Overview
- Disney’s latest Vaiana trailer finally shows Dwayne Johnson in full Maui costume and makeup for the first time.
- Johnson told Entertainment Weekly he wore about 18 kilograms of mask pieces, hair pieces and a padded suit, with a wig that weighed about three kilograms when wet, according to director Thomas Kail.
- The film opens in Germany on July 9, 2026, with the U.S. release a day later after Disney pushed the project from its original 2025 target.
- Catherine Laga'aia debuts as Vaiana, Thomas Kail directs, and producers include Dwayne Johnson, Beau Flynn, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia and Lin‑Manuel Miranda, with music by Miranda, Opetaia Foaʻi and Mark Mancina.
- Coverage says the remake stays close to the 2016 animated film and brings back its songs, with the European release using the title Vaiana due to naming rights concerns.