Straight from the animation panel at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, there was a lot of new info revealed about the film Moana which will be directed by the awesome duo of John Musker and Ron Clements.
The film of the movie will come from Opetaia Foa’i, Mark Mancina, and Lin-Manuel Miranda which is set to give it a very South Pacific setting with an authentic sound. Look for the stylings that came from Lilo & Stitch to get an idea.
The story involves Moana (whose name means “ocean”), a young girl who dreams of adventure. Moana’s father disapproves of sea voyaging, but her grandmother encourages it with legends of Maui, a demigod voiced by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (who made a surprise appearance at the panel).
There have been rumors of the title of the film being changed, but it will indeed remain with its original name of Moana.
Rumors circulated at D23 Expo about the voice of Moana, the lead character, but that announcement was not made. Look for it to hit theaters on Nov. 23, 2016.
Other news coming out of D23 Expo so far:
- Jungle Cruise-themed restaurant – Skipper Canteen – coming to Magic Kingdom
- Johnny Depp announced as surprise Disney Legend
- Details revealed for Pixar’s Finding Dory
- Plot for Toy Story 4
- Movie posters for a number of other new Disney films coming in the future
- Disney announces Gigantic – A take on “Jack and the Beanstalk”g
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