Auliʻi Cravalho Champions ‘Moana’ Universe Expanding With Sequel and Live-Action Remake: ‘More Generations Are Going to Relate to Her’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director “Moana” voice actor Auli’i Cravalho attended her first SAG Awards this year and spoke to Variety On the Carpet presented by DIRECTV about the hit Disney animated movie becoming a full blown franchise.
The studio surprised fans earlier this month by announcing the “Moana” television series it had been developing was now a movie sequel set for a theatrical release this November. “It feels like the ‘Moana’ universe is expanding and I love that,” Cravalho told Variety’s Angelique Jackson. “I love that Moana is a hero to all.
It changed what it meant to be a Disney princess. You can be strong and brave and stand up against a demigod. It feels really good that more and more generations are going to be able to relate to this character.” Cravalho is also an executive producer on a live-action remake of the original “Moana,” but said she “could feel Mickey Mouse breathing down my neck” and couldn’t reveal any updates about the project.
According to Disney, “Moana 2” will take audiences on an “expansive new voyage with Moana, Maui and a brand-new crew of unlikely seafarers.
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