VIDEO: Hawai‘i Girl Auli‘i Cravalho Gets a “Sneaky” Callback to Play Disney’s First Polynesian Princess in Moana

Video shows how Auli‘i Cravalho found out she got the part to co-star alongside Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in the new animated film, Moana.

The Disney team just released a video that gives a behind-the-scenes peek at the casting for the new Polynesian princess in Moana. Seems the callback audition included them asking her how she’d react to happy news, such as getting the part. Then, they told her she got the part.

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