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‘Moana 2’ Director Dana Ledoux Miller Was Shopping at Target While Her Movie Broke Box Office Records
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Mia GaluppoImage from The Hollywood Reporter
scrn loglineMoana 2 director Dana Ledoux Miller balances blockbuster success and real-life mundanity, showcasing the disconnect between the Hollywood hype and the everyday lives of filmmakers.beat sheet- While Moana 2 broke box office records, earning $225.2 million over its five-day Thanksgiving debut, director Dana Ledoux Miller was shopping at Target in her sweatpants, emphasizing the stark contrast between the film's grand success and the director's down-to-earth reality.
- Miller, who is of Samoan descent, was deeply moved when she first saw the original Moana, with its use of the Samoan language on the global stage, knowing it would create a different world for her own child to grow up in, reflecting the film's broader cultural significance.
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‘Moana 2’ Director Dana Ledoux Miller Was Shopping at Target While Her Movie Broke Box Office Records
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Mia Galuppo
scrn logline
Moana 2 director Dana Ledoux Miller balances blockbuster success and real-life mundanity, showcasing the disconnect between the Hollywood hype and the everyday lives of filmmakers.
beat sheet
- While Moana 2 broke box office records, earning $225.2 million over its five-day Thanksgiving debut, director Dana Ledoux Miller was shopping at Target in her sweatpants, emphasizing the stark contrast between the film's grand success and the director's down-to-earth reality.
- Miller, who is of Samoan descent, was deeply moved when she first saw the original Moana, with its use of the Samoan language on the global stage, knowing it would create a different world for her own child to grow up in, reflecting the film's broader cultural significance.
call sheet
Dana Ledoux Miller, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Jason Momoa, Jared Bush, Disney, Netflix, Moana, Moana 2, The Newsroom, Narcos, Designated Survivor, The Wild Robot, Thai cave rescue drama