| Moana 2 | |
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| Rating | PG |
| Directed by | Dave Derrick Jr. |
| Starring | Auli'i Cravalho Dwayne Johnson Rachel House Temuera Morrison Nicole Scherzinger Alan Tudyk |
| Studios | Walt Disney Animation Studios Walt Disney Pictures |
| Distributor | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| Quote | "TBA" |
| Country | United States of America |
| Language | English |
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- ““Find the Way””
- ―Tagline
Moana 2 is an animated musical adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the sequel to the 2016 Disney film Moana.
Plot[]
Three years after the first film, Moana spends her days exploring new islands in hopes to find other people who are connected to the ocean. One day, she gets a vision from her ancestor, Tautai Vasa, that the reason why no one is connected to the ocean anymore is because the evil storm God Nalo wanted power over the mortals, so he sunk a mystical island called Motufetu down to the depths of the ocean, which connected all islands and that her island will be deserted if Moana doesn't find a way to revive the island. She brings a crew of people from Motunui, craftswoman Loto, Maui fanboy Moni, and grumpy elderly farmer Keke, alongside her pet pig and rooster, Pua and Heihei, to find the island.
Meanwhile, Maui is seeking Motufetu himself since he had a previous quarrel with Nalo, but he is captured by Nalo's enforcer, Matangi. He is reluctant to contact Moana for help due to fearing for her life. Eventually, Moana and her crew meet the Kakamora, who soon reveal that Nalo's actions against Motufetu caused them to be disconnected from their home island. One of them helps the crew destroy a giant monster clam that takes them to Matangi's lair. While the crew find Maui, Moana meets Matangi, but learns that she isn't happy serving Nalo and actually helps Moana escape his lair and reunite with Maui and her friends before sending them to where Nalo is.
Maui soon reveals that Nalo's realm is more deadly compared to the mortal realm and that fighting him will be suicide. After they get washed ashore on an isolated island, Moana begins to despair, but Maui encourages her to keep trying as they plan on Maui raising the island and Moana touching it as that is the only way to restore Motufetu and stop Nalo. Her friends repair the damaged raft, and they soon ride to face Nalo. Despite their best efforts, Nalo manages to strip Maui of his Godhood, forcing a desperate Moana to touch the island under sea, with Nalo's storm killing her in process. Maui (having regained his Godhood) jumps in and with the help of Moana's ancestors, they revive her, with Moana becoming a demigoddess (complete with demigod tattoos), and Maui raises Motufetu, reconnecting the ocean with the mortals.
Moana returns home and a celebration is held in her honor. In a mid-credits scene, Nalo is about to punish Matangi for helping Moana with him planning revenge. They are soon visited by Tamatoa, who wants to join their cause to get revenge on Moana for her actions against him in the first film.
Cast[]
- Auli'i Cravalho as Moana
- Khaleesi Lambert-Tsuda as Simea
- Dwayne Johnson as Maui
- Rachel House as Gramma Tala
- Temuera Morrison as Chief Tui
- Nicole Scherzinger as Sina
- Alan Tudyk as Heihei
- Hualalai Chung as Moni
- David Fane as Kele
- Rose Matafeo as Loto
- Gerald Ramsey as Tautai Vasa
- Tofiga Fepulea'i as Nalo
- Awhimai Fraser as Matangi
- Jemaine Clement as Tamatoa
Development[]
Originally, it was going to serve as episodes of the television series, however, these episodes were stitched together into one feature film.
Trivia[]
- Moana 2 is the first film in the Moana franchise to reach $1 billion at the Box Office, surpassing its predecessor.
