Moana

Disney has released the teaser to their latest animation, Moana, and it’s gorgeous.  Personally, i’ve been waiting for a glimpse of this movie ever since I heard about it way back when it was just a twinkle in the animator’s eyes.  Dwayne Johnson as a demigod, Pacific Islanders, and not the typical western fairy tale, I’m 100% in.

Oh, and Moana features music from Lin-Manuel Miranda.  Ya know, the genius behind Hamilton and a Tony award winner.  That guy.

Here is the official synopsis:

Three thousand years ago, the greatest sailors in the world voyaged across the vast Pacific, discovering the many islands of Oceania. But then, for a millennium, their voyages stopped – and no one knows why.

From Walt Disney Animation Studios comes “Moana,” a sweeping, CG-animated feature film about an adventurous teenager who sails out on a daring mission to save her people. During her journey, Moana (voice of Auli’i Cravalho) meets the once-mighty demigod Maui (voice of Dwayne Johnson), who guides her in her quest to become a master wayfinder. Together, they sail across the open ocean on an action-packed voyage, encountering enormous monsters and impossible odds, and along the way, Moana fulfills the ancient quest of her ancestors and discovers the one thing she’s always sought: her own identity.

 

 

Directed by the renowned filmmaking team of Ron Clements and John Musker (“The Little Mermaid,” “Aladdin,” “The Princess & the Frog”) and produced by Osnat Shurer (“Lifted,” “One Man Band”), “Moana” sails into U.S. theaters on Nov. 23, 2016.

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