Disney CEO Bob Iger explains how Moana 2 became a feature-length animated movie out of the planned Disney+ show. Following the critical and commercial success of Moana in 2016, a follow-up Disney+ show was announced in December 2020, and a live-action adaptation movie was also said to be on the way, making the announcement of the animated sequel and its November 2024 release all the more surprising.
During a recent Disney earnings call (via TheWrap), Iger explained how he and other studio executive decided that the Moana Disney+ show should become the sequel that will be released in theaters later this year. Read Iger’s response below:
We were impressed with what we saw, and we knew it deserved a theatrical release. The original Moana film from 2016 recently crossed 1 billion hours streamed on Disney+ and was the most-streamed movie of 2023 on any platform in the U.S.
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Moana 2
Moana 2 is the sequel to the 2016 animated adventure film about a young woman named Moana who journeys into the sea to end her island’s curse. The film will see the return of Dwayne Johnson as the eccentric and musical demigod, with Auli’i Cravalho expected to reprise her role.
- Director
- Dave Derrick Jr.
- Release Date
- November 27, 2024
- Studio(s)
- Walt Disney Pictures , Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Distributor(s)
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
- Runtime
- 107 Minutes
- Franchise(s)
- Disney
- prequel(s)
- Moana
- Where To Stream
- Disney Plus
