Tuesday, 21 Jul, 2026

The Tide Turns: Is Disney’s Live-Action Strategy Hitting a Breaking Point?

In the original 2016 animated musical Moana, the titular Polynesian heroine famously sings about the irresistible gravitational pull she feels to return to the water. In 2026, Disney—the studio behind the ambitious, high-budget live-action reimagining of that very film—is likely wishing it had ignored the impulse to dive back into the sea so soon. The […]