Maui (voice of Dwayne Johnson) and Moana (voice of Auli’i Cravalho) in “Moana 2.”
Moana 2 — Disney’s animated blockbuster starring the voices of Auli’i Cravalho and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson— arrives on streaming on Disney+ this week.
Rated PG, Moana 2 — the sequel to the 2016 animated smash Moana — was launched in theaters on Nov. 27, 2024. The logline for the movie reads, “After receiving an sudden name from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana should journey to the far seas of Oceania and into harmful, long-lost waters for an journey in contrast to something she’s ever confronted.”
Along with Cravahlo and Johnson because the voices of Moana and Maui, the voice cast for Moana 2 consists of Temuera Morrison, Nicole Scherzinger, Hualalai Chung, Khaleesi Lambert-Tsuda, David Fane, Rose Matafeo, Rachel Home and Alan Tudyk.
Disney+ lately introduced in a YouTube video (see under) that Moana 2 was debuting on Disney+ on Tuesday, Wednesday, March 12. Disney+ presents a fundamental ad-based streaming plan for $9.99 per 30 days, in addition to nicely as an ad-free premium plan is $15.99 per 30 days or $159.99 yearly.
For viewers who don’t subscribe to Disney+, Moana 2 continues to be enjoying in theaters and is offered on digital streaming through premium video on demand on such platforms as AppleTV, Fandango at Dwelling and Prime Video.
Auli’i Cravahlo Says Moana Continues To Be A Position Mannequin In ‘Moana 2’
In an interview about her work in Moana 2 previous to the movie’s launch in November of 2024, Auli’i Cravahlo advised Parents that she admires how her title character reveals braveness and takes dangers, despite the fact that taking dangers is a troublesome factor to do in actual life.
“I believe I nonetheless battle with taking dangers. I believe change is actually scary irrespective of how previous you get, however I like that Moana is a task mannequin for others, but additionally for myself,” Cravalho defined to Mother and father.
“I believe that she is so courageous and he or she has such a deep love for her group and her tradition. And, but I believe on this movie, we see that even she struggles, proper? She hits her lows and, within the first movie, Moana gave Maui a pep speak,” Cravalho added. “And, on this movie, you see that Moana wants a pep speak, too. So having a very good group round you is actually necessary for these days, which can inevitably come whenever you want some assist.”
In line with The Numbers, Moana 2 thus far has earned $459.6 million domestically and $595.3 million internationally for a worldwide field workplace tally of $1.055 billion thus far in opposition to a $150 million manufacturing funds earlier than prints and promoting prices.
Rotten Tomatoes critics gave Moana 2 a 61% “recent” ranking primarily based on 233 evaluations, whereas audiences gave the movie an 86% “recent” rating on RT’s Popcornmeter primarily based on 10,000-plus verified person rankings.
The RT Critics Consensus for the movie reads, “Using excessive on a wave of beautiful animation even when its story runs adrift, Moana 2 is not as impressed as the unique however nonetheless delights as a colourful journey.”
Directed by David G. Derrick Jr., Jason Hand and Dana Ledoux Miller, Moana 2 arrives on Disney+ on Wednesday.
