When is Moana 2 releasing?

Last Modified Mar 7, 2025 07:32 EST
When is Moana 2 releasing?
Moana 2 (Source: Screengrab from trailer)


Walt Disney Pictures’ Moana 2 is releasing on November 27, 2024. It will have its world premiere in Kapolei, Hawaii on November 27, 2024.


Three years after the events of the first movie, Moana reconnects with her friend, the demigod Maui, after receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors and forming her crew. They face both new and old enemies, such as the Kakamora and the underworld goddess Matangi, as they travel to the faraway oceans of Oceania to get rid of the curse of the god Nalo on the secret island of Motufetu, which originally united the ocean's inhabitants.


Cast and Characters in Moana 2


Auliʻi Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson were confirmed to return to their respective roles as Moana and Maui shortly after it was announced that the series would be converted into a theatrical feature film.


At the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, several cast members were revealed, including Nicole Scherzinger and Temuera Morrison, who reprised their roles as Moana's parents in the original movie. Moana's navigational crew now includes Rose Matafeo, David Fane, and Hualālai Chung, while Khaleesi Lambert-Tsuda is her new sister.


Here is a list of all other confirmed cast in the sequel:


  • Rachel House as Tala

  • Awhimai Fraser as Matangi

  • Gerald Ramsey as Tautai Vasa

  • Alan Tudyk as Heihei

  • Jasmine and Tiana as Moana’s fan club “MOANABE’s”


Moana 2's Production


Jennifer Lee, the chief creative officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios, revealed at a Disney Investor Day meeting in December 2020 that the studio was working on a long-form musical comedy series called Moana: The Series, which was based on the 2016 movie of the same name and would debut on Disney+ in 2023.


It was announced in August 2021 that Osnat Shurer will be returning as producer. After working as the storyboard artist for the first movie, David Derrick Jr. was revealed to be the writer and director in January 2022. According to Jared Bush, a screenwriter for the 2016 animated feature and one of the film's authors, the series started development at the same time as the live-action Moana remake.


With Derrick and Shurer still involved, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced in February 2024 that the series had been adapted into a motion picture sequel called Moana 2. By May, when the first trailer was released, it was known that Christina Chen and Yvett Merino would be replacing Shurer as the film's producers and that Jason Hand and Dana Ledoux Miller would co-direct with Derrick.


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What is the story of Moana?

Moana is set in ancient Polynesia and follows the story of Moana, the independent daughter of a coastal village chief, who is selected by the ocean to bring the goddess Te Fiti and a mysterious relic back to her. To return the relic to Te Fiti and save her people, Moana sets off in search of Maui, a famous demigod, after a blight attacks her island. Whilst the story is original, Polynesian myths serve as an inspiration for the movie.


FAQs about Moana 2

Disney's Moana 2 is releasing on November 27, 2024. It had its world premiere in Kapolei, Hawaii on November 21, 2024.

The mysterious new villain of Moana 2 is named Matangi and is voiced by Awhimai Fraser. 

Yes, Moana has a three-and-a-half-year-old younger sister named Simea in Moana 2. She is voiced by Khaleesi Lambert-Tsuda.

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