Ron Clements Archives - Front Row Features

‘Moana’ Surfaces on Home Entertainment Loaded with Extras

DVD Features Features News By Angela Dawson|March 5, 2017 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Oscar-nominated “Moana,” the sweeping story of a spirited teenager who sets off on a daring adventure to save her people, sails to home video on Tuesday March 7. Starring newcomer Auli‘i Cravalho as the voice of brave an [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Opetaia Foa’i Infuses ‘Moana’ with Polynesian Sound

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|November 20, 2016 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Opetaia Foa’i grew up about as far away from Hollywood as you can get—a small village in Apia in Western Samoa. But now he, along with “Hamilton” creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda and Grammy winner Mark Mancina (“The Lion King,” “Tarzan”), have coll [...]

Dwayne Johnson Pays Homage to Polynesian Roots in Disney’s ‘Moana’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|November 18, 2016 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Dwayne Johnson gives voice to a demigod named Maui in Disney’s colorful tropical animated adventure “Moana.” The professional wrestler turned action and comedy star spent part of his youth in Hawaii and is Polynesian on his mother’s side. He say [...]

Newcomer Joins Dwayne Johnson in Polynesian-themed ‘Moana’

News By Angela Dawson|October 7, 2015 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Moana” has found her voice following a worldwide search to cast the film’s title character. Native Hawaiian newcomer Auli’i Cravalho, 14, joins Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in the big-screen adventure about a spirited and fearless t [...]