Disney announced the sequel Moana 2 on Wednesday. The film will be in theaters November 27.
Disney included the first image from the sequel showing Moana sailing above a turquoise whale in the ocean. A teaser video showed Moana blowing into a shell on the beach.
Disney CEO Bob Iger made the announcement. "We can't wait to give you more of Moana and Maui when Moana 2 comes to theaters this November," Iger said in a statement.
The plot describes Moana and Maui sailing into far seas with a new crew. Dave Derrick Jr. directs.
Like the 2016 film, Moana 2 will be a musical. Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote the songs for the original.Moana 2 boasts music from Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, Opetaia Foa'i and Mark Mancina.
Disney announced a Moana series for Disney+ in 2020. Iger told CNBC, via Deadline and The Daily Mail, that the company decided to refashion the series into the sequel film.
