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A great piece of information that Disney CEO Bob Iger forgot to mention in his announcement of moana 2 Yesterday it was all about whether Dwayne Johnson would return to reprise his iconic role as the demigod Maui. Deadline has learned that the action star is, in fact, in talks and looking good. And as Maui says: “You’re welcome.”
It is not yet known if Auli’i Cravalho will return as the voice of Moana. We hear the actress is in talks, but they aren’t as close as Johnson’s. Cravalho already said in May on social media that she will not reprise Moana in the live-action version of the film.
“I am truly honored to pass this baton to the next young woman of Pacific Islander descent, to honor the incredible cultures and communities of our Pacific peoples that help inspire their history. And I look forward to all the beautiful Pacific performances to come. Mahalo,” Cravalho wrote at the time.
Iger mentioned that the studio was impressed by the Disney+ series they had in development. moana, that they decided to turn it into a theatrical sequel, dated for the studio’s favorite stretch of Thanksgiving, November 27. The sequel is directed by Dave Derrick Jr. with music by Grammy winners Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, Grammy nominee Opetaia Foa’i and three-time Grammy winner Mark Mancina. The only thing missing in moana 2 is a song by Lin-Manuel Miranda. He hamilton The architect was nominated for an Oscar for the song “Hasta donde iré” from the original 2016 film.
What about the live action version of moana That Johnson not only stars in but also produces under his Seven Bucks label? Is it sticking to its theatrical release on June 27, 2025? No, it won’t, but Disney needs to fill that date with another theatrical release. But even more than that, the studio is not even in production yet on the live version of Moaña.
Sources at Disney and Seven Bucks did not respond to requests for comment.
Johnson winked at the news on today’s IG: