Moana - Official Behind the Scenes Clip (2026) Catherine Lagaʻaia, Dwayne Johnson

[00:00] When deciding to make live action Moana,

[00:04] that means you have to cast live action

[00:06] Moana.

[00:08] This is a character that is globally

[00:10] beloved. I'll never forget the day that

[00:13] Tommy, our director, [music]

[00:14] called me and he said, "I found our

[00:16] Moana."

[00:21] >> Getting to represent the Pacific Islands

[00:23] >> [music]

[00:23] >> is something I've always dreamed of

[00:25] doing.

[00:26] >> A loha, it's DJ and cannot wait to work

[00:29] with you. We're going to have the best

[00:31] time.

[00:31] >> My family was definitely the first

[00:33] people to find out. I went [music] to

[00:34] the car with my mom and we called all my

[00:36] siblings, we called my dad.

[00:38] >> It is such a joy to see Catherine take

[00:41] on the life [music] of this character

[00:42] and my gosh, is she strong, is she

[00:45] beautiful, she's all these things that

[00:47] we know and love about our main heroine.

[00:49] >> Who is dad?

[00:50] >> So excited.

[00:52] >> From the second [music] I met Auli'i, it

[00:54] just felt like it could only be her.

[00:55] >> This was a worldwide search and I saw

[00:58] Tommy pointing at [music] Auli'i being

[00:59] like, "Look at this."

[01:00] >> It was her singing and it was her vibe

[01:01] that just felt indomitable.

[01:03] >> So here I'll stay, my home, my people

[01:06] beside me and when I think of tomorrow

[01:09] there

[01:10] >> [music]

[01:11] >> It felt like she was unafraid, it felt

[01:13] like she was curious.

[01:14] >> Dad, we were voyagers once, we can

[01:16] voyage again.

[01:17] >> And [music] I just was thrilled to see

[01:19] how willing she WAS TO PLAY.

[01:21] >> [screaming]

[01:26] >> JOHN.

[01:27] >> YO.

[01:27] >> COME JOIN MY VLOG. THEY GAVE ME a phone

[01:29] and

[01:30] >> Free reign.

[01:33] >> [music]

[01:36] >> Playing Moana has been the really

[01:38] special experience for me.

[01:40] It's such [music] an incredible honor to

[01:42] step into this legacy.

[01:44] >> What's amazing is how alive she feels.

[01:47] [music] She's got that spark.

[01:48] >> I have truly been so impressed with her

[01:51] talent and I can't wait for the world to

[01:53] see her play [music] Moana.

[01:55] >> I am a wonder.