Advance tickets are now on sale for Disney Animation Studios’ Moana 2. To mark the start of ticket sales, Disney released a new behind-the-scenes featurette, five fantastic new posters from the various partners, and a brand new social media contest for the biggest Moana fans.
The featurette, titled “Moana is Back,” shows Moana herself, Auli’i Cravalho, talking about her sequel film. The video shows footage of both Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson in studio recording lines and music from the upcoming film. It also provides a glimpse into the new music by the songwriters, Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear.
The partner posters are always one of my favorite elements of a film’s promotional campaign. In addition to the standard theatrical poster, nearly every major Disney film has unique posters from IMAX, RealD 3D, Dolby, and 4DX, as well as a poster from Fandango. The exclusive posters are fun because they provide unique artwork for the film and still have that official theatrical poster feel.
The new set of posters for Moana 2 are fantastic, with a mix of art inspired from the film as well as more unique art. My favorite of the batch is the Fandango poster, which is an incredible art piece that looks inspired by Maui’s tattoos.
In addition, Disney launched a fun new social media contest to get fans engaged and excited about the upcoming sequel. Called “Join Moana’s Crew,” the contest encourages fans to create videos on Instagram and TikTok in response to four prompts:
- Can you dance like Moana?
- Can you give us your best “Chee Hoo!?
- Who are your Pua and Heihei?
- Can you make a Moana-inspired dish?
The contest runs from today through November 11th, a few weeks before the film’s release on November 27th. More details on “Join Moana’s Crew” can be found below:
“JOIN MOANA’S CREW” CONTEST
Disney is asking fans in the U.S. if they have what it takes to join Moana’s crew. The sweeping online contest encourages fans to show off their skills, creating videos on Instagram and TikTok, responding to one of four fun prompts: Can you dance like Moana? Give us your best Chee Hoo! Who are your Pua and Heihei? Can you make a Moana-inspired dish? The contest kicks off today, Oct. 28, 2024, and runs through Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. One grand-prize winner will win a trip to O’ahu for a Moana-themed vacation to the AULANI Resort and Spa. Select videos may be featured on Disney+ in November and December. Additional prizing will include a behind-the-scenes tour of Walt Disney Animation Studios, “Moana 2” consumer products and an exclusive art print from the movie signed by the filmmakers. For full contest details, prompts, and rules, please visit: https://contest.moanamovie.com.
About Moana 2:
Walt Disney Animation Studios’ epic animated musical “Moana 2” reunites Moana (voice of Cravalho) and Maui (voice of Johnson) three years later for an expansive new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers. After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she’s ever faced. Directed by David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand and Dana Ledoux Miller, and produced by Christina Chen and Yvett Merino, “Moana 2” features music by Grammy® winners Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, Grammy nominee Opetaia Foa‘i, and three-time Grammy winner Mark Mancina. Jared Bush and Miller are writing the film, which is executive produced by Jennifer Lee, Bush and Johnson.
The film also features returning stars Rachel House (Moana’s Grandma, Tala), Temuera Morrison (Moana’s father, Chief Tui) and Nicole Scherzinger (Moana’s mother, Sina), as well as the voices of Hualālai Chung, David Fane and Rose Matafeo as Moana’s new crew members Moni, Kele and Loto, respectively. Awhimai Fraser voices mysterious new character Matangi; Gerald Ramsey plays Moana’s ancestor, Tautai Vasa; and Khaleesi Lambert-Tsuda lends her voice to Moana’s adoring and adorable little sister, Simea.
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