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Season 4 · Episode 14

Dwayne Johnson & Catherine Laga'aia on Embodying the Polynesian Spirit in the Live-Action 'Moana'

0.014mJune 10, 2026

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Catherine Laga'aia join Fandango correspondent Zuri Hall at CinemaCon 2026 to discuss how they brought Disney's hit musical 'Moana' into live-action! They talk about which iconic songs they were most excited to work on, Laga'aia shares what it was like to be plucked from obscurity to star as the movie’s lead character, and Johnson explains why he believes the film is important for the next generation of Polynesian people!

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