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Both Moana and the actress playing her are growing up! Auliʻi Cravalho, the star of Disney’s 2016 animated hit Moana and its new sequel (in theaters Nov. 27), is “so grateful to come back ...
So much of Moana 2 is about subverting expectations — be it reveals about new villain Matangi (Awhimai Fraser), Moana's old foe the Kakamora, or changes and growth in Moana and Maui themselves ...
Moana and Maui in 2016's Moana While Johnson is not a trained singer, his character Maui's signature song from Moana , "You're Welcome," remains one of the 2016 movie's most popular hits. “He ...
In 2011, director John Musker started reading about Polynesian mythology and decided that Māui was an ideal focus for an animated story. [2] Ron Clements said that Māui was the inspiration for the film, being a mythic demigod and larger than life figure who is found in many cultures of the South Pacific in different variations and therefore seemed like the perfect focal character. [3]
Chloe Auliʻi Cravalho (/ aʊ ˈ l iː ʔ i k r ə ˈ v ɑː l j oʊ /; [2] [3] born November 22, 2000 [4]) is an American actress.She made her acting debut as the voice of the title character in the Disney animated musical film Moana (2016) and reprised her role in the 2024 sequel.
The setting on a fictional island in the central Pacific Ocean drew inspiration from elements of the real-life island nations of Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga. [ 9 ] Taika Waititi wrote the initial screenplay, [ 10 ] but went home to New Zealand in 2012 to focus on his newborn first child and What We Do in the Shadows (2014). [ 11 ]
Tamatoa still wants revenge on Moana and Maui after they stole back Maui's fish hook in the 2016 original, and he even offers to sing a new song for the other antagonists along the way.
Moana 2 is setting sail, and Auli’i Cravalho is set to take the helm once again. Deadline reported on Thursday, February 27, that Cravalho, 23, will return to voice Moana in the upcoming ...