Directors John Musker and Ron Clements say that the story of upcoming animated film Moana will focus on the character finding herself rather than looking for romance.
The duo was speaking at the San Diego Comic Con on Thursday. The directors surprised fans with various clips from the movie, including the film’s first three minutes.
Set 2,000 years ago in the South Pacific, Moana is the story of the titular 16-year-old girl, voiced by newcomer Auli’i Cravalho, who goes in search of a banished demi-god named Maui (played by Dwayne Johnson) in order to, naturally, save the world.
Musker and Clements made a point to say that Moana doesn’t have a love interest in this story and that it’s a film about the heroine finding herself.
The directors, who have worked on Aladdin, The Little Mermaid and Hercules, also revealed that Johnson sings in the film with a song specifically written for him by one of Moana’s composers, Lin-Manuel Miranda (of Hamilton fame).
