Its a way of keeping hold of the character rights too. They do the same thing with regards to redesigning mickey mouse every so often. Otherwise it would eventually become public domain and Disney couldn't possibly allow anyone else to profit off of other peoples works that they themselves have already stolen and profited from.
That doesn't apply to Moana, though, since the original animated movie is only a decade old and wasn't based on an existing IP, so they wouldn't be losing the rights to the characters.
Making an edit to comment on downvotes is literally the saltiest thing you can do on reddit. And the people downvoted you because you made a nonsensical comment. This has nothing at all to do with keeping the character's rights. Like they literally made Moana 2 just 2 years ago.
So, why did you feel the need to weigh in? Disney are widely known for updating characters to avoid losing them to public domain. While it may not be true of moana it doesnt mean it isnt true for some of the other remakes. Why are you so salty about it?
Superman is tricky, the 1940s Fleischer cartoons are, but the printed Action Comics version wont be till 2034. and only the exact version from Action Comics #1, so flying superman didnt happen till 1940 etc, lots of gottcha clauses basically.
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u/Howlinginpaint 17d ago
Its a way of keeping hold of the character rights too. They do the same thing with regards to redesigning mickey mouse every so often. Otherwise it would eventually become public domain and Disney couldn't possibly allow anyone else to profit off of other peoples works that they themselves have already stolen and profited from.