Like most sequels to Disney animated classics, “Moana 2” navigates rough waters and a severe headwind in its efforts to live up to the original. Then again, those others didn't have Dwayne ...

Barlow and Bear nail one thing: the foregrounding of Moana and Cravalho in the music. Moana anchors the ensemble-driven “We’re Back,” and later takes over lead vocals from Miranda on a redux ...

The Disney animation team discusses strengthening Moana with a Marvel-like pose, the return of the Kakamora, and the introduction of Nalo. In aging up Moana, they made necessary adjustments ...

Auli’i Cravalho and Dwyane Johnson are back as Moana and Maui, respectively, and team up once again to take on a powerful adversary in the new sequel. ‘Moana 2’ takes the audience on a brand ...

Maui (voice of Dwayne Johnson) and Moana (voice of Auli‘i Cravalho) in "Moana 2." Disney’s Moana 2—starring the voices of Auli‘i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson—is new in theaters on Wednesday.

By Lovia Gyarkye Arts & Culture Critic But Moana 2, directed by Jason Hand, Dana Ledoux Miller and David G. Derrick Jr. from a screenplay by Jared Bush and Ledoux Miller, might have worked better ...

Moana 2 is a totally fine way to spend a breezy 95ish minutes in a theater looking at very pretty animation featuring very likable characters. For that reason alone young kids will love it. (With ...

'Moana 2,' starring the voices of Auli'i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson, is in theaters Nov. 27 Disney Eight years after Disney thrilled audiences and families with Moana, Auli'i Cravalho and Dwayne ...

The Disney original collection follows in ancient Polynesia and tells the story of Moana, the strong-willed daughter of a chief of a coastal village, who is chosen by the ocean itself to reunite a ...