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In 2011, director John Musker started reading about Polynesian mythology and decided that Māui was an ideal focus for an animated story. [2] Ron Clements said that Māui was the inspiration for the film, being a mythic demigod and larger than life figure who is found in many cultures of the South Pacific in different variations and therefore seemed like the perfect focal character. [3]
Additionally, Moana and Maui were nominated for Favourite Frenemies at the 2017 Kids' Choice Awards, losing the award to characters from Zootopia. [145] Cravalho has also received and been nominated for several other awards including winning an Annie Award for Outstanding Voice Acting [ 146 ] and being nominated for two Teen Choice Awards ...
Moana (also known as Vaiana [1] or Oceania [2] in some markets) is a Disney media franchise that originally started in 2016 with the release of the American animated feature film Moana, produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, and released by Walt Disney Pictures.
Moana [b] is a 2016 American animated musical fantasy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures.The film was directed by John Musker and Ron Clements, co-directed by Chris Williams and Don Hall, and produced by Osnat Shurer, from a screenplay written by Jared Bush, and based on a story conceived by Clements, Musker, Williams, Hall, Pamela ...
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 ...
Moana has another adventure ahead. Auli'i Cravalho's hero returns in the new trailer for Moana 2, which debuted as part of D23 on Aug. 9 and also shows Dwayne Johnson's Maui back in the picture ...
Māui sailed a canoe called Mahaanui and after he had pulled up the North Island (Te Ika a Maui) he left Mahaanui on top of a mountain in the foothills behind what is now Ashburton. That mountain now bears the name Mahaanui, [ 13 ] and the coastline between Banks Peninsula and the Waitaki River is called Te tai o Mahaanui (the tides of Mahaanui).
Dwayne Johnson is reflecting on his late grandfather Peter Maivia's impact on his character in Moana and its soon-to-be-released sequel.. The wrestler-turned-actor reprises his voice role of Maui ...