After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana journeys alongside Maui and a new crew to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she's ever faced.
Score
Lin-Manuel Miranda didn't return, but the new songs slap anyway.
Visual Effects
Water animation that makes you wanna apologize to your laptop.
Acting
Auliʻi Cravalho's voice has only gotten richer. Icon behavior.
Director
David G. Derrick Jr.
Auliʻi Cravalho
Moana (voice)
Dwayne Johnson
Maui (voice)
Hualālai Chung
Moni (voice)
Rose Matafeo
Loto (voice)
David Fane
Kele (voice)
Awhimai Fraser
Matangi (voice)
Khaleesi Lambert-Tsuda
Simea (voice)
Temuera Morrison
Chief Tui (voice)
Nicole Scherzinger
Sina (voice)
Rachel House
Gramma Tala (voice)
Alan Tudyk
Heihei (voice)
Jemaine Clement
Tamatoa (voice)
Tofiga Fepulea'i
Nalo (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film consulted with the Oceanic Story Trust again, expanding representation to lesser-depicted Polynesian navigation traditions like the lost art of wayfinding without instruments.
Dwayne Johnson recorded Maui's lines while filming multiple other projects, meaning his vocal performance was stitched from sessions across three continents.
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