Disney Live-Action Moana Trailer Hits 182M Views

Disney released the first teaser trailer for its live-action adaptation of Moana on November 17, 2025, garnering 182 million views in its first 24 hours and marking one of the studio's strongest trailer debuts. The footage introduces newcomer Catherine Lagaʻaia as the titular Polynesian voyager, singing lines from the Oscar-nominated song "How Far I'll Go" and declaring "I am Moana" amid sweeping ocean vistas and lush island scenery on Motunui.

The trailer highlights Moana's journey beyond her island's reef, answering the ocean's call alongside the demigod Maui to restore prosperity to her people by recovering the heart of Te Fiti. Directed by Tony Award winner Thomas Kail, known for Hamilton, the film features Dwayne Johnson reprising his role as the shapeshifting Maui from the 2016 animated original. The cast also includes John Tui as Chief Tui, Moana's father; Frankie Adams as her mother, Sina; and Rena Owen as Gramma Tala. Additional elements showcased include the Kakamora tribe and Moana's pet rooster, Heihei. The project, produced by Johnson, his ex-wife Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia, Beau Flynn, and Lin-Manuel Miranda—who returns for original music—follows a script by Jared...