What went wrong with Disney's live-action Moana

The latest of Disney's live-action remakes, of its beloved 2016 animation, opens this week – and could be a surprising flop. From the moment it was announced, it has been ill-fated. When a trailer for the new live-action remake of Disney's Moana went online in March, one of the main talking points was the sight of Dwayne Johnson's long, curly and weirdly unconvincing wig. The Rock's locks prompted countless unkind comments, but the most damning insult came from the accordion-playing, pop-parodying Weird Al Yankovic, who posted a photo of the bewigged Johnson on Instagram, alongside the caption: "We've told all the casting agents that the Weird Al biopic sequel is currently on hold, but they just keep sending in headshots." Ouch. Yankovic's assertion that he and Johnson were lookalikes may have been a jovial wisecrack, but it was part of a mocking trend. Moana just wasn't getting the reverence that Disney might have hoped for. Well before its release, the new version of the Polynesian princess's ocean-going adventures was hit by wave after wave of criticisms. Now various cinema tracking specialists have predicted that Moana will earn between $50m and $85m (£37m and £64m) in its open