Last fall, we told you about Disney’s upcoming animated film Moana, which is set in Oceania, featuring a Pacific Islander storyline, and starring Native Hawaiian Auli’i Cravalho and mixed-race Samoan Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Now there’s a trailer out that gives us a glimpse of Johnson’s role as the character Maui, a once-mighty demigod.
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Maui meets the adventurous teenage girl Moana and helps guide her on a journey to learn about what happened to her ancestors and to find her identity. That’s piqued my interest, for sure!
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One thing I found especially interesting: Tony-winner Lin-Manuel Miranda (Broadway’s Pulitzer Prize-winning and multiple Tony-winning “Hamilton”) is part of the diverse team behind the film’s music. Also onboard are Grammy-winning composer Mark Mancina (“Speed,” “Tarzan” “The Lion King”) and Opetaia Foa’i (founder and lead singer of the world music award-winning band Te Vaka).
Watch the Disney Moana trailer, featuring Dwayne Johnson as Maui
Moana arrives in theatres everywhere on November 23rd!
High hopes for this one. Like the moving tattoos and the song. Sounds a little bit like Lilo and Stitch, which I guess makes sense…
I loved Princess and the Frog and the whole New Orleans setting. I’m sure I’m going to love this too. The animation looks beautiful and I love the amount of detail they put into the hair.