The Box Office Report
‘Moana 2’ knows the way to a massive Thanksgiving weekend
The animated sequel earned a record-breaking $221M over the five-day span, while ‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator II’ add to their holiday hauls.
Special Edition
‘Moana 2’ gets a weak ‘chee hoo’ from me
I wanted to love the ‘Moana’ sequel, but it’s missing the heart of its predecessor — and the seams from its past life as a TV series are way too obvious.
Friday Newsletter
It’s time to scrap the live-action ‘Moana’ remake
It’s unprecedented — and ridiculous — for Disney to have an animated and live-action version of a franchise at the same time. PLUS: The final trailer for ‘The Wild Robot,’ and the ‘Shang-Chi’ director swings over to Spider-Man.
Special Edition
‘Moana 2’! ‘Incredibles 3’! Nine Inch Nails? Let’s talk the D23 reveals
Disney rolled out a bunch of new titles and trailers at its studio expo on Friday night.
Friday Newsletter
Is the first ‘Moana 2’ trailer seaworthy? Or is this one gonna sink?
I don’t have much faith in Disney’s series-to-movie sequel. PLUS: The title and cast unveiled for third ‘Knives Out,’ Seth Meyers talks ‘Day Drinking,’ and ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ gets an obscene popcorn bucket.
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Surprise ‘Moana’ sequel sets sail this November
But will Auliʻi Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson come along for the voyage? PLUS: ‘Jurassic World’ snags a ‘John Wick’ director, and Taylor Swift heads to Disney+.
Friday Newsletter
Disney announced a live-action 'Moana' remake. I hate it.
The Rock has entered the hierarchy of remakes. PLUS: A stunning 'Across the Spider-Verse' trailer! 'Barbie' trailer comes to play, and I have a theory about Grogu in this season of 'Mandalorian' ...