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In 2022, Disney generated revenue of regarding $82.7 billion, an increase of more than $15 billion compared to the previous year.
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It is expected that the live action of Moana is released by 2025.
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Disney announced personnel cuts for 5,500 million dollars, it would eliminate around 7,000 positions.
This Monday Dwayne Johnson better known as “The rock” has confirmed through a spot, the live action of “Moana“, the animated musical that takes place in Hawaii, and although for many it has been very good news that Dwayne of life to Maui, it has also been disappointing for some fans that said actor was chosen.
Lately it has been seen that Disney has sought a way to promote its films classic to the maximum, since he has launched the live action of several of his stories that have even been highly criticized for not continuing as is with the original version, likewise, the characters have not been saved since they have not been what viewers expect, largely because they have different characteristics and ethnicities from those of the character to interpret, such is the recent case of Halle Baileywho has been harshly criticized for giving life to The Little Mermaid, as is the same case with Tinker Bell from Peter Pan or the fairy godmother from Pinocchio, and it is that the spectators have judged Disney for trying to force inclusion with their characters. This likely has to do with the firm’s recent unexpected decision to cut its unit tasked with storytelling and next-generation consumer experiences, as well as the small division that was developing strategies for the metaverso. Said action is part of a broader restructuring that is expected to reduce the number of personnel throughout the company, during the next two months it seeks to get rid of 7,000 positions since its shares recently fell, which led the company has to take solutions and thereby reduce certain costs.
Moana confirms “live action” and unleashes criticism of “The Rock”
Disney Company It is one of the brands with the highest earnings globally. According to reports on October 1, 2022, Disney generated revenues of around 82 thousand 700 million dollars, which represented an increase of more than 15 billion dollars compared to the previous year and is that the company has a wide variety of sources of income, because in addition to its parks themes, there is a paid subscription Disney Plus to be able to view his classic movies and premieres, he also profits from toys and licensed products from his brand.
Disney has decided to continue generating income, since it intends that Moana be your next screening in live actionwith one of the most recognized players in the industry who is Dwayne Johnson also know as “The rock” who in fact was the one who released the news on YouTube with his little daughters. Apparently the actor will give life to Maui, and it is that in the animated film Dwayne is in charge of dubbing of said character, so it makes sense that he is part of this new version, although some netizens did not agree that it was him because he is bald and obviously Maui has impressive long hair.
This version is expected to arrive by 2025 and in addition to Dwayne Johnson, The actress Auli’i Cravalho will also stand out as the protagonist, who was also part of the dubbing of the animated version.
Apparently the fans of Disney expected to see Maui played by Jason Momoa who boasts of having hair as shown by the character.
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This would be just another occasion where Disney does not meet the same characteristics of its animated characters, and it is that the company has a bad reputation for not making an effort in its live action that it presents, since while the animated classics are a success, the movies that have real actors turn out to be a total disappointment for some people.
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