Moana was a hit movie for Disney and introduced the equally impressive Maui and a backstory that was made even more tragic than his inspiration.

For instance, in one moment, Maui annoys Moana (voiced by Auli’i Cravalho) by calling her a princess, underlining he’s aware of her placement in the Disney Princesses lineup. The weirdest ...

Wanna get through it? You just gotta chee-hoo it. But Moana 2, in theaters now, turns the tables, illustrating just how far Maui has come thanks to Moana (Auli'i Cravalho). "We wanted to nail the ...

Speaking to the Moana 2 filmmakers at a recent Disney Animation Studios event, ComicBook learned a little about Maui’s evolution, and how his inherent confidence sometimes works to mask his ...

Maui references this story in Moana when he sings “You’re Welcome.” “In Tongan culture, Maui fixes everybody’s mishaps or problems,” Toetu‘u says. “For us, Maui was a working-class ...

Dwayne Johnson — the voice of Maui, the tattooed demigod with the big personality in Disney Animation‘s “Moana” films — took the stage to a standing ovation at Disney’s D23 to ...

Auli‘i Cravalho voiced Moana in the animated films. The Red One actor added that working on the live-action project was “eye-opening.” “I did have a handle on who Maui is. I know the voice ...

"The strongest of people need help," Johnson tells EW. Dwayne Johnson — and by extension, his Moana character, demi-god Maui — looks strong enough to handle anything. But sometimes the ...

Moana 2 from Disney with Maui (voice of Dwayne Johnson), Heihei the rooster and Pua the pig three years later for an expansive new voyage through dangerous, long-lost waters. Disney The actor said ...

When Disney’s Moana originally revealed that Dwayne Johnson would voice the character of Maui, it was a big deal. Johnson was then, and still is, one of the biggest movie stars in the world ...