Will Auli’i Cravalho play Moana in Moana 2? Disney confirms the sequel with surprise…

February 8, 2024, 5:22 p.m.

Moana 2 will be released on November 27, 2024 – but will Auli’i Cravalho return to play the lead role?

Surprise! Disney has just announced a very unexpected sequel to Moana, and no, we’re not talking about the live-action version currently in the works.

Moana 2 – yes, a brand new animated sequel is coming! – was originally developed as a TV series for Disney+, but Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed that they were “impressed with what we saw and knew it deserved a theatrical release.”

Moana 2which will be released on November 27, 2024, will be an “expansive new journey with Moana, Maui and an all-new crew of unlikely sailors.”

However, while the news excited fans of the animated banger, a handful of details about the unconfirmed return have some worried.

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The official synopsis of Moana The sequel reads: “After receiving an unexpected call from her ancestors, Moana must travel to the distant seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure like no other.”

The official cast list has not been revealed, meaning it is unclear at this time whether Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and Auli’i Cravalho will return as the voices of Maui and Moana.

While Mark Mancina and Opetaia Foa’i will return to compose the score and songs, Lin-Manuel Miranda will not be back. Lin previously wrote “How Far I’ll Go” and “You’re Welcome.” It will be replaced by Abigail Barlow And Émilie Ourswho wrote the The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical.

Does Auli’i Cravalho play Moana in Moana 2?

It is not yet known if Auli’i will return to voice the character she originated from in the first Moana movie. It seems, however, that she might be involved in the film in another way.

After the news broke on social media, Auli’i posted a TikTok video revealing that she had kept everything a secret.

“When my friends found out that Moana 2 was coming out this year from a Disney animated article and not me…” she wrote in the caption, but did not confirm her return to the iconic role.

It’s possible that Auli’i will be a producer on the film, similar to the role she will play in the live-action adaptation. (She will not play Moana in the live-action version.)

We’ll update this article when we know more about Auli’i’s role in the sequel.

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