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Disney announces ‘Moana 2’ to be released this November

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

<p><strong></strong>Disney announced that it is releasing a sequel to the hit animated movie <em>Moana.</em></p><p>According to a report by CNBC, Disney&#x27;s CEO Bob Iger made the announcement at the company&#x27;s earnings call.</p><p>&quot;This was originally developed as a series, but we were impressed with what we saw and we knew it deserved a theatrical release,&quot; the executive said.</p><p>Disney released an announcement video for the sequel on Thursday, February 8. <em>Moana 2</em> will be released on November 27.</p><p>According to its synopsis, the sequel will take &quot;audiences on an expansive new voyage with Moana, Maui, and a brand-new 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.&quot;</p><div><iframe width="990" height="557" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cZSywj-vkxA" title="Moana 2 | First Look Announcement" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>The sequel will be directed by Dave Derrick Jr. It will feature music by Grammy winners Abigail Barlow, Emily Bear, Mark Mancina, and Grammy nominee Opetaia Foa’i.<br/>Fans online were quick to express their excitement about the sequel.</p><div>&quot;Can&#x27;t wait to see it! My favorite Disney girl!<img alt="💝" src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1707481383910.png" style="height:1.2em;width:1.2em" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/>&quot; one fan commented.&quot;Epic surprise!! Loved the original<em> Moana</em> movie, had no idea <em>Moana 2</em> was being made and is coming out this year,&quot; another fan wrote.</div><p>&quot;I&#x27;m definitely looking forward to this!&quot; another fan posted.</p><p>The first <em>Moana </em>movie was released in 2016. The film became a blockbuster hit, with gross earnings of more than $682 million globally.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/4/5/dwayne-the-rock-johnson-announces-moana-live-action-set-to-hit-the-big-screen-2010"><strong><u>READ:Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson announces ‘Moana’ live-action set to hit the big screen</u></strong></a></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">The movie was directed by John Musker and Ron Clements and co-directed by Chris Williams and Don Hall.</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Moana received two nominations at the 89th Academy Awards, namely for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song.</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">In November of last year, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson announced that he is filming a live-action adaptation of </span><i style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Moana.</i></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">&quot;My next project that I will be shooting is a live-action version of </span><i style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Moana</i><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">,&quot; the actor announced on </span><i style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.<br/></i></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">He added: &quot;I am the real life Maui. Thank you guys very much. I’m so excited about this.&quot;</span></div>

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Published February 09, 2024 08:34 PM PHT

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