A deleted scene provided to Yahoo! shows that at one point in development, Moana had six brothers.
In the film, she’s an only child whose only sidekick is her daft pet rooster Heihei, but according to earlier drafts, that wasn’t always the case.
Added fellow director John Musker: “We lost her brothers and wanted to make her less proficient when she was sailing, so this scene went away.”
Since hitting screens last fall, Moana has fast joined the ranks of Disney’s most successful offerings.
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