Yes,Moana 2Has a Post-Credits Scene: Which Familiar Face Returns, and How Does It Set UpMoana 3?

Mar. 15, 2025

Moana and Matangi in Moana 2.Photo:Walt Disney Animation Studios

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Note: This article contains spoilers forMoana 2,in theaters now.

What adventures are next forAuli’i CravalhoandDwayne Johnson’s team inMoana 3? The post-credits scene inMoana 2sets up some clues.

In the new sequel, Moana (Cravalho) and the demigod Maui (Johnson) reunite to bring the cursed island Motufetū — which can help people from every island in the region find each other via their boats — back from the depths of the ocean against the wishes of the god of storms Nalo (Tofiga Fepuela’i).

However, she eventually guides Moana on her path and helps them find the cursed island, as seen in the musical number “Get Lost,” in hopes of securing her own freedom from the villainous god.

After Moana, Maui and their new crew (ship-building expert Loto [Rose Matafeo], history expert Moni [Hualā Chung] and farmer Kele [David Fane]) find the lost island against Nalo’s wishes and begin to reconnect Polynesian people from all islands, a post-credits scene shows Matangi speaking with Nalo himself.

Tamatoa in 2016’s Moana.Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

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In the post-credits scene, Nalo expresses that he himself will attempt to punish Moana and Maui for their attempts to defy his wishes and reconnect the people of the oceans.

Tamatoa still wants revenge on Moana and Maui after they stole back Maui’s fish hook in the 2016 original, and he even offers to sing a new song for the other antagonists along the way.

“Moana 2”.Disney

Disney

Though Disney has not yet confirmed a thirdMoanamovie, the series seems primed to feature Nalo as he continues his attempts to thwart Moana from staying in touch with her spiritual ancestors and wayfinders of the past.

With Matangi and Tamatoa still at Nalo’s beck and call, both primary antagonists appear ready to return to the screen, should Moana set sail again down the road.

In the meantime, alive-action reimagining of the firstMoanaadventure(with Johnson reprising his role as Maui) is in the works and set to be released in theaters in July 2026.

Moana 2is in theaters now.

source: people.com