THE AUGUST ANNOUNCEMENT.
#D23Expo2015 pic.twitter.com/A9toAtNRbq
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) August 14, 2015
HAMILTON creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda, after today's D23 EXPO news that he is working on Disney's upcoming animated film MOANA, took to Twitter with a new rap to celebrate. Check it out below, plus learn more about how he got the job!
Found out I got the gig the week I found out my wife was pregnant. That weekend, flew to New Zealand to join the #Moana team for research.
- Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) August 14, 2015
Renowned directors John Musker and Ron Clements (THE LITTLE MERMAID, THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG, ALADDIN), and producer Osnat Shurer (Oscar-nominated Pixar shorts ONE MAN BAND, BOUNDIN') shared dazzling early test footage today, and revealed plans for the film's inspired music and the extraordinary team behind it.
Tony-winner Miranda (Broadway's hottest new hit HAMILTON, Tony-winning IN THE HEIGHTS), Grammy-winning composer Mark Mancina (SPEED, TARZAN, THE LION KING) and Opetaia Foa'i (founder and lead singer of the world music award-winning band Te Vaka) blend their diverse and dynamic talents to help tell the tale of a spirited teenager who sets out to prove herself a master wayfinder. Foa'i capped the presentation with a show-stopping performance illustrating the magic of the movie's music.
Dwayne Johnson (SAN ANDREAS, FURIOUS 7, HBO's BALLERS) will voice the mighty demi-god Maui in the Walt Disney Animation Studios animated feature. MOANA sails into U.S. theaters on Nov. 23, 2016.
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