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How Moana 2’s post-credits scene sets up Moana 3, and a familiar face returns

Please note: this article contains spoilers for Moana 2, in theaters now.

What adventures await the team of Auli’i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson? Moana 3? Into the post-credits scene Moana 2 list some clues.

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

Along the way, they meet a new magical, mysterious figure named Matangi (voiced by Awhimai Fraser), who at one point holds Maui captive and is tasked with preventing anyone from reaching Motufetū.

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

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

Tamatoa in 2016’s Moana.

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

He and Matangi are joined by the giant coconut crab Tamatoa (voiced again by Jermaine Clement), who audiences will remember as a villain with an excellent singing voice from the original film.

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

“Moana 2”.

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Although Disney hasn’t confirmed a third yet Moana In the film, the series looks set to star Nalo as he continues his attempts to stop Moana from staying in touch with her spiritual ancestors and wayfinders from 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 hit the road again.

In the meantime, there’s a live-action reinterpretation of the first Moana Adventure (with Johnson reprising his role as Maui) is in the works and will hit theaters in July 2026.

Moana 2 is in theaters now.