'Moana' trailer shows Polynesian setting: Will it be Disney's new hit?
A trailer has arrived for the upcoming Disney animated film 'Moana,' which stars Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Alan Tudyk, and Phillipa Soo. The movie will be released this November.
'Moana' trailer
Studio Disney has released a trailer for their upcoming animated movie 鈥淢oana,鈥� which stars Dwayne Johnson, Auli鈥檌 Cravalho, Alan Tudyk, and Phillipa Soo.聽
鈥淢oana鈥� centers on a young girl who decides to look for a mysterious island and who is accompanied on this journey by the demigod Maui.
One of the people working on the music for the film is Lin-Manuel Miranda, who wrote, composed, and stars in the Tony Award-winning musical 鈥淗amilton.鈥�
Always a well-known name in the world of animation, Disney is currently coming off a string of smash hits, with the most recent being this year鈥檚 film 鈥淶ootopia.鈥� The movie, which told the story of a rabbit police officer and fox criminal who must combine forces, was well-received by critics and is currently the fourth-highest-grossing film of the year domestically.
Other recent successes by the studio include the 2014 film 鈥淏ig Hero 6,鈥� 2012鈥檚 鈥淲reck-It Ralph,鈥� and in particular 2013鈥檚 鈥淔rozen,鈥� which is now the highest-grossing animated movie of all time internationally.聽
鈥淢oana鈥� looks like it could be another financial success for Disney with its Thanksgiving release date 鈥� apart from 鈥淶ootopia,鈥� that鈥檚 when the studio鈥檚 past several movies have been released and Thanksgiving is usually seen as a time when a film aimed at all ages has a good chance of succeeding if it also receives positive reviews or has built-in awareness, as the name Disney does. (This will also be the first November in a few years that a new 鈥淗unger Games鈥� film has not been released, which leaves room for another film to dominate the Thanksgiving weekend. The 鈥淗unger鈥� series concluded this past Thanksgiving.)聽
鈥淢oana鈥� also represents a move into new geographical territory for Disney. While the studio has stated in the past that its protagonists do not come from real-world areas, Moana is the first main character who hails from a Disney locale that is based on Polynesia.聽
鈥淢oana鈥� is scheduled to come to theaters this November.