Reception for Moana, Disney's animated Polynesian adventure, shows the value of resisting stereotypes
By A Mystery Man Writer
Research and attention to detail lie behind box-office success of big-screen tale of demigod Maui – voiced by Dwayne Johnson, who has Samoan heritage – and a village chief’s teenage daughter
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Six years ago, John Musker began reading about the Polynesian demigod Maui. Co-director with Ron Clements on such animated Disney features as
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Disney just cast Birth of the Dragon's white actor to play a new character in Aladdin. Not everyone is pleased
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