‘Moana 2’ Director David Derrick Jr. Heads to Warner Bros. for Original Animated Feature

‘Moana 2’ Director David Derrick Jr. Heads to Warner Bros. for Original Animated Feature

David Derrick Jr., who directed “Moana 2” for Walt Disney Animation Studios and turned a proposed streaming series for Disney+ into a $1 billion-grossing juggernaut, has headed out to open waters. The filmmaker is decamping Disney for Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, directing an original feature for the studio set in the natural world. Before making his directorial debut with “Moana 2,” Derrick was a hugely important member of the original film…

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"Moana 2" Director David Derrick, Jr. Heading to Warner Bros. Animation

Walt Disney Animation Studios alum and director of Moana 2, David Derrick, Jr. is off to another studio down the street, where he will helm an original feature at Warner Bros. Pictures Animation. What’s Happening: Known in recent memory for his work helming the smash-hit, Moana 2, David Derrick, Jr....