We have been staring on the fringe of the water, lengthy as we will keep in mind, by no means actually realizing if there’d be a sequel to the wonderful journey that’s Disney’s Moana.

Within the firm’s earnings name on Wednesday, together with some much less nice information, Disney introduced the approaching of Moana 2, the follow-up to the 2016 movie. The sequel is about to be launched in cinemas on Nov. 27.

Within the name, CEO Bob Iger stated Moana 2 had initially been developed as a TV sequence for the corporate’s streaming platform Disney+ however the firm pivoted to a theatrical launch as a substitute. Reputation is on Moana‘s facet right here, as Iger stated the unique movie had crossed 1 billion streams on Disney+ and was essentially the most streamed film on any platform within the U.S. for 2023.

Whereas particulars on the story are skint, Moana 2 will likely be set once more in Polynesia, and see Moana and demigod Maui on one other seafaring journey with a brand new crew, in all probability past the road the place the sky meets the ocean. In response to Disney’s press launch, “After receiving an surprising 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.”

The forged has but to be revealed, so it is unclear whether or not Imply Ladies star Auliʻi Cravalho will reprise her position as Moana herself, or whether or not Dwayne Johnson will likely be again as Maui. The movie is being directed by Dave Derrick Jr., who was a narrative artist for the unique movie, and the music is within the palms of Opetaia Foa’i, and Mark Mancina (each of whom labored on Moana with Lin-Manuel Miranda) in addition to Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear.

This is a tiny, wah-fer skinny mint of a 16-second teaser, which reveals Moana standing on the shore blowing right into a conch shell:

And this is the primary, very fairly picture launched by Disney, displaying Moana, Maui, and their yet-to-be-revealed new crew — after all, accompanied by Pua the pig and Hei Hei the rooster:

Credit score: Disney

That is all we get for now, however I am going to take it.