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‘Moana’ Live Action Film Casts Catherine Laga’aia in Lead Role
The live action ‘Moana’ film has cast Catherine Laga’aia in the lead role opposite Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, who returns as Maui
“I’m deeply humbled and overcome with gratitude to bring the beautiful story of Moana to the live-action big screen,” he shared in a video while on the beaches of Hawaii at the time. I wear this culture proudly on my skin and in my soul, and this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reunite with Maui, inspired by the mana and spirit of my late grandfather, High Chief Peter Maivia, is one that runs very deep for me.” Although originally planned to be developed as a TV show, Disney CEO Bob Iger upgraded the project to feature film after seeing early clips of the footage.
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