Disney Animation impressed earlier this year with Zootopia, and it looks like the studio’s follow-up will be every bit as good. Starring Dwayne Johnson and newcomer Auli’i Cravalho, Moana follows a young girl who sets out on an adventure with a demigod named Maui.
Here’s Moana’s official synopsis, via Disney Animation:
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.
The film looks absolutely gorgeous and brings Polynesian culture and their relationship with the ocean to the forefront. After all, the name Moana means ocean in Maori and Hawaiian.
Moana is set to hit theaters on Nov. 23, 2016.
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