Manu & Keanu is a 2022 animated musical adventure drama film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and Martinez Marina Productions, written and directed by Sam Sturtridge, and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures.
Plot[]
Two orphaned siblings, Keanu Aikau and her little brother Manu live on the small island of Kamuei, where most of the people of the island are constantly at war with each other, considering one side of the population "outsiders" as caused by a pestilence on the land.
Credits[]
See them here.
Cast[]
- Noah Johnston - Manu - A small boy living with his older sister, who is chief of the small Hawaiian Island of Kamuei, where the people are at personal war against their neighbors, the cruelty hurts him deeply.
- Timothy Olyphant - Huhu - A man believed to have been ancient and forgotten but is in hiding due to inflicting the dreaded curse on the people of Kamuei.
- Auli'i Cravalho - Keanu - Manu's older sister, who is struggling with the pressure of her position, chief of the small Hawaiian Island of Kamuei and the harsh brutality caused by her people against each other, inflicting upon some who are considered "outsiders" by a majority of the people.
- Claire Ryann -
- Mark Rylance -
- Janel Parrish -
- Caleb Hyles - A pacifist on the Island of Kamuei who is one of a minority who are not afflicted by the curse.
- Tia Carrere -
- Jemaine Clement - Noa
- Jason Scott Lee - Uhane - Leader of the Spirits and ancestors of the people of the Island of Kamuei.
Production[]
Music[]
The songs and score for the film will be composed and conducted by Lin-Manuel Miranda of Hamilton and Moana fame, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, featuring choral performances by the London Voices and featuring piano solos by Yiruma.
Track Listing[]
- Main Title/ʻO kā lākou moʻolelo kēia - Choir
- Outsiders, Begone! - The People of Kamuei
- Noa - Instrumental - Miranda
- When Two Siblings Fight - Instrumental - Miranda
- A Plea From the Spirits - Choir
- I'm Really Sorry - Instrumental - Miranda, piano solo by Yiruma
- Beneath these Palm Trees - Keanu and Manu
- A Not-As-Expected Meeting - Instrumental - Miranda
- Huhu's Cove - Instrumental - Miranda
- Meanwhile, Back In The Sewer... - Instrumental - Miranda
- Tell Her I Love Her - Little Sally and Bobby
- The Final Showdown - Instrumental - Miranda
- Goodbye - Instrumental - Miranda, piano solo by Yiruma
- Peace At Last - Choir
- Beneath These Palm Trees (End Title) - Enya
Release[]
The film will be released to theaters by Disney on June 16, 2022.