First look at new Moana live action film

If you're a fan of Moana and Moana 2, are you ready for a live action version of the Polynesian girl's adventures?

The new movie is due to come to cinemas next year but apart from some cast announcements we haven't been told a lot about it.

Now Disney have given us a first look at the new film, with a teaser trailer.

It's only a minute long, but here's what we know so far...

It'll have iconic songs including 'How Far I'll Go'

The song is the first thing we hear when the teaser trailer begins so it's a strong indication that the song will play just a big a part as it did in the animated version.

But while the song in the original was sung by film by Auliʻi Cravalho, the actress who voiced the character, she won't be playing the character in this version of film.

Instead Catherine Laga'aia is taking over the role, so she might add some new flavour to the track.

Same story as the animation?

The teaser opens with a young Moana having her first encounter with the ocean.

What we see also suggests the team are following the same plot as last time, with the trailer showing her journeying across the ocean, and encountering the Kakamora - pirates shaped like coconuts - as she tried to return the heart of Te Fiti.

But with less than a minute it's hard to be sure if there have been any tweaks to the story.

Maui can still change form

In the animated film we see demigod Maui transform into a giant hawk, an iguana, a beetle, a fish, a shark, and even a whale with the help of his magical fish hook.

Although the live action version of the film uses actors, it also makes use of Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI) which means we get a see Maui change from human to bird form as he jumps off a cliff.

He's played by Dwayne Johnson, the same actor who voiced him in the animation but we don't get a good look him in his human form.

Heihei is back

In the animation we met Moana's accident-prone pal, who unexpectedly ends up on her voyage.

From the teaser, it seems like he'll be as troublesome as ever with another character seen trying to cover his mouth with a coconut to keep him quiet.

When the Moana live action will be released

We now know that the film is set to be released on 10 July 2026, the same date in both the UK and US.

Disney have also confirmed some of the other cast members, as well as the news that with Dwayne Johnson who plays Maui, and Auliʻi Cravalho, who voiced Moana in the animated films, are both involved in making the film behind the camera too.