Dwayne Johnson In Talks To Return For ‘Moana 2’

One mega large piece of data that Disney CEO Bob Iger forgot to say in his announcement of Moana 2 earlier this week was whether or not Dwayne Johnson was coming again to reprise his iconic function because the demigod Maui. Deadline has realized that the motion star in truth is in talks, and it’s wanting good. And as Maui says, “You’re welcome.”

The jury remains to be out on whether or not Auli’i Cravalho comes again because the voice of Moana. We hear that the actress is in talks, however they aren’t as shut as Johnson’s. Cravalho already stated in Could on social that she received’t be reprising Moana within the live-action model of the film.

“I’m actually honored to go this baton to the following younger lady of Pacific Island descent, to honor our unbelievable Pacific folks’s cultures and communities that assist encourage her story. And I sit up for all the gorgeous Pacific representations to return. Mahalo,” Cravalho wrote on the time.

Iger talked about that the studio was so blown away by the Disney+ collection they’d in growth for Moana, they determined to show it right into a theatrical sequel, dated for the studio’s much-favored Thanksgiving stretch of 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 one factor lacking in Moana 2 is songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda. The Hamilton architect was Oscar nominated for the ditty “How Far I’ll Go” from the unique 2016 film.

What occurs to the live-action model of Moana, which Johnson is just not solely starring in but in addition producing underneath his Seven Bucks label? Does it persist with its June 27, 2025 theatrical launch? No, it received’t, however Disney must back-fill that date with one other theatrical launch. Much more than that, the studio isn’t even in manufacturing on the live-action model.

Disney and Seven Bucks sources didn’t return requests for remark.

Johnson winked on the information on IG at present: