Warning: This article contains spoilers for Moana 2 and Frozen 2.Despite Disney having a few theatrical misses with some of their recent projects,Moana 2came out last year to prove that the company still has plenty of franchises that are capable of making it big at the box office. WhileMoana 2’s reviewswere much more middling than the first, audiences were clearly captivated by the sequel. It earned more than a billion dollars over the course of its theatrical run, making it one of Disney’s biggest franchises, alongside heavy hitters liketheFrozenseries.
While any sort of continuation ofMoanahasn’t been confirmed,the fact thatMoana 2was such a huge success means that another entry in the franchise is essentially guaranteed.After next year’slive-actionMoanaremakecomes out,Moana 3is likely soon to follow and could go many different ways.Moana 2’s post-credits sceneleaves numerous hanging threads for a sequel to explore, and there is one aspect of the story that could borrow from fan theories fromFrozen 2.
Frozen 2 Was Heavily Theorized To Give Anna Powers Like Elsa
Many People Assumed That Anna Would Gain Powers Similar To Her Sister
Perhaps the biggesttheory aboutFrozen 2before its release was that Anna was going to develop powers in a similar manner to Elsa, though the prevailing thought was that she would gain more summer-themed powers, as opposed to Elsa’s winter-themed ice magic. This theory arose from several factors, with the initial basis simply being that it would be an interesting storytelling device. Elsa’s powers are the focus of the entire story of the firstFrozen, soa sequel could easily have revolved around Anna’s developing magic.
The idea thatFrozen 2would take it even further with Anna developing new powers made a lot of sense.
Frozen2’s trailers also reinforced this theory at the time, as the sequel seemed to very much be leaning into the mystical side of the universe with its first showings. Anna has always been portrayed with warmer colors than her sister, surrounded by greens, yellows, and oranges, compared to the icy blues and whites of Elsa, and the idea thatFrozen 2would take it even further with Anna developing new powers made a lot of sense. However, that obviously didn’t end up happening, as Anna went throughFrozen 2without ever gaining any sort of magical abilities.
Moana 3 Can Now Do The Sisters With Powers Storyline With Moana & Simea
The Next Moana Movie Can Do What Frozen 2 Didn’t
WithFrozen 2not giving Anna powers,Moana 3now has the opportunity to step in and deliver that storyinstead. Even though the film is still years away at this point, and nothing about the plot or characters has been revealed, this could absolutely be one of the paths the story goes down.Moana becomes a demigoddess by the end ofMoana 2, giving her a range of powers similar to Dwayne Johnson’s Maui, and by the timeMoana 3rolls around, her sister could receive the same treatment.
Moana May Be A Demigod Now, But Moana 2 Didn’t Really Show What That Means
Moana turns into a demigod at the end of Moana 2, and while this reveal is cool, it will be an even bigger deal in the story of Moana 3.
Simea isn’t one of themain characters inMoana 2, but she does take on a relatively significant role, interacting with the majority of the central cast and being one of Moana’s main character motivations throughout the movie. Simea is obviously still very young during the events ofMoana 2, only around three years old, while Moana herself is around 19 or 20.Moana and her sister’s dynamic is very different from Elsa and Anna’s, but aspects of it could certainly carry over.
Simea & Moana Having Powers Can Help Differentiate Them From Anna & Elsa
Keeping Both Franchises Feeling Unique Is Very Important
While the most obvious difference between the two pairs of sisters is their age gap, Moana and Simea could end up having asimilar story to Anna and Elsa in anyMoanasequelsor continuations, especially if the franchise does some sort of time skip and Simea is aged up a few years. If she gained powers for any reason in the third movie, then that could further differentiate the two pairs, especially astheFrozenandMoanafranchises seem destined to continue for the foreseeable future.
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There was a three-year time skip betweenMoanaandMoana 2, so there is a decent chance that more time will pass in the universe before the third movie comes out. WhileSimea probably won’t gain powers as a three-year-old, if she gets even just a few years older for the next movie, the filmmakers could do some very interesting things with her character.Moana 2gave Moana her powers, and eventually, another project down the line could do the same with Simea.
