"Moana" is reportedly Disney's latest strong female character, which shall entertain after many female protagonists including Elsa from "Frozen." Disney has minted money with "Princess Collection."
"Moana" is the first Disney's movie that will not feature a love story rather it's an adventurous movie, which features Moana on a dangerous oceanic voyage in order to lift her island home from a curse.
According to Dave Hollis, Disney's distribution chief said: "We've had a series of films with empowered women doing amazing things. There's something in that that's sticky and resonates with a broader audience. It's fresh and different, but there's still something familiar and relatable to the movies we're making."
Disney plans to focus on diversifying the movies as studies show that black and Hispanic have larger audiences with majority female. Another reason is the revenue - 70 percent of the major Hollywood blockbusters comes from foreign audiences.
Disney is trying to give equal opportunities to women and minorities. According to Variety, Disney is providing a platform for females and people of color. In an interview with Variety, LucasFilm chief Kathleen Kennedy and Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige described increasing diversity both above and below the line as a top priority.
It's not something we want to do," said Kennedy. "It's something we will do...Our goal is that it will be something we stop having to talk about because it will be so ubiquitous."
While Feige argues, "The comics have always been progressive and showcased all sorts of different cultures and ethnicities and we want to stay true to that."
Meanwhile Disney's 2013 movie "Frozen" was a big hit across the globe, but there is little known about its sequel. Why is Disney delaying the sequel? Although there are many rumors of the movie's cast, plot and release date, there is nothing in an official from Disney. Disney is taking really a log time for "Frozen's" sequel. 2013 to 2018 is really long time.
