Moana Teaser Trailer: First Look at Dwayne Johnson’s Live-Action Maui

Disney has released the first official Moana live-action teaser trailer, previewing the upcoming live-action adaptation of the movie starring Dwayne Johnson and more. The Moana live-action movie is set to release in theaters on July 10, 2026.

“In Disney’s live-action adaptation of the beloved Oscar-nominated animated adventure, Moana (Catherine Lagaʻaia) answers the Ocean’s call and, for the first time, voyages beyond the reef of her island of Motunui with the infamous demigod Maui (Dwayne Johnson) on an unforgettable journey to restore prosperity to her people,” reads the film’s official synopsis.

Check out the Moana live-action teaser trailer below (watch other trailers):

What happens in the Moana live-action teaser trailer?

The new live-action teaser trailer doesn’t show off too much, but does preview the film’s opening song as well as giving a brief look at Johnson’s Maui. In the trailer, Moana can be seen getting ready for her journey while Maui dives into the ocean before turning into a bird.

Alongside Laga’aia and Johnson, the Moana live-action movie is also set to star John Tui, Frankie Adams, and Rena Owen. The movie is directed by Thomas Kail from a script written by Jared Bush and Dana Ledoux Miller. Johnson, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia, and Beau Flynn produce the film.

“Playing Maui has been the gift of a lifetime. Growing up as a Samoan — half Samoan and half black — in Samoan culture, Polynesian culture? We’re proud people,” Johnson said in a recent interview. “Proud of our culture. And what Moana has represented is a really awesome global embrace of Polynesian culture, our values and our qualities and our pride and our mana.

Source: Comingsoon.net