'Moana 2' gets surprise 2024 release date, Disney CEO announces
'Moana 2' is coming to theaters on Nov. 27, Disney CEO Bob Iger said in a surprise announcement.
The line where the sky meets the sea is calling Moana once again. A sequel to the hit 2016 animated film was announced Wednesday by Bob Iger on CNBC ahead of Disney’s fiscal first quarter earnings report — with a surprise theatrical release this Nov. 27.
Iger revealed that, while it was originally planned as a TV series, the company ultimately landed on producing a second film. “Moana remains an incredibly popular franchise, and we can’t wait to give you more of Moana and Maui when ‘Moana 2’ comes to theaters this November,” Iger said.
Per a release from Disney, “Moana 2” takes 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.
A scene from the movie Moana.Walt Disney Co./Courtesy Everett CollectionThe sequel will be directed by Dave Derrick Jr., with music from Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, along with Opetaia Foa’i and Mark Mancina, who worked on the first film.
“Moana” was a box office success for Disney, making over $680 million at the box office. The film crossed 1 billion hours streamed on Disney+ last year.
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