Animation Disney's 'Moana'

[Silvermoth]

If it affects the box office it'll be a fatastrophy

 

[killface]

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He's not fat. He's a Polynesian Brock Lesnar.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

What's a brother supposed to do... He's Samoan.

 

[Lencho01]

 

[Abudefduf]

International trailer.

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More scenes from Moana's childhood. They just had to drop the cute bomb on us... that's very low of them.

 

[terry78]

Very excited for this one. Mostly for Musker and Clements.

 

[redhawk23]

What's a brother supposed to do... He's Samoan.

Well done.

 

[Lencho01]

That trailer was pretty relaxing.

 

[Abudefduf]

Moana ain't afraid of no water aliens.

 

[Silvermoth]

So cute! Wait for it though, people are going to say Disney is trying to encourage kids to play in water without supervision

 

[sueb1863]

Looks great, but is it just me or does the adult Moana look quite a bit skinnier than the one we saw in the original promo picture?

 

[DaddlerTheDalek]

Cute!

 

[Chesterfield]

Aww

 

[Lily Adler]

So Cute! I wonder what relation she has with the ocean.

 

[CB Fan]

This just keeps looking better and better.

 

[#root]

Baby Moana is so adorable .

 

[Silvermoth]

I wonder why the water did her hair for her? I hope the personification of water is really just a fabulous gay man from New York City circa 1970

 

[Abudefduf]

Official synopsis:
http://www.indiewire.com/2016/07/disney-moana-heroine-doesnt-have-a-love-interest-dwayne-johnson-1201708803/

From Walt Disney Animation Studios comes “Moana,” a sweeping, CG-animated feature film about an adventurous teenager who sails out on a daring mission to save her people. During her journey, Moana (voice of Auli’i Cravalho) meets the once-mighty demigod Maui (voice of Dwayne Johnson), who guides her in her quest to become a master wayfinder. Together, they sail across the open ocean on an action-packed voyage, encountering enormous monsters and impossible odds, and along the way, Moana fulfills the ancient quest of her ancestors and discovers the one thing she’s always sought: her own identity.

And apparently she's not going to have a love interest. I mean, it was already pretty obvious to me, but it's nice to have confirmation, I guess.

 

[Lencho01]

Comic Con 2016: 15 Things to Know About Disney’s ‘Moana’

 

[Abudefduf]

So this movie does have a main villain. Cool.

The rooster Hei Hei, another of Moana’s companions, was originally conceived as a total jerk, planted as a watchdog by Moana’s father. Something about the antagonistic character wasn’t resonating, though, so they ended up changing one little thing that made all the difference: they made Hei Hei very, very dumb. The walleyed rooster seems to be pretty useless, but at least “he tries,” asserted Bush. “He tries really hard.”

Here we go again with the sidekicks overkill... I don't know why Disney keeps doing this. Especially considering how at least one of them almost always ends up being relatively superfluous to the narrative.
But hey, I guess I'm 80 years too late to complain about this.

 

[Lily Adler]

So the rooster is in charge of watching over Moana, but since its really stupid it sucks at its job?

 

[terry78]

So part of her quest is due to Maui's ****ing up in the past. That ! makes sense for an arc.

 

[darthcoolness3]

I wonder why the water did her hair for her? I hope the personification of water is really just a fabulous gay man from New York City circa 1970

i hope the personification of water is Walt Disney to tie in with Disney's history

 

[Silvermoth]

You think the water might be anti Semitic?

 

[Lencho01]

The cast...

Disney’s ‘Moana’: First look At The Characters and Voice Cast

Posted on Monday, July 25th, 2016 by Peter Sciretta


Walt Disney Animation Studios today announced the full list of voice talent for Ron Clements and John Musker‘s upcoming film Moana. They have also released information about the story’s new characters along with character posters giving us a first look at some of these new faces. Check it out now, after the jump.

New Moana Characters and Casting Revealed

Walt Disney Animation Studios has confirmed that Jemaine Clement, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison and Nicole Scherzinger will be joining Auli‘i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson in Moana. Here is a list of the new characters and the actors who will be voicing them:



JEMAINE CLEMENT (“The BFG,” “Despicable Me,” “Rio,” “Rio 2,” “What We Do in the Shadows,” Flight of the Conchords) provides the voice of TAMATOA, a self-absorbed, 50-foot crab who lives in Lalotai, the realm of monsters. The conceited crustacean wants to be more than a “bottom feeder” and overcompensates for this perceived shortcoming by covering himself in all things shiny.



RACHEL HOUSE (“Whale Rider,” “Hunt for the Wilderpeople&#8221 lends her voice to GRAMMA TALA, Moana’s confidante and best friend, who shares her granddaughter’s special connection to the ocean. Although her son Tui, the chief of Motunui, is a no-nonsense leader, Gramma Tala most definitely dances to the beat of her own drum.



TEMUERA MORRISON (“Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones,” “Once Were Warriors,” “Six Days, Seven Nights&#8221 voices Moana’s father, CHIEF TUI, the gregarious and well-respected leader of the people of Motunui Island. Chief Tui wants Moana to follow in his footsteps as leader of their people, but fears his daughter’s draw to the ocean and the world that lies beyond their reef.

NICOLE SCHERZINGER (Grammy®-nominated singer, West End’s “Cats&#8221 voices Moana’s mother, SINA, who always has her daughter’s back. Playful, sharp and strong-willed, Sina appreciates Moana’s longing to be on the water, but also wants to protect her daughter from the fabled dangers beyond the reef.



ALAN TUDYK, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ lucky charm (“Zootopia,” “Wreck-It Ralph,” “Big Hero 6&#8221, is behind the voice of HEIHEI. Heihei is one dumb rooster—the village idiot, in fact. When the clueless chicken accidently stows away on Moana’s canoe, he lands a front-row seat for her epic journey.



The roster of characters also includes the KAKAMORA, an intense team of crazy, coconut-armored pirates who will stop at nothing to get what they want.



And PUA, Moana’s loyal pet pig with puppy energy and an innocent puppy brain.



The newly revealed characters and voice talent join the already announced duo that includes newcomer Auli‘i Cravalho, who lends her voice to the title character, Moana, a teenager who dreams of becoming a master wayfinder.



And of course Dwayne Johnson (HBO’s “Ballers,” “Central Intelligence&#8221, who voices Maui—half god, half mortal, all awesome.
The official plot synopsis for Moana follows:

Three thousand years ago, the greatest sailors in the world voyaged across the vast Pacific, discovering the many islands of Oceania. But then, for a millennium, their voyages stopped – and no one knows why. From Walt Disney Animation Studios comes “Moana,” a sweeping, CG-animated feature film about an adventurous teenager who sails out on a daring mission to save her people. During her journey, Moana (voice of Auli?i Cravalho) meets the mighty demigod Maui (voice of Dwayne Johnson), who guides her in her quest to become a master wayfinder. Together, they sail across the open ocean on an action-packed voyage, encountering enormous monsters and impossible odds, and along the way, Moana fulfills the ancient quest of her ancestors and discovers the one thing she’s always sought: her own identity. Directed by the renowned filmmaking team of Ron Clements and John Musker (“The Little Mermaid,” “Aladdin,” “The Princess & the Frog&#8221 and produced by Osnat Shurer (“Lifted,” “One Man Band&#8221.
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Moana will be released in theaters nationwide on November 23rd, 2016