Lin-Manuel Miranda is opening up about why he didn’t return for Moana 2. Miranda, who wrote the music for 2016’s Moana and received an Oscar nomination for the song “How Far I’ll Go,” recently spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about his latest work on Mufasa: The Lion King alongside the film’s director Barry Jenkins.

He told PEOPLE that he's “really proud" of 'Moana 2' composers Opetaia Foa'i, Mark Mancina, Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear

Ben&Ben received some wise pieces of advice from Lin-Manuel Miranda himself. On TikTok, Paolo and Miguel, the folk-pop band’s twin vocalists shared their interview with Lin and "Mufasa: The Lion King" director Barry Jenkins,

With 'Moana 2' coming out in theaters on November 27, fans may be curious to know if playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote the songs like he did for 'Moana.'

Lin-Manuel Miranda, the jack of all trades in the entertainment industry, has confirmed that he will reprise his role as Hermes in the upcoming Season 2 of Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Speaking to ScreenRant about his role in Mufasa: The Lion King,

In a new interview, Lin-Manuel Miranda shared why he didn't return for the sequel, despite writing award-winning songs for Disney's 2016 animated hit.

Amid the divisive audience response to the Moana 2 soundtrack, Lin-Manuel Miranda has now explained his absence from the sequel in a new interview. View Entire Post ›

Lin-Manuel Miranda was noticeably absent from Moana 2. Miranda, who received an Oscar nomination for the song “How Far I’ll Go” in Moana, did not work on the music for the sequel. Instead, Miranda was the composer and lyricist on Mufasa: The Lion King.

EXCLUSIVE: Moana 2 composer Mark Mancina defends Lin-Manuel Miranda’s absence in the Disney sequel and teases the songwriter’s work on Mufasa.