‘Moana 2’ Teaser Trailer Presents First Look At Disney Sequel
Walt Disney Animation Studios has revealed the primary teaser trailer for Moana 2, slated to open in U.S. theaters on November 27, 2024.
The theatrical function is a considerably sudden entry from Disney. Again in February of this 12 months, Disney CEO Bob Iger made the shock announcement that the deliberate Moana streaming sequence was being retooled as a full-length function. “We have been impressed with what we noticed, and we knew it deserved a theatrical launch,” Iger mentioned on the time.
The unique 2016 movie’s efficiency on streaming additionally seemingly factored into the choice to supply a second animated theatrical movie. Final 12 months, the John Musker and Ron Clements-directed Moana was the #1 most-streamed title in america, and it has been among the many prime 4 streaming titles for 4 straight years.
Uniquely (and maybe concerningly, in the event you work within the L.A. animation trade), Moana 2 additionally marks the primary Walt Disney Animation Studios function in a few years that isn’t being produced solely at its Burbank studio. That’s as a result of manufacturing on the Moana sequence was initially happening in Canada at Disney’s new animation studio in Vancouver. Work on the function is now being break up between the Vancouver and Burbank studios. As different animation studios proceed to shift away from home manufacturing, it could not be stunning if Moana 2 turns into a trial run for a brand new manufacturing mannequin at Disney Animation.
Moana 2 is directed by David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand, and Dana Ledoux Miller. Each Derrick and Hand have been story artists on the unique movie, whereas Derrick and Ledoux Miller each share Samoan ancestry. Producers on the movie are Christina Chen and Yvett Merino.
The movie reunites Moana (voiced by Auliʻi Cravalho) and Maui (voice of Dwayne Johnson) with different characters from the unique movie, together with Heihei the rooster and Pua the pig. It’s set three years after the unique. Per the logline, “After receiving an sudden name from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana should journey to the far seas of Oceania and into harmful, long-lost waters for an journey in contrast to something she’s ever confronted.”
Moana 2 options music by Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, Opetaia Foaʻi, and Mark Mancina.
