Thomas Kailthe Tony Award-winning director of the famed Broadway play “Hamilton,” will be tackling the live-action remake of the popular film.Moiana‘.
The film will mark Kail’s feature film directorial debut, having directed episodes of shows such as Grease: Live and Fosse/Verdon, according to entertainment news agency The Hollywood Reporter. The project was announced by Dwayne Johnson and the Hollywood studio last month. Johnson, who voiced the character of Maui – the demigod of the wind and sea – in the 2016 animated film, will return for the remake.
Jared Bush, who wrote the screenplay for the original film, co-wrote the remake with Dana Ledoux Miller. Set in ancient Polynesia, the film tells the story of Moana, the strong-willed daughter of a coastal village chief who is chosen by the sea itself to reunite a mystical relic with the goddess Te Fiti.
When a plague strikes her island, Moana sets out in search of Maui, a legendary demigod, in hopes of returning the relic to Te Fiti and saving her people. As in the animated film, the new version will celebrate the islands, communities and traditions of the Pacific Islanders through the eyes of a young woman who wants to pave her own way.
Actor Auli’i Cravalho, who voiced Moana in the original, will serve as executive producer along with Flynn Picture’s Scott Sheldon. John Musker and Ron Clements directed the original film, the story of which was written by Clements, Musker, Chris Williams, Don Hall, Pamela Ribon , Aaron Kandell and Jordan Kandell.
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