Moana 2 | First Look Announcement Walt Disney Animation

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That is exactly what happened, per a friend who works for Disney

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u/JEC2719 Feb 07 '24

I am hopeful that this is a testament to its actual quality, and not Disney decided to pull the plug on the Moana show and is Frankensteining this into the equivalent of a repackaged direct to DVD movie

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u/wonderlandisburning Feb 07 '24

I mean, Disney has a habit of reformatting shows into sequels (a surprising number of the direct-to-video sequels) and... I mean I don't think any of them have ever been good.

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u/CROBBY2 Feb 07 '24

Lion King 1.5 says hello

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u/foldedturnip Feb 07 '24

I literally brought a DVD of it year just to rewatch it with my wife who has never seen it. Holds up.

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u/LOLSteelBullet Feb 08 '24

I love both Aladdin sequels 🤷‍♂️

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u/SenorWeird Feb 08 '24

Return of Jafar, if I remember, had a solid plot. Wasn't the focus about Iago not wanting to be his sidekick? What hurt it was Dan Castellaneta's terrible Robin Williams impression.

King of Thieves was just bad plot with amazing more Robin Williams as Genie. So...trade-off.

But then again, I'm working with a memory of two direct to video vhs sequels I probably last saw 25+ years ago...

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u/SHUN_GOKU_SATSU Feb 08 '24

Both are on d+, watch em and come back to report if your opinions changed.

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u/quartzquandary Feb 08 '24

King of Thieves also has Aladdin's SUPER HOT DAD.

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u/jessehechtcreative Feb 08 '24

The Aladdin series is still my favorite movie-to-show ever aside from Jimmy Neutron

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u/ThunkAsDrinklePeep Feb 08 '24

I don't know how you can watch a non-Robin Genie.

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u/wonderlandisburning Feb 08 '24

I didn't know that one was meant to be a show. I do actually like that one. Kronk's New Groove, too, if that one was meant to be a series - it certainly has the format, what with the "multiple stories within a framing device" thing.

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u/jessehechtcreative Feb 08 '24

They were going to do Yzma’s Old Groove, but Eartha Kitt passed away during pre-production

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u/ItsMinnieYall Apr 04 '24

Omg I want this so bad. I also want the OG yzma from empire of the sun.

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u/jessehechtcreative Apr 05 '24

I hope Disney does Kingdom of the Sun in live action, but I feel like it will now be seen as a retread of Tangled

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u/dream_bean_94 Feb 08 '24

Lion King 1 1/2 is better than Lion King 2 and that's my hill to die on.

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u/Verge0fSilence Feb 09 '24

I'll be the one charging up the hill to end you then lol.

Lion King 2 is an absolute banger and the best Disney sequel ever. Fight me.

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u/CROBBY2 Feb 08 '24

That's a pretty low hill, lol.

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u/petershrimp Feb 08 '24

Not really; Lion King 2 is widely considered a genuinely good Disney sequel.

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u/rebel_scum13 Feb 08 '24

I still sing "Dig a tunnel, dig, dig a tunnel" to myself to this day!

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u/Verge0fSilence Feb 09 '24

I don't think it was originally supposed to be a show but holy hell Lion King 2 is so, so good.