Moana

[taei]

While having LMM as the lyricist, there is no surprise that there WILL be rapping in Moana!

http://comicbook.com/2016/02/01/the-roc ... nes-photo/

I don't think it's rapping . I think its more of like a small song that Maui sings by himself. Like the bing bong song from Inside out.

[TheSequelOfDisney]

Really? Rapping in a Disney film??

I'm speechless.

The Witch has a rap in Into the Woods (a Disney film). A "musical" rap can be different from a more "traditional" or "mainstream" rap (though, it doesn't have to be; just look at Hamilton).

[Lady Cluck]

Modern rap has been a major part of music and culture for 40 years, particularly growing in the last 20, and painting it all with the same broad brush is highly problematic. It's also been incorporated in many traditional musicals, and been highly successful with more innovative uses like Hamilton.

I'm sure any rap in Moana will be suitable for Disney

[Rumpelstiltskin]

And here I thought he was a giant Cabbage Patch Kid that got his face squished in. Good to see he will look much smoother in animation, looks like he'll be fun to watch.

But he looks a lot better than the early version when he had a neckbeard. Nothing wrong with neckbeards, I just think Disney should avoid them: http://41.media.tumblr.com/0dcf0c808292 ... o2_400.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/vEy6cBj.png

[kiseki]

Are you sure that's not just Moana's father?

[disneyprincess11]

And here I thought he was a giant Cabbage Patch Kid that got his face squished in. Good to see he will look much smoother in animation, looks like he'll be fun to watch.

But he looks a lot better than the early version when he had a neckbeard. Nothing wrong with neckbeards, I just think Disney should avoid them: http://41.media.tumblr.com/0dcf0c808292 ... o2_400.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/vEy6cBj.png

That's Moana's dad.

[disneyprincess11]

Sounds like Moana is heading straight into the Princess lineup! Sneak peak of 2D artwork!

https://twitter.com/alvaropdilha/status ... 8995894272
https://twitter.com/alvaropdilha/status ... 5749791744

[Sotiris]

^I just hope that artwork isn't final. Those two pieces look pretty bad.

[JeanGreyForever]

At least now we know why the final clipart of the princesses is always so horrendous.

[Sotiris]

I'm actually doubting whether that person really works for Disney. Let's not forget, we only have his word to go by. What makes me suspicious is that, for one, he has three different Deviant Art accounts under three different names, and for another, his work is really subpar for someone supposedly working for Disney.

Take a look:
http://allanausbrooks.deviantart.com/gallery/
http://alvarotwain.deviantart.com/gallery/
http://alvropadilha.deviantart.com/gallery/

[DisneyFan09]

^I just hope that artwork isn't final. Those two pieces look pretty bad.

I liked the second one, to be honest. The former was inferior.

[unprincess]

I'm actually doubting whether that person really works for Disney. Let's not forget, we only have his word to go by. What makes me suspicious is that, for one, he has three different Deviant Art accounts under three different names, and for another, his work is really subpar for someone supposedly working for Disney.

Yeah but Disney isnt above hiring sub par artist these days(looks at most of the Blu-ray covers made this decade.)

at first I lol'ed b/c I was thinking "wow Disney, youre not even gonna wait to see how Moana performs at the BO, you justknow a Polynesian girl isn't gonna even touch the popularity of the Frozen sisters.

[bruno_wbt]

Moana dolls by Hasbro

[Kyle]

His work seems plenty in line with what we've seen in the disney princess line if you ask me.

[DisneyFan09]

They don't look bad. They actually look superior than the other Disney dolls from Hasbro. I still haven't accepted the thought of Hasbro distributing the dolls.

[unprincess]

shes thicker! nice job Hasbro. Though she doesn't look like she's gonna fit with the pixie bodied Princess doll line...

[disneyprincess11]

The artist who's doing Moana for the Disney Princess lineup is getting KILLED online because Moana is being "whitewashed"

https://twitter.com/alvaropdilha/status ... 8995894272
https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&ver ... 0&src=typd

[DisneyFan09]

That's the Internet era for ya. You can't do nothing without being harassed for it.

[Disney's Divinity]

I had thought Moana's (possible--if it's official) clipart looked lighter than normal, just like Tiana usually does... But I didn't want to say it on here to open that can of worms.

[Sotiris]

I'm pretty sure now that guy is a fraud and doesn't work for Disney Consumer Products.

Aside from the fact that he goes by three different aliases (Allan Ausbrooks, Alvaro Twain, and Alvaro Padilha) and his work is subpar even by Disney clip-art standards, he posted the following tweet (which he since deleted) claiming that his work is being used for publicity around the world (which is an obvious lie since print publicity hasn't begun anywhere yet) and the image he posted is clearly photoshopped.




This is not the first time he's done this. In the past, he (badly) copied one of David Kawena's drawings and tried to pass it as official Disney artwork.




The supposed clip-art of Moana he posted is based on an existing one for Rapunzel. He used that image and just tweaked it a bit here and there.