Who wrote the screenplay for Moana?

Jared Bush wrote the screenplay for Moana.

Bush received sole screenplay credit on the finished 2016 film, although the project passed through several major drafts during development. Taika Waititi wrote an early draft before leaving the production, and other writers—including Pamela Ribon, Aaron Kandell, and Jordan Kandell—helped shape later story work.

The film’s directors, John Musker and Ron Clements, are not the screenplay writer. They guided the visual and directorial production, while Bush received the final screenplay credit. The Kandell brothers received story-related credit for helping develop elements such as the relationship between Moana and Maui and several adventure sequences.

Lin-Manuel Miranda also is not the screenplay writer. He wrote songs with Opetaia Foaʻi and Mark Mancina, including “How Far I’ll Go,” but songwriting and screenplay credit are separate parts of the film’s production.