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Jon Burlingame The scores from “Wicked,” “Moana 2” and “Emilia Perez” are among the 89 songs and 145 scores eligible for music Oscars this year. As predicted, “Dune: Part Two” is not among them.

Disney sequel Moana 2 is in cinemas now, but what songs are included in the new film? Read on for the full list.The sequel to the 2016 original, the new movie catches up with the spirited Polynesian title character as she takes to the far seas of Oceania after receiving an unexpected call from her ancestors.Auli’i Cravalho returns as Moana, as does Dwayne Johnson as Maui, the shapeshifting demigod who accompanies her on her journey, and Nicole Scherzinger as Moana’s mother Sina. Joining the cast this time around are comedian Rose Matafeo as Loto and David Fane as Kele, two members of Moana’s wayfinding crew.The film is directed by David Derrick Jr., known for working as a storyboard artist on The Lion King (2019), Encanto and the original Moana, alongside Jason Hand and Dana Ledoux Miller.Moana 2 had originally been intended as a long-form streaming series, but was reworked into a feature film by February 2024, and it premiered in Hawaii on November 21 before receiving its wide cinematic release on Wednesday (November 27).The film sees composers Mark Mancina and Opetaia Foa’i return from the first movie, but while the original featured co-composer Lin-Manuel Miranda, including on memorable tracks like ‘You’re Welcome’ and ‘How Far I’ll Go’, this time around Miranda is replaced by Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, who worked together on The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical.The album’s official soundtrack album includes 16 tracks, comprised largely of musical numbers from the film performed by the cast.

As we told you recently, Disney‘s Moana 2 is heading to the best 5-day opening ever seen at the Thanksgiving box office. We gave the six-weekend projection from Quorum, and this morning tracking service NRG which reports 3 weekend-out forecasts is saying the Hawaiian princess movie is going to clear $135M over Wednesday-Sunday which bests the record $125M five-day (not opening) Thanksgiving haul of Frozen 2 ($125M) and the $93.5M 5-day opening of Frozen.

The world premiere of Clint Eastwood‘s Juror #2 will close the 38th edition of AFI Fest on Oct. 27 at the TCL Chinese Theatre. Warner Bros. has also set a limited theatrical release of the movie for Nov. 1.

Animation‘s “Moana” films — took the stage to a standing ovation at Disney’s D23 to introduce “Moana and Maui’s most exciting adventure yet” and the new “Moana 2” trailer as part of the legendary animation studio’s lineup. He emphasized the idea of “believing that there is more, and having the guts to go for more … I know what it means for me, being a man of Polynesian culture, I’m half Black and half Samoan, and I know what this means for Auli’I (Cravalho, the voice of Moana) too.” The “Moana 2” presentation began with Cravalho singing “We’re Back,” a new original song for “Moana 2,” which opens Nov. 27, while joined on stage by Nonosina dancers that inspired the dance in the movie.

Diego Ramos Bechara editor The line where the sky meets the sea is calling Moana once again, as Disney has released the first trailer for its highly-anticipated “Moana” sequel. The trailer sees the return of Moana and Maui, voiced by Auliʻi Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson, respectively, on another oceanic adventure. According to its official description, “Moana 2” reunites “Moana and Maui three years later for an expansive new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers.

Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter What can Disney say to cinema owners except “you’re welcome“? After all, the studio is revisiting the island of Montunui, where “Moana” takes place, a lot sooner than movie theaters were expecting. Earlier this year, the studio announced a surprise sequel to the 2016 animated feature for release on Nov.

EXCLUSIVE: Auli’i Cravalho is coming back toreprise the voice of Moana in Moana 2.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director “Moana” voice actor Auli’i Cravalho attended her first SAG Awards this year and spoke to Variety On the Carpet presented by DIRECTV about the hit Disney animated movie becoming a full blown franchise. The studio surprised fans earlier this month by announcing the “Moana” television series it had been developing was now a movie sequel set for a theatrical release this November. “It feels like the ‘Moana’ universe is expanding and I love that,” Cravalho told Variety’s Angelique Jackson.