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\nThe first Moana 2<\/a> teaser trailer is here, and it looks pretty enough but… well, it doesn’t really tell us much about what’s going on.\n<\/p>\n

\nIt’s been almost eight whole years since the first Moana released, and the first trailer for its sequel (quite simply titled Moana 2) is here to offer a first look at the upcoming Disney film. The Rock, Maui himself, was kind enough to share the trailer on his own personal YouTube channel (an odd marketing tactic that personalities like him and Ryan Reynolds appear to have adopted in recent years), and to be honest, it doesn’t really point towards what the film will be like. Sure, it’s a teaser trailer, but mostly it’s just moody, nicely lit shots of Moana in different places not doing all that much, which I’m assuming won’t be the whole thing.\n<\/p>\n

\nAn official synopsis does tell us a bit more though: “Moana and Maui 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.” David G. Derrick Jr., who’s worked as a storyboard artist on films like Megamind, Rise of the Guardians, and the first Moana, is making his feature length directorial debut with this one.\n<\/p>\n

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The first Moana 2 teaser trailer is here, and it looks pretty enough but… well, it doesn’t really tell us much about what’s going on. It’s been almost eight whole years since the first Moana released, and the first trailer for its sequel (quite simply titled Moana 2) is here to offer a first look at the upcoming Disney film. The Rock, Maui himself, was kind enough to share the trailer on his own personal YouTube channel (an odd marketing tactic that personalities like him and Ryan Reynolds appear to have adopted in recent years), and to be honest, it doesn’t really point towards what the film will be like. Sure, it’s a teaser trailer, but mostly it’s just moody, nicely lit shots of Moana…<\/p>\n

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