NEW YORK (AP) — When you look at some of the numbers, it’s hard to believe “Moana 2” was ever going to be anything but a movie.When the teaser trailer for “Moan
This image released by Disney shows Moana, voiced by Auli'i Cravalho holding Simea, voiced by Khaleesi Lambert-Tsuda, in a scene from " Moana 2 ." When the teaser trailer for “ Moana 2 ” dropped in May, it was watched 178 million times in 24 hours. That’s more than “A veritable ocean’s worth of anticipation is awaiting the sequel to 2016’s “Moana,” all proof that one of the more dramatic pivots in recent Walt Disney Co. history is paying off, big time.
Derrick and Hand, both veteran storyboard artists at Disney, had effectively done their job too well. Their work convinced Disney executives to put the studio’s full weight behind a theatrical film, even though a live-action “Moana” remained in development. “We always felt that it deserved to be on the big screen” says Hand. “It’s the best way to tell a story.”
Miller, who founded the organization PEAK as a way for Pasifika people to find community in Hollywood, is also a writer on the live-action “Moana.” “My world has become all Moana all the time,” she says, laughing. “The way the first film connected her to her past, she’s now connecting everyone to the future,” says Derrick. “So we added and created all these new characters when it was in series and we got to know them in a deep way.”“Yes, it was a massive undertaking — probably more so than what we initially imagined,” Hand says. “But ultimately we were telling that same story. A lot of stuff that went by the wayside just naturally helped the story be its proper fighting weight.
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