According to the Los Angeles Times, Disney is moving forward with a live-action remake of Moana — a film that only celebrated its tenth anniversary this year. The speed of this turnaround has the internet buzzing, and honestly, the casting conversation alone makes it worth paying attention to.
Why This Remake Has Fancasters Fired Up
Few Disney animated films carry the cultural weight of Moana. The film's deep roots in Polynesian mythology and its commitment to authentic representation raised the bar for what a Disney adventure could be — which means the live-action version faces enormous expectations before a single frame is shot. The core question isn't just "who can act the part" but "who can honor the culture, carry the music, and hold their own against one of animation's most beloved heroines?"
That's exactly the kind of challenge that gets the fancasting community going. With roles like the larger-than-life demigod Maui, the scene-stealing crab Tamatoa, and Moana herself all up for debate, there's no shortage of opinions — and myCast fans have already started staking their claims.
What myCast Fans Are Already Saying
The myCast community has been dreaming up live-action Moana lineups across multiple fan stories, and the results are genuinely fascinating. The most-voted story, Moana, has racked up 15 total votes across 8 roles, giving us our clearest picture of where fan sentiment is landing.
The biggest surprise? Cooper Andrews — best known as Jerry/Tyreese on The Walking Dead — leads that story with 3 votes for Maui, edging out the obvious choice of Dwayne Johnson, who voiced the character in the original and pulls 2 votes in a separate Moana fan cast. That's a genuinely spicy debate: do you go with the man who literally defined Maui's voice and swagger, or do you open the door to someone who brings fresh physicality and a different kind of charisma to the role?
For the title role, Breanna Yde picks up a vote for Moana in the community story, while dominates the Toddler Moana slot with 4 votes — the single highest vote count across both active stories. That's a telling signal: fans clearly have strong feelings about getting the youngest version of the character right, which makes sense given how emotionally anchoring that opening sequence is.