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Fact Check: Disney Edited Out Dwayne Johnson’s Nipples for Live-Action Moana But Not Why Fans Think
Disney’s Moana is the latest animated classic to get a live-action remake, but none of us expected it to go quite like this. Like any Disney remake, Moana (2026) is getting a somewhat divisive response from the fandom. A lot of fans don’t think the animated classic needs to be remade, but if there is []
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That Park Place
· Jul 10, 2026
Moana 2026 Is Nearly a Copy-and-Paste of the Original: And That Leads to One Very Awkward Moment
Disney’s new live-action Moana is extraordinarily faithful to the studio’s 2016 animated film sometimes to its own detriment. Among the scenes reproduced is a brief wayfinding lesson in which Maui tells Moana to place her hand in the ocean and feel the temperature of the current. The water begins getting warmer, leading Moana to believe [] The post Moana 2026 Is Nearly a Copy-and-Paste of the Original: And That Leads to One Very Awkward Moment appeared first on That Park Place.
ABC7 New York
· Jul 10, 2026
'Moana' comes to life: Inside the making of Disney's film with Dwayne Johnson, Catherine Lagaʻaia
'Moana' comes to life: Inside the making of Disney's film with Dwayne Johnson, Catherine Lagaʻaia
Us Weekly
· Jul 8, 2026
Ryan Fitzpatrick Shares Details From Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's Wedding
Ryan Fitzpatrick couldn’t help but gush over Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s nuptials while confirming that “Love Story” played while the bride walked down the aisle. “Yes, and I may have cried. It was very emotional and also very fun and funny, too. So it had all the feels,” Fitzpatrick, 43, told Access Hollywood on []
ComicBook.com
· Jul 2, 2026
Moana 3 Officially Confirmed by The Rock, But You’re Going to Have to Wait
Image courtesy of Walt Disney Animation Studios One of the most surprising reasons that Disney’s announcement of a live-action remake of Moana took fans by surprise wasn’t just the time between when the original film debuted and was subsequently remade, but that the animated Moana franchise was still going. It was one thing for Disney to remake Beauty and the Beast or []
CNET
· Jul 10, 2026
'Moana' Review: A Fun, Yet Unnecessary, Disney Live-Action Remake
Moana is a fun family flick with solid performances by Catherine Laga'aia and Dwayne Johnson, who is simply magical as demigod Maui.
Polygon
· Jul 8, 2026
Moana 2026 review: a Disney remake adrift at sea
Catherine Laga'aia and Dwayne Johnson star in the live-action version of Disney's Moana, and even sing a new Lin-Manuel Miranda song.
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