Walt Disney Animation Studios' 'Moana 2' heading into theaters November 2024

Feb 07, 2024 in "Walt Disney Animation Studios"

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Posted: Wednesday February 7, 2024 4:55pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The Walt Disney Company Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger announced today that Moana 2, Disney Animation’s all-new feature-length sequel to 2016's Oscar-nominated film, will be released in theaters on November 27, 2024.

"Moana remains an incredibly popular franchise," said Iger. "And we can’t wait to give you more of Moana and Maui when Moana 2 comes to theaters this November."

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Moana 2

Walt Disney Animation Studios' 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 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.

Directed by Dave Derrick Jr. with music by 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 November 27, 2024.

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Farerb2 days ago

They weren't far enough when they released the Frozen II teaser and it was basically a montage of cool demo shots and none of them made it into the final movie. If they aren't far enough for a trailer by D23, then they will have to postpone the movie. That's not going to happen.

Jedijax7192 days ago

You'd think so. But if they aren't far enough then no.

imagineer972 days ago

Too much Moana on the docket, in my opinion. You might say we're drowning in it.

Disney Irish2 days ago

Be that as it may, Disney wants a WDAS film for Thanksgiving, not a Pixar movie. So they have Moana Thanksgiving 2024 and Elio June 2025 (not March near Snow White). And there are only so many weeks on the calendar, so you will have movies releasing near each other even from the same studio. Can't always have months between movies, just the nature of Hollywood the past couple decades. Also just because something gets pushed back a year doesn't mean its automatically being retooled, rewritten, or reshot.

Miss Rori2 days ago

I don't know, the last non-sequel Disney released to thrive in the Thanksgiving slot was Coco way back in 2017, the qualified theatrical success? of Encanto aside...besides, the Snow White remake was also moved to next spring, and I never got the logic of releasing two tentpole titles weeks apart from each other like they're presumably doing with that and Elio. (Also, I was just not impressed by the Elio teaser so I can't help but wonder if the movie is getting a heavy retool, as it surely was in the test audience stage by the time it was moved.)

Disney Irish2 days ago

Elio was moved during the "Great Shuffle of 2023/2024" because of the strikes I believe. As for why spring 2025 instead of Thanksgiving 2024, I'm sure it has to do with wanting to have a WDAS film for Thanksgiving (tradition after all) versus a Pixar film.

Miss Rori2 days ago

Yeah, the first trailer for Mufasa: The Lion King dropped today and that doesn't arrive until Christmas, but that was a lot further along in production as a movie. I'd expect a Moana 2 trailer with Inside Out 2 though. (In a somewhat related issue, was there ever a reason given as to why Elio was moved all the way to next spring when it could have had the Thanksgiving slot instead?)

Disney Irish2 days ago

Could be, which puts it right near the time frame I predicted.

Farerb2 days ago

A teaser will be released before Inside Out 2 and the first trailer will be released at D23.

Disney Irish2 days ago

Just a guess, but first teaser trailer probably will be in the next couple of weeks I imagine. And first trailer probably around July with the second one in September.

Jedijax7192 days ago

They have to market the movie. When are they supposed to do that?

MisterPenguin3 days ago

Wow. Referring to the Rock and his role in Moana as "Celebrity." Yikes. Anyhoo... reading the whole article we see Dwayne himself saying that his previous post about work on Moana is for the animated movie coming this Fall, and that production for the live-action movie begins this Summer. Moana 2 Animated Feature is due November 27, 2024 Moana Live-Action is due July 10, 2026.

Disney Irish3 days ago

This isn't "filming" being done, its recording sessions of the actors for the animated sequel being released in November, Moana 2. This was originally a D+ series that is now being turned into a theatrical release. The live action Moana is being released in 2026 I believe, and I don't think it started filming yet.

Jedijax7193 days ago

Huh? Isn't this supposed to come out in November of THIS year? How are they going to do that if they film this summer?
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