The Moana 2 launch date is simply two weeks away, however as soon as the animated sequel comes out, it received’t be lengthy earlier than Disney followers see the Polynesian heroine once more amongst one other one of many upcoming Disney motion pictures on the way in which. A live-action Moana film is at present within the works, and CinemaBlend spoke to its co-writer about engaged on it alongside Moana 2.
What Moana 2’s Co-Director Advised Us About Working On Reside-Motion Moana
Dana Ledoux Miller has been residing and respiration Moana the previous few years contemplating she is the co-writer and co-director of Moana 2, in addition to the co-writer of the live-action Moana. When I attended a Moana 2 press occasion at Walt Disney Animation Studios, I spoke to Miller about engaged on the 2 tasks without delay. Right here’s what she mentioned:
I began on the reside motion first earlier than I came visiting to the animated facet. I co-wrote the live-action with Jared Bush, who I additionally co-wrote this characteristic [with]. And so I believe that collaborative relationship between us has develop into so significant. However, we beloved being immersed in Moana’s first story as a result of we felt so passionately that Moana 2 must be about constructing on the primary movie, not attempting to exchange something that occurred earlier than that. So we had been residing in that first movie day-after-day, writing that live-action script. So I felt like I knew precisely who Moana was in that first movie, and it actually helped us construct on that. It was like sense reminiscence, you realize? We had been so in Moana’s world that it solely felt pure to increase.
As Miller shared, she was first hooked up to bringing extra Moana into the world when she was employed to co-write the upcoming live-action remake with Jared Bush. The film was introduced final summer time, with The Rock set to play Maui in reside motion (together with govt producing with Moana voice actress Auli’i Cravalho) and Thomas Kail directing. When she boarded Moana 2, she felt like having been on the reside motion film helped as a result of it helped her need to construct on the story somewhat than retread the identical waters. It additionally helped the inventive when it comes to actually figuring out and understanding the heroine for Moana 2.
What’s Taking place With The Reside-Motion Moana Film?
The live-action Moana film started filming this summer time with Dwayne Johnson as Maui and a bunch of recent solid members. Newcomer Catherine Laga‘aia has been introduced to be taking part in Moana in reside motion, together with John Tui taking part in Chief Tui, Frankie Adams as Moana’s mom Sina, and Rena Owen as Gramma Tala. The live-action Moana launch date is ready for July 10, 2026, a couple of 12 months and a half from now. We anticipate the upcoming film to inform Moana’s story as soon as once more, however with the palpable particulars of the Polynesian tradition and Hawai’i.
The remake’s launch will come nearly a decade after the unique film got here out. Within the meantime, there’s loads to get enthusiastic about concerning Moana 2. Within the sequel hitting theaters on November 27, Moana has a cute little sister to satisfy, and Pua has much more screentime in the course of the heroine’s newest journey – each of which I realized throughout CinemaBlend’s dialog with the Moana 2 administrators.