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2024 Oscars: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Dishes connected New Live-Action ‘Moana’ Film!
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is making waves with his caller look.
The 55-year-old was spotted successful afloat costume arsenic his quality Maui portion filming the live-action remake of Disney's Moana successful Hawaii, and helium looked astir identical to his animated counterpart.
During the Nov. 21 shooting day, Dwayne went shirtless—showing disconnected his abs and afloat thorax of tattoos—while rocking a accepted Ti leafage skirt and forearm guards. He topped disconnected the 'fit by donning a whale-tooth necklace and tying his agelong wig successful a half-up hairsbreadth style.
And those aren't the lone signature Maui items that the Red One star—who besides voices the demigod sidekick successful the 2016 animated archetypal and its upcoming sequel—was spotted sporting. At 1 point, Dwayne was besides seen carrying his character's trademark fishhook.
And portion the remainder of the costumes person yet to beryllium unveiled, the formed acceptable to articulation Dwayne connected acceptable has been revealed. Back successful June, Disney announced that Catherine Laga’aia would instrumentality connected the titular relation of Moana, portion John Tui volition play her begetter Chief Tui. Plus, Frankie Adams volition represent Moana’s parent Sina and Rena Owen is stepping successful arsenic Gramma Tala.
For Catherine, she's astir excited for the accidental to archer specified an empowering communicative done the live-action version, which is slated to beryllium released July 10, 2026.
"I’m honored to person an accidental to observe Samoa and each Pacific Island peoples," she shared successful a June connection to Disney, "and to correspond young girls who look similar me.”
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As for Dwayne? The erstwhile WWE star—who is dada to daughters Jasmine, 8, and Tiana, 6, with wife Lauren Hashian, arsenic good arsenic girl Simone, 23, with ex Dany Garcia—echoed Catherine's sentiment that inspiring young girls to spot however acold they tin spell is an important taxable passim the franchise.
"I deliberation that the main happening about Moana is this thought of pistillate empowerment," Dwayne antecedently told E! News, "and this thought that we ever say, ‘What's it similar being connected the reef and looking beyond the reef?'"
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In fact, he's truly impressed with however Moana 2, which hits theaters Nov. 27, expands upon that idea.
"It's this thought that what radical similar to do—especially to young girls—is benignant of constrain them," helium continued, "and pretzel them into, ‘You tin lone beryllium truthful much.' But in Moana 2, you tin really beryllium thing you want."
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Meet Me Next Christmas - November 6
Christina Milian leads this vacation rom-com astir a pistillate who indispensable contention crossed New York City to get her hands connected the hottest performance summons successful town... and the antheral of her dreams.
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Heretic - November 8
Hugh Grant takes connected the villainous relation of a antheral who welcomes 2 young Mormon missionaries into his location successful this A24 horror.
Where to Watch: In theaters
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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever - November 8
Based connected the 1972 children's book, this festive drama follows the mayhem that ensues erstwhile six mischievous youngsters disrupt the town's Christmas performance.
Where to Watch: In theaters
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Hot Frosty - November 13
Lacey Chabert and Dustin Milligan prima successful this cozy Netflix rom-com that asks the age-old question: When a young widow's magic scarf brings a dashing snowman to life, tin helium assistance her rediscover romance, laughter and vacation cheer earlier helium melts away?
Where to Watch: Netflix
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Red One - November 15
After Santa Claus – Code Name: RED ONE – is kidnapped, the North Pole's Head of Security (Dwayne Johnson) indispensable squad up with the world’s astir infamous bounty huntsman (Chris Evans) successful an action-packed ngo to prevention Christmas.
Where to Watch: In theaters
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The Merry Gentlemen - November 20
Chad Michael Murray and Britt Robertson prima successful this Netflix drama astir a big-city dancer who stages an all-male, Christmas-themed revue to prevention her parents' small-town euphony venue.
Where to Watch: Netflix
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Wicked - November 22
The long-awaited movie adaptation of the Broadway musical, starring Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jeff Goldblum, Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh and more.
Where to Watch: In theaters
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Gladiator II - November 22
Director Ridley Scott's follow-up to his 2000 humanities play boasts an all-star formed including Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington and Joseph Quinn.
Where to watch: In theaters
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Blitz - November 22
This humanities play stars Saoirse Ronan arsenic a parent searching for her missing lad during World War II.
Where to Watch: In prime theaters Nov. 1, and past streaming connected Apple TV+ connected Nov. 22
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Spellbound - November 22
Boasting an all-star formed including Rachel Zegler and Nicole Kidman, this animated escapade follows a teenage princess who must save her household and kingdom aft a mysterious spell transforms her parents into monsters.
Where to Watch: Netflix
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Our Little Secret - November 27
The Lohanaissance continues! Lindsay Lohan and Pretty Little Liars' Ian Harding prima successful this vacation rom-com astir 2 resentful exes who are forced to walk Christmas nether the aforesaid extortion aft discovering that their existent partners are siblings.
Where to Watch: Netflix
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Moana 2 - November 27
Now joined by her small sister Simea, Moana embarks connected a caller voyage to the acold seas of Oceania.
Where to watch: In theaters
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Maria - November 27
Academy Award victor Angelina Jolie stars arsenic legendary opera vocalist Maria Callas successful this reimagining of the diva's last days.
Where to Watch: Netflix
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Unstoppable - December 6
Jennifer Lopez and Jharrel Jerome prima successful the inspiring existent communicative of Anthony Robles, who was calved with 1 limb and defied each anticipation to go a nationalist wrestling champion.
Where to Watch: In theaters Dec. 6, and past streaming connected Prime Video Jan. 16, 2025
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The Six Triple Eight - December 6
During World War II, the US Army's lone all-Black, all-women battalion takes connected an intolerable ngo successful this play based connected a existent story. Written and directed by Tyler Perry, the movie stars Kerry Washington arsenic Major Charity Adams.
Where to Watch: In prime theaters Dec. 6, past streaming connected Neflix Dec. 20
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That Christmas - December 6
Love Actually manager Richard Curtis returns with a bid of animated vacation stories that are definite to easiness you into the play of giving.
Where to Watch: Netflix
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Nightbitch - December 6
Based connected the best-selling caller by Rachel Yoder, this surreal acheronian drama stars Amy Adams arsenic a pistillate who pauses her vocation to beryllium a stay-at-home mom, but soon finds her maternal instincts taking connected canine form.
Where to Watch: In theaters
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Carry-On - December 13
In this thriller, Taron Egerton plays a TSA cause pitted against a mysterious traveler, who blackmails him into letting a unsafe bundle gaffe onto a Christmas Eve flight.
Where to Watch: Netflix
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On Becoming a Guinea Fowl - December 13
After premiering astatine the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, this household comedy/drama from Zambian-Welsh manager Rungano Nyoni gets a theatrical merchandise from A24.
Where to Watch: In prime theaters
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Kraven the Hunter - December 13
Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ariana DeBose and Russell Crowe prima successful this superhero movie featuring the Marvel Comics quality of the aforesaid name.
Where to Watch: In theaters
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The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim - December 13
Tolkien meets anime successful this instrumentality to the Lord of the Rings beingness from Japanese manager Kenji Kamiyama.
Where to Watch: In theaters
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Mufasa: The Lion King - December 20
Blue Ivy Carter makes her movie debut alongside ma Beyoncé successful this sequel that explores the origins of Simba's father.
Where to Watch: In theaters
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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - December 20
Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a almighty caller adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers dissimilar thing they person faced before. Jim Carrey and James Marsden besides instrumentality successful this CGI-animated live-action sequel.
Where to Watch: In theaters
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A Complete Unknown - December 25
Timothée Chalamet stars and sings arsenic Bob Dylan successful this existent communicative down the emergence of the iconic singer-songwriter.
Where to Watch: In theaters
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Nosferatu - December 25
The fearfulness classical gets a revamp courtesy of manager Robert Eggers and an all-star formed including Nicholas Hoult, Bill Skarsgard, Lily-Rose Depp, Willem Dafoe and Emma Corrin.
Where to Watch: In theaters
A24
Babygirl - December 25
Nicole Kidman plays a high-powered CEO who puts her vocation and household connected the enactment erstwhile she begins an matter with her overmuch younger intern.
Where to Watch: In theaters
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Paddington successful Peru - January 17, 2025
Everyone's favourite marmalade sandwich-loving carnivore returns for a 3rd installment, successful which Paddington and his adopted family, the Browns, determine to sojourn his aunt Lucy successful Peru.
Where to Watch: In theaters
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Back successful Action - January 17, 2025
Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx marque a invited instrumentality to our screens successful this action-comedy astir 2 erstwhile CIA spies who are pulled backmost into the satellite of espionage erstwhile their screen is blown. Also starring Glenn Close, Kyle Chandler and Andrew Scott.
Where to Watch: Streaming connected Netflix
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Flight Risk - January 24, 2025
A suspense thriller starring Mark Wahlberg arsenic a aviator transporting an Air Marshal (Michelle Dockery) and a fugitive (Topher Grace) to trial.
Where to Watch: In theaters
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One of Them Days - January 24, 2025
Keke Palmer and SZA prima arsenic roommates Dreux and Alyssa successful this drama produced by Issa Rae. When they observe Alyssa's fellow has blown their rent money, the duo finds themselves going to extremes successful a contention against the timepiece to debar eviction and support their relationship intact.
Where to Watch: In theaters
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