Moana

Moana
Details
Other titles	Vaiana (most European countries)
Country	United States
Language	English
Channels	AFN Family Disney Channel (United States) Disney Channel (Southeast Asia) Disney Junior Freeform BBC One STVS TV3 (Samoa) FX ABC
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Release	November 14, 2016 (AFI Fest) November 23, 2016 November 24, 2016 November 25, 2016 November 30, 2016 December 1, 2016 December 2, 2016 December 7, 2016 December 8, 2016 December 22, 2016 December 26, 2016

Moana (also known as Vaiana in most of Europe) is a 2016 American computer-animated musical adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 56th Disney animated feature film, it was directed by John Musker and Ron Clements, co-directed by Chris Williams and Don Hall, and produced by Osnat Shurer, with a screenplay written by Jared Bush, and a story by Musker, Clements, Williams, Hall, Pamela Ribon, and the writing team of Aaron and Jordan Kandell.

The film introduces Auliʻi Cravalho as the voice of Moana and also features the ensemble voices of Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Jemaine Clement, Nicole Scherzinger, and Alan Tudyk. The film features original songs written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Opetaia Foa'i and Mark Mancina, and an orchestral score also composed by Mancina. It tells the story of Moana, the strong-willed daughter of a chief of a Polynesian village, who is chosen by the ocean itself to reunite a mystical relic with the goddess Te Fiti. When a blight strikes her island, Moana sets sail in search of Maui, a legendary demigod, in the hope of returning the relic to Te Fiti and saving her people. The plot is original, but takes inspiration from Polynesian myths.

Moana premiered during the AFI Fest at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on November 14, 2016, and was released theatrically in the United States on November 23. The film received positive reviews from critics, who particularly praised its animation, music, and vocal performances. The film went on to gross over $645 million worldwide. Along with Zootopia, it marked the first time since 2002 that Walt Disney Animation Studios released two feature films in the same year, after Lilo & Stitch and Treasure Planet. At the 89th Academy Awards, the film received two nominations for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song How Far I'll Go.

A sequel (originally planned as a Disney+ series) was released on November 27, 2024, while a live-action remake is scheduled for release on July 10, 2026 with Dwayne Johnson reprising his role as Maui.

Cast

Character		Actor
	Moana Vaiana (in Europe)	Auli'i Cravalho
		Louise Bush (younger)
	Maui	Dwayne Johnson
	Gramma Tala	Rachel House
	Chief Tui	Temuera Morrison (speaking)
		Christopher Jackson (singing)
	Sina	Nicole Scherzinger
	Tamatoa	Jemaine Clement
	Heihei	Alan Tudyk
	Villager #3
	Fisherman Lasalo	Oscar Kightley
	Villager #1	Troy Polamalu
	Villager #2	Puanani Cravalho

Music

Song		Singer(s)
Tulou Tagaloa		Olivia Foa'i
Opetaia Foa'i
An Innocent Warrior		Vai Mahina
Sulata Foai-Amiatu
Matthew Ineleo
Where You Are		Christopher Jackson
Rachel House
Nicole Scherzinger
Auli'i Cravalho
Louise Bush
Chorus
How Far I'll Go		Auli'i Cravalho
We Know The Way		Te Vaka
Lin-Manuel Miranda
How Far I'll Go (Reprise)		Auli'i Cravalho
You're Welcome		Dwayne Johnson
Shiny		Jemaine Clement
Logo Te Pate		Olivia Foa'i
Opetaia Foa'i
Talaga Steve Sale
I Am Moana (Song of the Ancestors)		Rachel House
Auli'i Cravalho
Know Who You Are		Auli'i Cravalho
Vai Mahina
Olivia Foa'i
Opetaia Foa'i
Matthew Ineleo
We Know The Way (Finale)		Te Vaka
Lin-Manuel Miranda
How Far I'll Go (End Credits Version)		Alessia Cara

International versions

• Dubs
• Voice-overs

	Language	Title
	Abkhaz	Моана
	Albanian	Moana Moana: Në kërkim të ishullit mitik (schedules)
	Arabic (Egypt)	موانا
	Arabic (Standard)	موانا
	Armenian	Մոանա
	Azerbaijani	Moana
	Bengali	মোয়ানা
	Bulgarian	Смелата Ваяна
	Cantonese	魔海奇緣
	Catalan	Vaiana
	Croatian	Vaiana: Potraga za mitskim otokom
	Czech	Odvážná Vaiana: Legenda o konci Světa
	Danish	Vaiana
	Dutch (Belgium)	Vaiana
	Dutch (Netherlands)	Vaiana
	Estonian	Vaiana
	Filipino	Moana
	Finnish	Vaiana
	French (Canada)	Moana
	French (France)	Vaiana : La Légende du bout du monde
	Georgian	მოანა
	German	Vaiana – Das Paradies hat einen Haken
	Greek	Βαϊάνα
	Hawaiian	Moana
	Hebrew	מואנה
	Hindi	मोआना
	Hmong	Lub Pov Haum Ntawm Ρον Τxwν
	Hungarian	Vaiana
	Icelandic	Vaiana
	Indonesian	Moana
	Italian	Oceania
	Japanese	モアナと伝説の海
	Kazakh	Моана
	Korean (North Korea)	모아나
	Korean (South Korea)	모아나
	Kurdish	موانا
	Latvian	Vaiana
	Lithuanian	Vajana
	Malay	Moana
	Mandarin (China)	海洋奇缘
	Mandarin (Taiwan)	海洋奇緣
	Māori	Moana Reo Māori
	Mizo (LPS)	Moana
	Mizo (Zonet Nihawi)	Moana
	Mongolian	Моана
	Norwegian	Vaiana
	Ossetian	Моанæ
	Persian (Avazheh)	موانا
	Persian (Glory Entertainment)	موانا
	Persian (Qualima)	موانا
	Persian (Soren Studio)	موآنا
	Persian (Soundfilm Studio)	موانا
	Persian (Tehran DubShow)	موانا
	Polish	Vaiana: Skarb Oceanu
	Portuguese (Brazil)	Moana - Um Mar de Aventuras
	Portuguese (Portugal)	Vaiana
	Romanian	Vaiana
	Russian	Моана
	Serbian	Вајана
	Sinhala	මොආනා
	Slovak	Vaiana – Legenda o Oceáne
	Slovene	Vaiana – Iskanje bajeslovnega otoka
	Spanish (Latin America)	Moana: Un mar de aventuras
	Spanish (Spain)	Vaiana
	Swedish	Vaiana
	Tahitian	Moana
	Tamil	மோனா
	Thai	โมอาน่า – ผจญภัยตำนานหมู่เกาะทะเลใต้
	Tigrinya	ምዋና
	Turkish	Moana
	Ukrainian	Ваяна
	Uyghur	موئانا
	Vietnamese	Hành trình của Moana
	Yakut	Моана

	Language	Title
	Georgian	მოანა
	Uzbek	Moana
	Vietnamese	Hành trình của Moana

Notes

• The name 'Moana' is a registered trademark in several continental European countries as well as the name of an Italian pornographic actress. For this reason, the film was marketed as 'Vaiana' in the continent (or a variant there of in the case of Serbia and Lithuania), except for English-, Albanian- and Russian-speaking territories.
  • As well as within their dubs, the English-language release in countries affected by this change (i.e. the subtitled version in theaters and as an additional audio track on television and home video) has 'Moana' be redubbed as 'Vaiana.'
    • The reverse happened for the French version, being titled 'Vaiana' in France where it was dubbed (as well as all other French-speaking territories except those within Canada, despite French Polynesia using the original name for its own Tahitian dub) and 'Moana' for its Canadian release.
  • Albania used the name 'Vaiana' for the subtitled version but 'Moana' for the dub.
• The Hawaiian, Māori and Tahitian dubs make Moana the second Disney film to receive special dubs dedicated to the culture that inspired the film, following the Zulu dub of The Lion King (1994).
  • This also makes Moana the first ever film in history to be dubbed in Tahitian and the first Disney film to be dubbed in Māori.

References

v - e - d Dubs Abkhaz • Albanian • Arabic (Egypt • Standard) • Armenian • Azerbaijani • Bengali • Bulgarian • Cantonese • Catalan • Croatian • Czech • Danish • Dutch (Belgium • Netherlands) • Estonian • Filipino • Finnish • French (Canada • France) • Georgian • German • Greek • Hawaiian • Hebrew • Hindi • Hmong • Hungarian • Icelandic • Indonesian • Italian • Japanese • Kazakh • Korean (Adone Studio • Mokran Kwangmyong Co.) • Kurdish • Latvian • Lithuanian • Malay • Mandarin (China • Taiwan) • Māori • Mizo (LPS • Zonet Nihawi) • Mongolian • Norwegian • Ossetian • Persian (Avazheh • Glory Entertainment • Qualima • Soren Studio • Soundfilm Studio • Tehran DubShow) • Polish • Portuguese (Brazil • Portugal) • Romanian • Russian • Serbian • Sinhala • Slovak • Slovene • Spanish (Latin America • Spain) • Swedish • Tahitian • Tamil • Thai • Tigrinya • Turkish • Ukrainian • Uyghur • Vietnamese • Yakut Voice-overs Georgian • Uzbek • Vietnamese Music Where You Are • How Far I'll Go • We Know The Way • How Far I'll Go (Reprise) • You're Welcome • Shiny • I Am Moana (Song of the Ancestors) • Know Who You Are • We Know The Way (Finale) • How Far I'll Go (End Credits Version)

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