<![CDATA[ Latest from CinemaBlend in Moana ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/tag/moana Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:45:51 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Dwayne Johnson Has Dealt With Lots Of Flak For That Moana Wig, But His Co-Star Has A Different Take ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/dwayne-johnson-lots-of-flak-for-moana-wig-his-co-star-has-different-take-catherine-lagaaia denHBox24pe2HpYptbAMtR Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:45:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Rock Says Moana Represents ‘What Real Masculinity Looks Like’ (And Say It Louder For The People In The Back) ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/the-rock-moana-represents-real-masculinity-looks-like SwJaH6iiWAiyWfcFxiVbnM Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:06:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Of Course, The Request Dwayne Johnson Gets From Fans On A ‘Daily’ Basis Is Moana-Related ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/dwayne-johnson-reveals-moana-daily-request-fans-have Hk7vyxBqc8X86znXqP3XUG Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:06:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dwayne Johnson Shared A Sweet Message After Being Named A Disney Legend (And Of Course, There’s A Funny Maui Nod) ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/dwayne-johnson-shared-sweet-message-named-disney-legend-funny-maui-nod-moana HRbGxNXna8Eap9qXRdkR5o Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:30:17 +0000 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:49:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fans Have Been Roasting The Rock’s Moana Look, But The ‘Pounds Of Hair’ It Took To Achieve It Don't Sound Fun ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/fans-roasting-the-rock-moana-look-pounds-of-hair-not-fun rh7U7832Y2SnmeYHA6JQgQ Sun, 29 Mar 2026 15:05:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Director Of Live-Action Moana Movie Knows The OG Film ‘Is In People’s Molecules.’ Why He Wanted To Do The Remake Anyway ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/director-live-action-moana-knows-og-film-in-peoples-molecules-why-wanted-do-remake Rzf92cndvvJrnuHLj3qqVa Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:05:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Weird Al Just Unexpectedly (And Brutally) Trolled The Rock’s Live Action Moana Wig ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/weird-al-unexpectedly-brutally-trolled-the-rock-live-action-moana-wig cGWRg3JbE7RBNcgNZj4Hii Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:26:22 +0000 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:07:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ One Thing Dwayne Johnson Was Extremely Mindful Of With The Moana Live-Action Film (Since The Animated Is 'So Good') ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/one-thing-dwayne-johnson-extremely-mindful-of-with-moana-live-action-film EpRcogFbuE3XcZkgmyAEgY Mon, 23 Mar 2026 23:43:38 +0000 Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:58:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Internet Has Not Been Holding Back After Disney Dropped The First Footage Of Moana's Live-Action Remake ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/internet-not-been-holding-back-after-disney-dropped-footage-moana-live-action FrDUDZmkTRWWNJHTMt9JLg Tue, 18 Nov 2025 19:56:12 +0000 Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:20:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ The First Live-Action Moana Trailer Is Here, And Fans Of The Original Will Be Impressed ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/first-live-action-moana-trailer-is-here-and-fans-of-the-original-will-be-impressed 8yDkn36FmiDto6stPQf4zb Mon, 17 Nov 2025 17:28:03 +0000 Mon, 17 Nov 2025 17:49:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ I Didn't Realize How Much Impact The Smashing Machine Actually Had On The Rock In The Live-Action Moana Movie ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/how-much-impact-the-smashing-machine-actually-had-on-the-rock-live-action-moana-training 2JoKFP5rCzGRis6mCEy4NL Sat, 27 Sep 2025 20:09:04 +0000 Sat, 27 Sep 2025 21:35:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ A Bunch Of Real-Life Disney Princesses Showed Up At Disneyland, And It’s Exactly The Magic I Needed This Week ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/theme-parks/real-life-disney-princesses-showed-up-disneyland-exactly-magic-i-needed 4yiRiYC4FpAnkWwoZg79rV Thu, 28 Aug 2025 16:49:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ How The Rock’s Role In The Live-Action Moana Remake Was Reportedly Going To Involve A.I. Before Plans Were Scrapped ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/how-the-rock-role-live-action-moana-remake--reportedly-involve-a-i-before-plans-scrapped ToooaEYS6B9JJi9LSwtm2B Mon, 04 Aug 2025 21:53:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ A YouTuber Met Lin-Manuel Miranda While Dressed As Hei Hei From Moana, And His Reaction Is Priceless ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/youtuber-disney-dan-met-lin-manuel-miranda-dressed-hei-hei-moana-reaction-priceless zyiU7mnRP7dz7fHNgwwczY Sat, 02 Aug 2025 00:37:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Upcoming Movies In 2026: New Movie Release Dates ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/upcoming-movies-in-2026-new-movie-release-dates 4ZLtnV3NAFqFAr2sfVCw4k Sun, 01 Jun 2025 13:04:00 +0000 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:34:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘The Mana Is Real.’ The Rock Reached Out Ahead Of The Live-Action Moana Film To Congratulate Lilo And Stitch On Its Success ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/dwayne-johnson-reached-out-live-action-moana-film-congratulate-lilo-and-stitch-success zGUpo8FnDfpDJtUBu3nkSM Mon, 26 May 2025 12:18:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Moana 2 Actors Have Great Ideas For How Their Characters Should Be In Disney Parks (And Of Course There Are Flying Bats Involved) ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/moana-2-actors-ideas-how-their-characters-disney-parks-flying-bats PYad5AfgTKFXorPfsebCyL Fri, 28 Mar 2025 19:55:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Moana 2's Directors Explained Why The Movie Has An End Credit Scene, And Where They Are At With A Third Movie ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/moana-2-directors-explained-why-movie-end-credit-scene-where-at-with-third-movie DcaLvmcqC5h3dR6ymmpyrA Sat, 22 Mar 2025 22:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Moana 2 Directors Talk Recording Moana’s Death Scene With Dwayne Johnson, And The Sweet Reason Why It Was So Important To The Rock ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/moana-2-directors-talk-recording-moana-death-scene-dwayne-johnson-sweet-reason-important-the-rock rafZvLVBYuVaV2sXUSqm84 Wed, 19 Mar 2025 00:36:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Moana 2 Is Absolutely Dominating On Disney+, And Of Course The Rock Found A Great Way To Celebrate: ‘Chee Hoo’ ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/moana-2-dominating-on-disney-the-rock-found-great-way-to-celebrate gYmhJzUEf7jqGGUJ3LP9BG Tue, 18 Mar 2025 16:33:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Moana 2’s Barlow And Bear Open Up About How They Deal With Criticism Amidst Comparisons To Lin-Manuel Miranda's Soundtrack ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/moana-2-barlow-bear-open-up-about-deal-criticism-amidst-comparisons-lin-manuel-miranda-soundtrack HcRBDy6sWtWNfsCUd72jB Sat, 15 Mar 2025 00:06:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ I Asked Moana 2's Directors About The Movie's Ending, And They Pointed Out A Great Easter Egg Nodding At It That I Don't Think Most Fans Caught ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/i-asked-moana-2-directors-about-the-movies-ending-they-pointed-out-a-great-easter-egg akVnfHjSEoKZnUvLKCmza4 Wed, 12 Mar 2025 22:11:21 +0000 Thu, 13 Mar 2025 02:33:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ I Just Learned Dwayne Johnson's Sweet Personal Connection To Maui, And It’s Making Me Appreciate The Moana Character More Ahead Of The Live-Action Movie ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/just-learned-dwayne-johnson-sweet-personal-connection-to-maui-appreciate-moana-character-more-live-action-movie P5YRMUBHsXihPKKUHgDhLX Sun, 09 Feb 2025 17:05:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dwayne Johnson Has A Lovely Message For The Fans After Moana 2 Hits A ‘Historic Milestone’ ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/dwayne-johnson-lovely-message-fans-after-moana-2-historic-milestone hN49P4yyDwiqWEWJAysEha Mon, 27 Jan 2025 15:06:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Wild Story Behind How Lin-Manuel Miranda Wrote Moana While Performing Hamilton And Listening To Les Miserables ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/wild-story-how-lin-manuel-miranda-wrote-moana-performing-hamilton-listening-les-miserables ZdRbqFcbciyZtXbtg3Yuvi Fri, 24 Jan 2025 01:07:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Original Moana Screenwriter Shares Scene He’s Most Excited To See In Live Action, And I’m Already Getting Emotional Thinking About It ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/original-moana-screenwriter-shares-scene-most-excited-see-live-action-emotional KfGvzNuFbgbBC86XHkaGCV Thu, 19 Dec 2024 18:51:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Moana 2 Songwriters Shared With Us The Real Number Of Songs They Actually Wrote For The Disney Sequel (And Wow!) ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/moana-2-songwriters-abigail-barlow-emily-bear-real-number-songs-written-disney-sequel qrCstqXuhFk5r6PA7BmYL9 Mon, 16 Dec 2024 00:06:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Is Moana 2’s Auli’i Cravalho Happy To Have A New Actress As The Live-Action Moana? I Asked Her About Her Involvement (And The Rock As A Role Model) ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/moana-2-aulii-cravalho-happy-new-actress-live-action-moana-the-rock-role-model taEvbyYt4hdKUPvztytRMf Thu, 12 Dec 2024 13:23:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘S–t We Got Caught.’ Moana’s Live-Action Movie Shot With Walls Up, But Dwayne Johnson Reveals One Wild Paparazzi Workaround ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/moana-live-action-movie-shot-with-walls-up-dwayne-johnson-on-wild-paparazzi-workaround i4mtgjd3yuAsgkvMvqKq8m Mon, 09 Dec 2024 16:55:10 +0000 Mon, 09 Dec 2024 17:22:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ I Have A Confession: I Don’t Really Like The Moana Movies, But She’s Still One Of My Favorite Disney Characters ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/i-dont-like-moana-movies-but-shes-one-my-favorite-disney-characters AC4828rGmr67cvor2Dnase Sat, 07 Dec 2024 14:09:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dwayne Johnson Thinks His Jumanji Co-Star Jack Black Is A Big Moana Fan, And They Had A Funny Exchange About The Rock’s Singing: ‘Hey B—ch’ ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/dwayne-johnson-jumanji-co-star-jack-black-big-moana-fan-funny-exchange-singing MrZR4T7C26y6yZ2ZQBh3Sb Thu, 05 Dec 2024 02:02:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘This Is The First Time In Disney History’: Moana 2’s Auli’i Cravalho Tells Us About Her Disney Princess’s Historic Accomplishment, And What It Means To Her ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/first-time-disney-history-moana-2-aulii-cravalho-disney-princesss-historic-accomplishment pejZEZuQk89CthLp2Yiyh8 Wed, 04 Dec 2024 02:28:30 +0000 Thu, 05 Dec 2024 19:17:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Moana 2 Was Almost A Disney+ Series, And After Seeing The Movie, I Kinda Wish It Had Stayed That Way ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/moana-2-was-almost-disney-series-i-wish-it-had-stayed-that-way 7Rpup8zqqWV9mqfP2TtbSL Mon, 02 Dec 2024 13:58:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘Who Says That?’: Moana’s Auliʻi Cravalho Reveals The Flirty Comment Her Mom Made To The Rock When They First Met ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/moana-auli-i-cravalho-reveals-flirty-comment-her-mom-made-the-rock mWHvNKNE4agBJMPrVVmWcc Sun, 01 Dec 2024 18:03:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ There’s A Moana Callback In Moana 2 That Gave One Director ‘Goosebumps,’ And I Was In The Same Exact Boat ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/theres-moana-callback-in-moana-2-gave-one-director-goosebumps XL6Wx5vRonyh9MDTrgCeiN Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:06:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Moana's Auliʻi Cravalho Revealed Which Disney Princess Her Character Would Be 'Best Friends' With, And The Fans Couldn't Agree More ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/moana-aulii-cravalho-revealed-disney-princess-merida-best-friends-with-and-fans-agree fqvWJSuyjvvQ3xm8VgC8uE Sat, 30 Nov 2024 13:24:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Moana 2 Ending: Auli’i Cravalho And The Filmmakers Tease What The Final Moments And Mid-Credits Scene Could Mean For Moana’s Future ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/moana-2-ending-aulii-cravalho-filmmakers-tease-final-moments-mid-credits-scene-moanas-future P7etsJ7HdUAVVKWmzfhHGk Thu, 28 Nov 2024 14:59:25 +0000 Sat, 30 Nov 2024 20:34:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ 32 Movies In Which A Hero Makes A Terribly Stupid Mistake ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/movies-hero-makes-terribly-stupid-mistake 5a2bgEnFDtjfZRUEZ4YnFP Thu, 28 Nov 2024 12:32:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Viral Videos Are Asking People Not To Sing During Musical Movies Like Wicked And Moana. Now, The Rock's Weighed In ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/viral-videos-asking-people-not-sing-during-musical-movies-wicked-moana-the-rock-weighed-in wazyaUVpdzEYoaMRJ5xV58 Wed, 27 Nov 2024 22:22:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ I Enjoyed Moana 2, But Here's Why Losing Lin-Manuel Miranda's Music Really Hurt The Disney Sequel ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/i-enjoyed-moana-2-but-heres-why-losing-lin-manuel-mirandas-music-really-hurt-the-disney-sequel SixKSMfszTG2sWBPUfK4HR Wed, 27 Nov 2024 20:15:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Moana 2’s Songwriters Share The Hilarious Story Behind Sharing Dwayne Johnson His New Song The First Time ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/moana-2-songwriters-scary-reaction-after-initially-sharing-new-song-with-dwayne-johnson 9A4zeU8ivFz7S27eiDTdJP Wed, 27 Nov 2024 02:17:40 +0000 Tue, 03 Dec 2024 21:32:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Moana 2 Review: Disney's Sequel Is Thrilling But Failed To Reach The Quality Of The Original ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/moana-2-review FGuNhFZW7ZdQrrojhD9rci Tue, 26 Nov 2024 21:22:54 +0000 Wed, 04 Dec 2024 18:25:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dwayne Johnson Got His Daughters Some Moana 2 Cameos, And The Video Is So Sweet ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/dwayne-johnson-got-his-daughters-moana-2-cameos-video 8zw9i4qHfbE2gJywtxv7P6 Fri, 22 Nov 2024 19:21:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Disney’s Live-Action Moana Remake Is Now Filming, And I'm Hyped Over A BTS Prop Reveal ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/disneys-live-action-moana-remake-now-filming-hyped-bts-prop-reveal MFmSLUHxxyfLTeCacUbuwE Wed, 20 Nov 2024 17:21:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ I Decided To Rewatch Moana Ahead Of The Sequel, And I Need To Talk About Why Moana Stands Out Among Disney Princesses ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/i-decided-to-rewatch-moana-ahead-of-sequel-i-need-to-talk-about-why-moana-stands-out-among-disney-princesses 2V8SSqtGp4gVLxbTGTc9H4 Sun, 17 Nov 2024 14:03:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Moana 2 Director Talks Juggling Making The Animated Sequel At The Same Time As The Live-Action Moana Movie ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/moana-2-director-juggling-making-animated-sequel-same-time-live-action-moana-movie gZfZmZYDbM5NrPWLUPQtBa Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:51:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Rock Says His Daughters 'See Themselves' In Moana. It's A Big Reason Why Playing Maui Is So Important To Him ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/the-rock-daughters-see-themselves-moana-why-playing-maui-is-so-important EmpSJbcYfiREDbaE8jTbu8 Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:10:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ 32 Disney Twists That Still Shock Me To This Day ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/disney-twists-that-still-shock dqY8PMhjvrffS2M7GvedeL Fri, 08 Nov 2024 08:32:00 +0000 Fri, 08 Nov 2024 20:06:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Disney Filmmakers Shared A Sweet Personal Reason Why Moana Has A Sister In The Sequel, And It Has Me More Hyped For The Movie ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/disney-filmmakers-sweet-personal-reason-moana-sister-sequel-hyped-movie mR2vodePp8KVWbwMUaMhF8 Wed, 06 Nov 2024 02:15:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Moana 2 Is Taking The Popcorn Bucket Craze To The Next Level By Adding New Types Of Merch, And I Need That Nacho Boat ]]> https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/moana-2-popcorn-bucket-craze-next-level-merch-nacho-boat e2uv3o2qcgd6FuBxv5C8Y7 Tue, 05 Nov 2024 20:54:45 +0000 Wed, 06 Nov 2024 21:24:54 +0000