Auli’i Cravalho has introduced she is reprising the voice of Moana for the upcoming animated sequel, which can open in theaters this November.
The actress, who lent her voice to the titular protagonist of Disney Animation’s 2016 hit Moana, confirmed in a current Instagram post that she formally answered the calls of the sea-quel and is heading again to Motunui for an additional journey, writing within the caption, “We’re crusing WAY past the reef this November.”
The Walt Disney Firm made a shock announcement about Moana 2 in February, sharing a brief teaser of the animated film’s Polynesian princess on the seashore. The solid was not disclosed on the time, although the clip ended with the long-lasting sound of a fa’aumu name from Maui, voiced by Dwayne Johnson within the unique movie.
Per the official logline, “Walt Disney Animation Studios’ epic animated musical Moana 2 takes audiences on an expansive new voyage with Moana, Maui and a brand-new crew of unlikely seafarers. After receiving an surprising name from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana should journey to the far seas of Oceania and into harmful, long-lost waters for an journey not like something she’s ever confronted.”
Directed by Dave Derrick Jr. with music from Grammy winners Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, Grammy nominee Opetaia Foa’i, and three-time Grammy winner Mark Mancina, Moana 2 opens in theaters on Nov. 27, 2024, eight years after the unique film starring Johnson and Cravalho arrived on the massive display screen.
A live-action adaptation of Moana can be nonetheless in growth, with Johnson reprising his function as Maui. Cravalho has already instructed followers she is not going to be again as Moana for that movie however mentioned she feels “honoured” to move the baton to a different actress of Pacific Island descent. Cravalho will as an alternative function an govt producer.
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