Following on from an epic performance at the D23 Disney Entertainment Showcase, the official trailer for Moana 2 has been released.
What’s Happening:
- The new trailer for Moana 2 debuted during the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event.
- At the showcase, Auliʻi Cravalho came on stage to perform one of the new songs from the film, “We’re Back.”
- Walt Disney Animation Studios’ epic animated musical Moana 2 reunites Moana (voice of Cravalho) and Maui (voice of Dwayne Johnson) three years later for an expansive new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers. After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she’s ever faced.
- In addition to the official trailer, a new poster for the film was also shared.
- Directed by David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand and Dana Ledoux Miller, and produced by Christina Chen and Yvett Merino, Moana 2 features music by Grammy winners Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, Grammy nominee Opetaia Foa‘i, and three-time Grammy winner Mark Mancina.
- Jared Bush and Miller are writing the film, which is executive produced by Jennifer Lee, Bush and Johnson.
- The film also features returning stars Rachel House (Moana’s Grandma, Tala), Temuera Morrison (Moana’s father, Chief Tui) and Nicole Scherzinger (Moana’s mother, Sina), as well as the voices of Hualālai Chung, David Fane and Rose Matafeo as Moana’s new crew members Moni, Kele and Loto, respectively.
- Awhimai Fraser voices mysterious new character Matangi; Gerald Ramsey plays Moana’s ancestor, Tautai Vasa; and Khaleesi Lambert-Tsuda lends her voice to Moana’s adoring and adorable little sister, Simea.
- Moana 2 hits theaters November 27th, 2024.