Moana and Maui are sailing back to the , very quickly. 鈥淢oana 2鈥� is coming to theaters in November, Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger said Wednesday.
Originally planned as a television series, the movie finds Moana journeying on a dangerous mission to the far seas of Oceania after getting a call from her ancestors. It is, the company said, 鈥渁n adventure unlike anything she鈥檚 ever faced.鈥�
鈥淢oana remains an incredibly popular franchise and we can鈥檛 wait to give you more of Moana and Maui,鈥� Iger said in a statement. The film will open in theaters on Nov. 27.
鈥淢oana 2鈥� was directed by Dave Derrick Jr. and will feature music by Grammy winners Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, Mark Mancina, and Grammy nominee Opetaia Foa鈥檌. No details were given about the voice actors.
The first film made over $680 million at the global box office and has been streamed for over 1 billion hours on Disney+. Dwayne Johnson is also at work on a for the company.
Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press
