14-year-old Auli'i Cravalho from Oahu, Hawaii opens up about being cast in her first ever acting role as the voice of Moana in the upcoming animated Disney film of the same name, which has been directed by Ron Clements and John Musker and co-stars Dwayne Johnson. The movie depicts a young explorer on her way to a mysterious island with her friend, the demi-god Maui.
Auli'i admits that she was 'tricked' into doing an online callback session, with the producers telling her to say lines as if they were giving her the role... before genuinely giving her the role! 'I had a whole bunch of fun, then I got a callback. I was told that I would have to do more ad lib', she explains. 'They tricked me! [They said] "Imagine we gave you the part of Moana..."'
Starring: Ron Clements, Dwayne Johnson, Auli'i Cravalho, Alan Tudyk