a little more sense.
Yeah... Also weird to know that is the rock production studio.... And is kind of all about the rock... Not really about the actual project????
I'm going to be honest at the beginning of the video I thought it was going to be a late April fools joke... but then it kept going.
I wish it was dude
Me too I looked up the video to check when it was uploaded BUT NO IT WAS TODAY AND IT IS THE THIRD
Same
Disney does gorgeous documentaries. The Rock could have just done a Disney Earth documentary of the Polynesian culture/Hawaii, rather than a live action of a movie that came out a mere SEVEN YEARS AGO.
To quote Spongebob: "HOW MANY TIMES DO WE HAVE TO TEACH YOU THIS LESSON OLD MAN?!" Bob Iger: "I love the young people."
I'm not even gonna give Disney the credit that they're "running out of ideas" I'm sure that they're rejecting a bunch of amazing original ideas because they're scared it won't make as much money as a sequel or remake would
Agreed, that video was very weird to say the least. It felt like it was supposed to be The Rock talking about himself and his passions (his family heritage I guess), but the whole time he spoke all I could think was "that sounds like it came from a script." I don't think anything The Rock said was really from his heart or in his own words. The video felt like corporate trying to appeal to the masses...
That, and where the hell is the girl who voiced Moana? How are you going to announce a remake without the titular character??? 😂
The whole thing felt like a political campaign ad for the rock
Moana will be like Scooby Doo was to Velma
If the Rock is so insistent on talking about his family and culture, why not Disney do a biopic or something about his family? That would be pretty interesting seeing how wrestling was a big part of his family.
There is actually a series about the Rock and his childhood.
There's already a TV show about that rn
@@Jaimelikegem yes, and it is called wwe raw and smackdown with the underline of the bloodline
So he's part Hawai'ian? I guess that explains why he doesn't look that black.
@@SeanWheeler100 Samoan and African American descent
I really hope they keep the original moana actress. She's so sweet and has such a beautiful voice. Just find it weird that she wasn't in the video with the rock...
Except she is now too old for the part.
I have a feeling The Rock will try to cast on or more of his daughters as the different ages of Moana
@@ericcoyle3520 are you high? she is quite literally 22
hoping so but i have a feeling this is another cash grab and may bring some famous celebrity to do the part. not sure im not a big fan of the live actions anyways
According to the announcement she's coming back as a producer.
If disney makes a live action encanto movie they would hit rock bottom
I'm just imagining the gut guy being translated into live action 😂 That and all the other character transformation sequences would look so weird in live action
live action encanto is such a bad idea when an ANIMATED SERIES would be perfect for it
Live Action Strange World 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀
@@rezeno5665 No one would even watch that
@@ExplosionMare I doubt everyone will watch it. It will be maddening if Disney ever made a Live Action of it 💀
Should we be worried for Disney? 💀
YES!
Yes. Be very worried.
No just abandoned them
@@Pinkkittie5006 yep
Did you see their investor meeting today? Iger compared The Current Thing Movement to the Civil Rights Movement of the 50s/60s. Disney thinks their poop smells like roses
Disney: “am I really going to make another live action reboot for money?”
*OF COURSE I AM!*
When is Disney going to realize copying an idea isn’t an idea
What I hate about the live action remakes is that they heavily imply that the animations need to be "improved" somehow. As if it needs to be upgraded to a "superior art form." You never see live action movies reimagined into animated films... Moana is a gorgeous movie that told a great story through a beautiful medium. It doesn't need to be "improved." I wouldn't care as much if they wanted to do a sequel but this just feels wrong
Disney really needs to do a live action remake of the Star Wars sequel trilogy
It's only a matter of time
I just imagine a remake of something like one of Donald Duck's movies/series, and making it diverse, lol.
Lol
@@Kejmur A super realistic duck wearing a sailors hat. Lol, I can see it now.
@@Brittney_Reacts_ Its not so,ething I would see. If star waqrs is attached to it, no way. The sequel triology was delibertly made poor. A reamke of that would be even worse. No way.
As an aspiring filmmaker who has hundreds of movies, shows, and video games to play... Disney only makes skip out on all their movies easily with no regret
Disney needs to make good movies again, they obviously have a problem in the creative department,
Don Bluth once put Disney in their place when he released An American Tail and Land Before Time that cause the company to shape up and released Little Mermaid that helped launched the Disney renaissance
walt disney hated alice when it came out because he thought it was too childish and it didnt make him enough money, he wouldnt even mention it, he was embarrassed of it. disney hasn't ever been about anything other than money, plot holes so deep idk why their characters dont fall right through the rabbit hole (alice is my favorite lol)
@@alimica Imagine what he would have thought of the Alice remake and sequel
Beyond the animated movies, Disney had many fun ORIGINAL live action movies like The Mighty Ducks, Heavyweights, The Rocketeer, Rookie of the Year and A Kid in King Arthur's Court. Even the ones adapted from IPs and literature were fun (Inspector Gadget, Iron Will, Tom and Huck). What is missing is the creativity and wackiness - in plot and humor. Everything now needs a profound message, an identity, a representation.
We just want to laugh and have a good time.
Tbh I do see that happening here. Disney's moneymakers are starting to lose favor with general audiences, and once their remake and MCU money dries up they'll be left with nothing but their animation division, which has been thoroughly whooped by both Sony and DreamWorks in recent years.
We need someone to do that again.
You know, the way they made Sebastian look like in The Little Mermaid reboot just looks so lifeless, but then I thought. If that’s what Sebastian looks like imagine Tamatoa….
To be honest, many of us knew it was only a matter of time before they tapped the Revival Era's 3D animation movies. I'm just surprised they didn't kick it off with Frozen. But if I had to guess, live-action Frozen will get its own announcement closer to Frozen 3's release🙃. Lord have mercy on us all.
They will probably announce that during the winter
There was frozen in the once upon a time tv show, so that’s kinda a live action lol
@@lightningrain313the casting for that was SO good, Anna and Kristoff especially looked just like the animated characters 😍
I think you are spot on about the weirdness of this promo. It's a marketing campaign for Moana...but half of the time it feels like the rock is marketing his family for some reason? Such an odd collision of corporateness with real love, and it makes the whole ad seem even more inauthentic than if they just dropped the news without the rock being involved.
It feels veeeeery inauthentic
Maybe trying to advertise his boring ass Young Rock show (a Young Sheldon knock off)
@@peppersaltsman6044 speak for yourself,lol Young Rock is not a boring ahh show
@@sillau9 I've seen a handful of episodes and I almost fell asleep every time
Also the inclusion of his kids was really awkward. Like, they were just looking at the ground and playing in the sand the whole time. It kinda felt like they didn’t want to be a part of this
Yeah, 5:25, visually it does have the potential to look absolutely beautiful with the beaches and beautiful lush islands, But I feel like if they are remaking this, they're going to ruin that, because with I've seen from the little mermaid trailer and the peter pan trailer, its probably going to be really dark lighting, dark ocean, dark dreary greenery.
yeah & I bet they're somehow gonna ruin it with some woke crap too
@@rayanna7188 I hope you mean "woke"
Im sorry, what’s the difference? Moana wasn’t very political at all and the messages for today’s audience were through role modeling and story telling. Not explicit political verbose scripts.
not to mention trying to capture the oceans fun personality as a… blob
@@anitadarling4592 They haven’t said anything about politics
What makes it worse is that Moana is literally only 7 years old,
I’m watched that movie for the first time in fourth grade, and now I’m a freshman and it’s honestly sad that Disney has run out of ideas in that short amount of time
I also saw that they would be making a live-action version of "Princess and the Frog"
Wait what!!
stop no I refuse
@@Brittney_Reacts_ chileee.....I had the same reaction.
They're looking for writers and directors at the moment.
Tbh I’d love to see princess and the frog live action
If Disney had a brain, they would know that instead of putting this money into a live action Moana movie, they could put that money into making a whole new story, with whole new characters, AND a whole new plot. However, since they have no brain cells, that probably won’t be happening anytime soon.
Edit: also could we please get a petition to make Disney go back to 2D animation, please and thank you.
Moana isn't even 10 years old bruh lol
Nope!
@@Brittney_Reacts_ Thought you hated modern Disney films?
"Remember when Disney made good movies?"
Yeah, I remember.
"Remember when Disney made good TV Sho- oh wait, they still do."
This feels like an April Fool's Joke, but knowing how big of an egotist Dwayne Johnson is, it seems believable. But let's just and wait and see what happens after the Little Mermaid and Snow White plop into theaters.
Edit: ooh, they really are serious 😬
Plop being the word.
@Lilly Cat We would still have to endure live actions remakes even after they bomb
It's both corporate and family-centric. This is on purpose because it makes it look like critics of this remake are speaking against culture and family. Nice trick, Disney and Dwayne.
If only it was an April fool's day joke
Don’t worry guys, all we have to do to get original movies back is to wait for disney to remake every single animated movie they’ve ever made! I’m sure their fanbase won’t completely ditch disney by that point…
If this video came out two days ago I would have thought it was an April fools day prank. No lie.
"it inspired a story all of you know all too well" And that's why we don't need a life action version xD even the script for the announcement says: lowkey, this is a bad idea
Looked like a commercial for a vacation spot!
Exactly!
Oh noo that's probably what this remake will turn into 😭 a big ole commercial
I remember fan casts for live action versions used to be really popular on the internet just a few years ago. Maybe Disney saw that and thought it was a legitimate thing we wanted, instead of just fun Buzzfeed material to scroll through when you were bored.
This is my thing, the movie is called "Moana" and not..."Maui" but okay... if he was announcing a Maui spin off or prequel then it would have made sense but...why is this advertising Maui more than the actual main character. However, I am not really excited, the animated movie is still fresh and does not need a live action variation. They would have to really change up the story to make it relevant rather than turning an animation into physical acting.
i would be more excited if they made moana into a live theatre musical on broadway. as the movie itself has so much potential for the stage. that’s just me tho
This movie was not even made that long ago and we havent even gotten the sequel to the movie. What kind of greedy power trip is Disney on 😭.
Am I the only one who wants a Princess and the Frog sequel where Naveen and Tiana are invited back to Maldonia after his parents hear of how much he's matured where Tiana struggles with fitting into royal life but also leaving New Orleans and everything she's worked so hard for behind?? Bonus if they have mini tianas and naveens running around 🥺
I gave up on Disney awhile ago. I have only seen 3 of the live action movies, Cinderella, beauty and the beast and malifacent and couldn’t bring myself to watch the rest.
I haven't seen the Maleficent live-action movie yet, but I honestly liked the Beauty & The Beast remake. I think that's the only remake that's genuinely good, but I'm not fully sure yet
@@rayanna7188 I can agree beauty and the beast pretty good, I liked alot of the songs. Cinderella just made me cringe and malifacent was good the furtherest from the original though. I think if Disney took a different approach and instead of redoing the stories line by line they should try to do different versions. Like Cinderella there are actually several versions of that story and I believe one is from Asia. It would be a perfect way to bring in diversity and culture from several places around the world instead of just Europe over and over again.
Cruella was solid, but most of the others have been very cringy
Disney needs to invest in more projects like Encanto, something new and fresh. I find it interesting how Disney often overlooks or underestimates their own movies that deviate from their existing formulas (e.g. Encanto or Frozen). Not only are these films massive hits, they also generate so much money in merchandise.
the fact theres tweets with thousands of likes saying an encanto show would work and disney just ignore it💀
And like onward. I loved that movie.
At this point Disney only has fans that were literally raised on Twitter.💀
It's honestly crazy that they have done a live action Moana BEFORE Frozen. You'd think if they were so money hungry, they'd go for one of their most popular kids movie
Why couldn't we get Moana 2 instead of ANOTHER God damn Live-Action remake?!?!? 😟
I think that Disney needs to make a website where people can give Disney ideas because I think we would get way better movies that way.😊😊
Yeah! I thought about people who r really good writers and they don’t work for Disney but they want to, Disney should hear them out!
“We have no new ideas and you’re going to watch it and like it” -Disney
I knew Disney would eventually work through their entire catalogue, but I didn't do movies less than ten years old. And I never imagined they'd do Moana before Frozen.
When I first heard about this I just went “no no no no no no no no NO NO NA-“ I mean why remake a movie that’s only 6 and a half years old? A sequel would be nice but really, a fricking remake? Disney now is just all about the remakes and sequels and originality their is just dead. With my animation studio/channel I would do the opposite, make sequels if necessary and have tons of originality, maybe revivals but mostly originality, and just don’t screw it up. I’ve been watching your channel recently and your videos are really good! But this is exactly why Dreamworks is kicking Disney’s asses right now.
Remember the direct to DVD Disney sequels we got in the late 90s and throughout the 2000s?
These live action remakes have replaced them. Only they have way bigger budgets and get even bigger returns.
I actually remember seeing Peter Pan Return to Neverland in Theaters.
I think this is entirely about the rock.
1) hes getting old, so they want to cast him before he is too old to do the voice for a young warrior
2) he is the original voice actor, so it would be a huge loss if he cant voice the same actor again bc he is old
3) the rock is still riding his huge wave of stardom, so again, it would be a great monetary loss if they lost him for this role.
4) i agree with your black adam theory i think he needs to recover from that bomb, and disney princess movies dont have a track record of bombing.
He probably doesn't want to risk having 2 consecutive bombs because sometimes that's all it takes for your moment in the spotlight to be over combined with the fact that he is getting old, he really cant risk it now.
this is 100% disney just wanting a new movie and the rock wanting to bounce back from that crappy black adam situation, tbf they shoulda just made a sequel instead of a remake... didn't even have to be moana coulda just been about maui and his past or even events that could happen after moana. LITERALLY ANYTHING ELSE.
so yeah disney is just... scrapping the bottom of the barrel at this point
his past would have been awesome to actually see. They just gotta ruin everything
Jesus Christ, Moana was released in 2016??? I thought it was just a couple years ago tops...
I literally just saw a news article where Disneyworld removed Moana from a parade float because people were complaining about her dancing being “offensive” This is the crux of Disney now, removing the actual characters because adults complaining about being offended while the children stare up at a Moanaless production in confusion.
Did you see the video of her dancing? It was offensive to everyone with eyes, not just polynesians 😂
So what next a live action Frozen, Encanto, zootopia, Tangled, or Turing Red? Those movies are really new
Tangled isn't that new, it came out almost 13 years ago
Tangled needs a live action. Moana doesn't. Tangled is nostalgic. Moana isn't
@@Idkacutename123 yeah it would work but! her hair would be cgi it well make it off-putting.
@@turoxo3056 I mean that's true. I feel like a live action wouldn't have the best cgi but I'd still be interested
I bet 1000% they already have the live action movie plan when they started to make the animation. One of the execs probably thought: "it's The Rock! We can't waste The Rock just on voice only! They need to see the eyebrows!!"
I’ve stopped getting excited about Disney movies the same time I stopped becoming excited for Marvel movies. There’s just no originality anymore. It’s like Disney is afraid of doing anything original when that’s what they were known for before. As much as I love the movies, I won’t be seeing any sequel, prequels, spin offs, or live actions anymore. Frozen 2 was very disappointing and I don’t have a lot of hope for Toy Story 5, Inside Out 2, or Elemental. Let’s just hope Atlantis and Treasure Planet stay out of this mess.
I was in total disbelief when I saw the announcement too. My thought was “this movie isn’t that old, how are they remaking it already???”. If Disney wants to do remakes they really should be doing on films that didn’t do as well but had so much potential like Atlantis & Treasure Planet. I know I’m not the only one with that idea but I would be PSYCHED if they actually announced those as I loved the cartoons.
The problem is that people didn’t love treasure planet for what ever reason, so Disney can’t bank on nostalgia with that movie. Nostalgia is the driving force behind current Disney, it has so far helped them to fill chairs in theatres, but even if it was good, people are becoming wary.
@@itrasheditgood I do understand they’re going after nostalgia but as you kinda mentioned it is backfiring so they should change course. Not that my opinion has any effect on what Disney execs do. Treasure Planet was amazing & it’s a shame it didn’t do better.
It won't be all live action because they still have to animate the ocean, the volcano monster, the shiny crab and his animal transformations. Also this will tie in to promote the new Moana attraction in Epcot.
I can already see a realistic Tamatoa... I am scared
WTF, Moana is getting a remake? that movie is only 7 years old, why are they doing this?
Disney can make a Toy Story 5, but not Moana 2?! 🤦🏽♂️
Disney is dead to me now. I'm going to watch Puss in Boots 2 for the third time now.
I'm actually really surprised they didn't start with a Frozen live action and just went straight to Moana, because Moana kinda became the new Frozen for awhile
I wonder what will happen when they run out of old stuff to remake
Then they’ll have to go back to original, new stories
@@gAm3r_GuRl984 Then they'll do sequels
They'll probably make animated versions of their live action stuff 💀
They’ll remake the remakes
I had the exact same reaction! I was just scrolling through my feed and I unconsciously read… “Disney announces live-action Moana”… and then it hit me… My first thought was.. “WHY”
No. My son finally brain-washed me into tollerating that movie. I'm not doing it again, its not old enough for a remake. Make a prequel about the Grandma. She was the most interesting character in my personal opinion.
The *only* way they could “reimagine” Moana that wouldn’t feel too soon for me would be a hybrid original film/stage show, kinda like they did for the anniversaries for Little Mermaid (which Auli’i was in!) and Beauty and the Beast. I really liked what they did with paying tribute to the original films, while allowing the vocal talent to shine with the live music. Otherwise, why not just expand on the existing story with a sequel or spinoff? Sure, it’s not original either, but at least it’s something somewhat newish within the existing IP, without being a retread?
At this point, why is Disney even bothering to make any animated films? Moana was released in 2016, so not quite six and half years ago, so as you mentioned, it is waaaay too early for this. I do feel that Dwayne Johnson is pushing this for very personal reasons (i.e. so he can physically star in it before he gets too old--he turns 51 next month), but frankly it comes off to me as insulting to the animation. They may as well have just made it a live action film with CGI from the get-go.
Honestly. The last couple of animated disney films havent been that good also isnt maui like in his 20s the rock doesnt even look young
I feel like it could be good but with how bad some of the live action Disney remakes have been I won’t get my hopes up. Hopefully they at least won’t make it look so dark this time around. For the most part Moana is a bright and vibrant movie. Washing out the colors yet again would be a big mistake.
Just so insane that they keep doing this. Really shows they just want the cash cow!
One live action from my childhood was the 101 Dalmatians with Glenn Close she was amazing as Curella! Had me nickname my Aunt Curella as she and her ex had a dalmatian puppy. 😂
I don't think disney is out of ideas. It's that they're reliant on remaking things that will make bank.
So, rather than try and come up with new things it's safer for the company to do the remakes because it means less work for them concept wise in most cases and they don't have to make up a story and think about costumes and designs and that and they can think of it later.
They can also throw in excuses like they're updating certain fairy tales to the modern day sensibilities which... yes some kind of did need that especially the films that had racist stuff in there.
But the claims like the little mermaid remake is going to be better because Ariel isn't becoming a human for a man when I'm like... did we see the same original film? That's not the only reason she became a human.
And yet this shallow understanding is what they're 'improving on' to make Bailey's version better. Sure Bailey will do a fantastic job. But... disney is going to have a crappy remake regardless.
Overall, they're doing what's easiest not what's creative.
I just hope if it's true all the roles go to Polynesian actors and gives them a chance to shine
Yes, please, cast real polynesian actors from polynesia 🤙🏽
You hit the nail on the head this has the The Rock and his ego written all over it and I wouldn't be surprised if this was in response to his Black Adam flop
Wow I guess people don’t have brain’s anymore I guess we all depend on remakes of everything now
The worst part about this is that revisiting Polynesian culture more creatively would be entertaining to watch. And if they want a movie that stars The Rock, they could delve into myths surrounding Maui to make an original film that's still connected to Moana's story. Hopefully, they'll explore the mythology and create something that isn't a lifeless shot-for-shot copy with godawful CGI, but it feels like Disney is really out of creativity at this point... With a bit more thought, they could have a compelling idea.
It kind of has that vibe where you'd see some ad with "My family and I share good old fashioned values, and we would like you to be a part of it" which isn't bad per say, but the formality of it feels so... cold
Makes sense. Disney REALLY wants folks to book trips to their Hawaiian resort.
If this announcement had been posted on April Fools, it probably wouldn’t have been taken seriously.
When I saw this news I couldn’t wait to see your reaction! 😊 My gut reaction was that they were doing this because they wanted to get The Rock before he ages out of the role, so your probably right that he purposed this.
For those who are wondering why, I am 98% sure Disney is doing this because they want their classic stories to relate to the youth of today. They don’t want princesses like Cinderella to become like Betty Boop, a forgotten (but once iconic) character, lost in the hands of time.
However, they fail to see is that they’re just digging a further grave for themselves by exhausting the stories themselves.
Source: my friends with industry connections.
This could backfire… like, this could render the original “obsolete” and sort of dilute its legacy
How will Moana even work in live action???
No idea
Like baywatch
Why didn’t they just do like a Maleficent type thing and make it a Maui origin story? That way The Rock could make it all about him. Clearly Maui had a cool origin as alluded to in Moana, that would have been actually interesting visually and original, and allowed them to play up the cultural aspect and everything. I feel like that is a massive missed opportunity.
Ik disney will never stop making remakes but I never in my entire life thought they would remake a movie that came not too long ago
Dwayne Johnson is like, “The hierarchy of power, at Disney, is about to change”
Also, The Rock always makes it about himself. He’s been out there doing this for a while.
Couldn't we just get a Moana 2 instead? I don't know what it could be about but atleast it could be much more interesting
The rocks production team is working on the film so it definitely was him who asked if they could do it
R.I.P disney
You gave us magic but then you did live action and that was pretty much the downfall
My faith in Disney at this point is non existent. Spiderverse and Super Mario Bros look really good. I'm so fucking glad GDT Pinocchio won an Oscar for best animated film.