But we were just able to tell it in the biggest most effective way, on the big screen.
Hand emphasized thatMoana 2was meant to be a new, complete story for its heroine.
Ultimately our theme is that you never stop choosing who you are, discovering who you are.
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So it felt also just very appropriate [for] the second film to end on that open question.
We know that she has become a demigod.
But what does that mean exactly?
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We did see the walk-around character stuff, which was so exciting for us to see.
Hand interjected, Oh my gosh!
Shes going to be walking around in the parks [in] flesh and blood.
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That was really exciting.
So any additional thing that comes from that was just that would be incredible.
Clements cameo was always inMoana 2s plans but as the story changed it got shifted around.
We were always planning for a Jemaine cameo within the story.
Derrick explained why they decided to keep the villain tease after the films conclusion.
That shes going on this new journey, [and] let a few credits roll.
Yeah, and then bring it up to kind of set the stage.
But the Tamatoa Jemaine version of that is so funny.
Just like, Yeah, she you know basically screwed us over to commiserate with Nalo.
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