Meet the actress playing Moana in the live action film

Make way! Make way! For Catherine Laga'aia who has been cast as Moana in the live action movie.

She will be voyaging to Motunui and beyond alongside Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson who voiced demigod Maui in the 2016 animated film.

Fans may be excited to hear that The Rock will also be playing Maui in the live action version.

The feature film is due to be released on 10 July 2026.

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Catherine Laga'aia is 17-years-old and from Sydney, Australia.

She said she was "really excited" to be playing Moana, particularly because she shares Moana's Polynesian heritage.

“My grandfather comes from Fa'aala, Palauli, in Savai'i," she said. "And my grandmother is from Leulumoega Tuai on the main island of 'Upolu in Samoa."

"I’m [honoured] to have an opportunity to celebrate Samoa and all Pacific Island peoples, and to represent young girls who look like me.”

Moana 2 will be released in cinemas in November

Disney says the film will bring the story of "a young woman eager to pave her own path" in a "whole new way".

But it's not the only Moana adventure coming to screens soon.

Moana 2 will be released on 27 November 2024 and will take us on another voyage across the seas.