Moana 2 (Disney Animation - November 2024)

[MisterPenguin]

Apparently production is underway and shooting will begin this summer:

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Reveals NEWS About Upcoming ‘Moana 2’ Movie!

It's official! The sequel to the animated Moana film is in production!

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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.

 

[Jedijax719]

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.

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

 

[Disney Irish]

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

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.

 

[Farerb]

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.

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

 

[Disney Irish]

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

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

 

[Miss Rori]

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 Irish]

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?)

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 Rori]

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 Irish]

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.)

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.

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

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

 

[Jedijax719]

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

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

 

[Farerb]

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

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.

 

[DCBaker]

The Moana 2 trailer arrives tomorrow.

Here's a new poster:

 

[Farerb]

There's already a link for the teaser that will premier tomorrow:

 

[BrianLo]

The still looks like they hit the aging of Moana right to me. She looks like a young adult, but not like it’s been 15 years.

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

I'm still not clear why how they changed her appearance at all. She doesn't really look older, just like she asked for a new style at the Motunui Hair Salon, and it's not even that different. Am I missing something? Did they say this takes place a long time after the original?

edit: corrected my wording

 

[Tha Realest]

I'm still not clear why they changed her appearance at all. She doesn't really look older, just like she asked for a new style at the Motunui Hair Salon, and it's not even that different. Am I missing something? Did they say this takes place a long time after the original?

Aging up a Disney Princess through a hairstyle change? Are you trying to summon @TP2000

 

[BrianLo]

I'm still not clear why they changed her appearance at all. She doesn't really look older, just like she asked for a new style at the Motunui Hair Salon, and it's not even that different. Am I missing something? Did they say this takes place a long time after the original?

It takes place three years later. I was indirectly responding to an earlier criticism that she looked like they aged her to 30. This better looks like a few years have passed.

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

It takes place three years later. I was indirectly responding to an earlier criticism that she looked like they aged her to 30. This better looks like a few years have passed.

I guess I'll have to take their word for it. She looks no different to me.

 

[Farerb]

They probably wanted her to look less like a princess and more like a leader.