See the road the place the sky meets the ocean? That’s what’s calling to Catherine Lagaʻaia within the teaser trailer for Disney’s upcoming live-action Moana adaptation.

The clip, which debuted on Monday, options the 18-year-old Australian actress singing "I Am Moana (Music of the Ancestors)" because it recreates a number of key scenes from the unique 2016 animated movie, together with Moana’s playful relationship with the ocean as a toddler and her thrilling encounter with the fearsome Kakamora.

All of it culminates with Laga’aia standing triumphantly aboard her boat as she sings, “I’m Moana!”

Moana isn’t the one one charting a course for a model new journey. Dwayne Johnson’s Maui could be briefly seen from behind in a single sequence as he simply shifts from a beetle into his human type. In one other, the demigod makes use of his magical fish hook to rework right into a hawk as he boldly leaps off a ledge and soars by way of the skies.

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Along with Laga'aia and Johnson, Moana’s royal household is rounded out with performances by John Tui, who will play her stern father Chief Tui; Frankie Adams, who stars as her mother Sina; and Rena Owen because the beloved Gramma Tala.

Laga'aia beforehand shared how a lot it means to her to be getting into Moana's footwear when her casting was first introduced final June. She takes over the function from Auli’i Cravalho, who voiced the character within the 2016 animated movie and its 2024 sequel.

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“I’m actually excited to embrace this character as a result of Moana is one in all my favorites,” Laga’aia mentioned in a press launch. “My grandfather comes from Fa‘aala, Palauli, in Savai‘i. And my grandmother is from Leulumoega Tuai on the principle island of ‘Upolu in Samoa. I’m honored to have a chance to rejoice Samoa and all Pacific Island peoples, and to characterize younger ladies who seem like me.”

Directed by Thomas Kail (Hamilton), the live-action adaptation of Moana facilities round its titular heroine as she solutions the ocean’s name and units off for journey to avoid wasting her island — a lot to the dismay of her mother and father. She meets new mates, learns extra about herself and her household, and courts some critical hazard alongside the best way.

Along with serving as Maui, Johnson can also be a producer on the movie alongside Beau Flynn, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia, and songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda. The difference can also be government produced by Cravalho, Kail, Scott Sheldon, and Charles Newirth.
Moana makes land in cinemas on July 10, 2026. Watch the teaser above.

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