Disney’s live-action “Moana” has found its new star: Catherine Laga‘aia will play the titular role opposite Dwayne Johnson, who reprises his role as demigod Maui, in the highly anticipated film.
“I’m really excited to embrace this character because Moana is one of my favorites,” said Laga‘aia, a 17-year-old from Sydney, Australia. “My grandfather comes from Fa‘aala, Palauli, in Savai‘i. And my grandmother is from Leulumoega Tuai on the main island of ‘Upolu in Samoa. I’m honored to have an opportunity to celebrate Samoa and all Pacific Island peoples, and to represent young girls who look like me.
And there’s no better pair to be in a canoe with than Catherine and Dwayne — actually, trio: Heihei is ready, too.” Kail is directing from a screenplay by Jared Bush, who wrote the screenplay for 2016’s “Moana,” and Dana Ledoux Miller, a Samoan writer who created Netflix’s “Thai Cave Rescue” and co-founded the non-profit Pasifika Entertainment Advancement Komiti. The new movie is produced by Johnson, Dany Garcia and Hiram Garcia and Beau Flynn .
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