‘Moana 2’ Creators Share Resonating Stories with Cultural Specificity

March 7, 2025March 7, 2025 Michael Lee

While Moana 2 is already out on digital, it is also scheduled to debut on Disney+ on March 12 and hit store shelves on March 18. Ironically, the sequel was originally supposed to be a Disney+ streaming exclusive, but first-time directors Dana Ledoux Miller, Jason Hand, and David G. Derrick Jr. were able to navigate creative changes and deliver something that was a hit with theatergoing audiences, while also having a grander celebration of Polynesian culture.

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‘Moana 2’ is a Beautiful Sonic and Visual Feast

November 26, 2024November 26, 2024 Michael Lee

The first Moana was a journey of self-discovery for the title character (Auliʻi Cravalho) who teamed up with the awesome fishhook-wielding and shapeshifting and sometimes self-centered demigod Maui (Dwayne Johnson) to restore the heart of Tefiti. Eight years later, audiences are reunited with the characters they love in Moana 2, a sequel that’s worthy of your time.

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‘Moana 2’ Featurette Inspires Explorers to Protect the Oceans

November 20, 2024November 27, 2024 Michael Lee

To celebrate the forthcoming release of Walt Disney Animation Studio’s Moana 2, fans are invited to join Disney, National Geographic Pristine Seas, and Polynesian Voyaging Society to celebrate the explorer and Moana in all of us and answer the call to protect our oceans together. And they have released a featurette to help inspire the conservationist in us all.

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Sound and Animation Team Talk New Sights and Sounds of ‘Moana 2’

November 18, 2024November 18, 2024 Michael Lee

Post-production is essential to completing any film, especially an animated one like Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Moana 2.

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‘Moana 2’ Footage Reaction: Disney’s Latest Sets Sail for a New Adventure

October 28, 2024October 28, 2024 Michael Lee

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Moana was more than a commercial and critical hit of 2016; it was also a celebration of the Polynesian culture. Set on the fictional island of celebrates Motunui, the film followed the title character (Auliʻi Cravalho) who embarks on a oceanic adventure with the mighty demigod Maui (Dwyane Johnson) to save her village from a blight.