Video: Director of ‘Moana 2’ drew inspiration from his ancestors migrating to Utah for the new sequel

Dec 5, 2024, 1:00 PM | Updated: 1:38 pm

KSLTV.com

“Moana 2” breezes into theaters on Wednesday.

One of the directors of the seafaring sequel, David Derrick Jr., is a Utahn who worked on the original as a story artist. He spoke to KSL TV about how the journey in the new movie is a nod to his ancestors.

Three years after the original film, Moana — voiced by Auli’i Cravalho — sets sail on a new journey in the South Pacific.

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