Overview
- Walt Disney Studios released the official trailer on March 23, showing expanded live-action footage after a late-2025 teaser.
- Disney says the film opens only in theaters July 10, with Mexico and Latin America dated for July 9.
- Director Thomas Kail leads the adaptation with a screenplay by Dana Ledoux Miller and Jared Bush, and music contributions from Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mark Mancina, and Opetaia Foa’i.
- Producers include Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia, Beau Flynn, and Lin-Manuel Miranda, with Auli’i Cravalho serving as an executive producer.
- Early online reaction is divided, with particular scrutiny of Johnson’s costume and hair for his portrayal of Maui.