Why is “Moana 2”, the new Disney, called “Moana 2” in the United States?

After being inundated, for weeks, with teasers and trailers in original version announcing the return of MoanaFrench spectators will finally find… Vaianathe continuation of whose adventures is released in theaters this Wednesday, November 27, 2024.

So what is the young Tahitian woman created by Disney Studios named for? Moana in the United States and Vaiana in France (and in Spain, for that matter)? Well for purely commercial reasons, reports RTL.

Already taken !

The radio first specifies that the two first names are indeed of Polynesian origin, this animated film taking place in the Pacific Islands: Moana means “ocean” in Maori while Vaiana means “rock water” in Tahitian.

But when the first part of the cartoon was released in France, in 2016, Disney France consulted the INPI (National Institute of Intellectual Property) and noted that the name Moana was a trademark registered more than fifty times by companies ranging from tanning salons to travel agencies!

Better to warn…

In the same spirit, keep the name of Moana was not possible in Italy because it risked evoking another known Moana: Moana Pozzi, a porn actress from the 1980s-1990s who became very popular after co-founding the “Party of Love” with the famous Cicciolina.

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Fearing possible confusion and despite the fact that the X actress had died for more than twenty years, Disney Italia still preferred to rename its heroine Oceania.