"We heard the fans - they were very loud!" Auliʻi Cravalho on Moana 2 and, um, 'Justice For Pua' 🐷

The absurdly charming Auliʻi Cravalho spoke BBC Radio 1's Film Critic Ali Plumb about the return of Moana (and Maui, and Pua, and Hei Hei, and... well, the whole gang really - and a few more besides) for Moana 2. She touches on how it evolved from a Disney+ series into a fully-fledged theatrical release, meeting some of the international Moanas out there, the importance of the first film to Polynesian culture and, as they say, much, much more.
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[@et4395]

I love how knowledgeable she is about all Polynesian cultures

[@imuawarriors]

She attended Kamehameha Schools, a private school in Hawai'i for people of Hawaiian ethnicity. They take Polynesian culture very seriously.

[@emmatross3250]

hello! the girl waiting after “Cabaret” is me, Emma Tross.. haha i’m the Estonian version of Moana. greetings from Tallinn, Estonia! i’m so honoured to try to live up to you. thank you! 🤍

[@FashionFunPJ]

❣️🌺❣️🌺

[@IndomitableT]

Congratulations, that must be so wonderful and cool❣️ I have just looked you up on IMDb, and I suppose you were in a production called Miks Mitte?!, is that correct? If that is you, perhaps you should update your profile. You never know where it may lead to. Take care🍀🤞

[@joannas322]

It's so exciting hearing Polynesia spoken about! Moana made me cry, just seeing my friends represented on screen and hearing my accent and the Maui legend I grew up with. Kiwi here (:

[@mailyak442]

❤❤ fellow Kiwi here!

[@daved2352]

I'm really glad Ali asked that question and that this movie is putting Polynesian people and culture in the wider public eye.

[@profwonderbearthementalista]

This was a wonderful interview as always Ali! Auli'i gave such beautiful answers to your insightful questions and I had a smile on my face for every second of this interview!

[@moongirl54]

This is how you speak about diversity/representation, storytelling, and respresenting Disney brand! Beautiful Auli'i. Another great interview Ali.

[@FabulousCooki]

Bot 🙄

[@8488andrea]

she is delightful ☺I hope we get to see her in a lot more roles! need to watch the film with my niece. she is the biggest fan of the first one 😀

[@CallsHimselfAWriter]

The two of you are the most charming and wholesome 😊❤

[@whazee]

Oh man, I love her! And her VERY crisp T's 😂 Perfection!

[@IndependentWood]

Wow, she is so wonderful.

[@princessleia555]

Loved the interview. She is so beautiful!

[@bobgenghiskhan2499]

Her English accent is GOOD!

[@FashionFunPJ]

I love her!

[@PeaceLoveCats12]

I saw her in cabaret and she was amazing

[@theavengers.]

Love moana since young

[@jackson857]

Loved her in Mean Girls.

[@mailyak442]

YESSSSS

[@DrawingWorld-v6z]

😍😍🥰

[@Likefire1193]

I can't wait to watch this

[@bagofchips8813]

this, is a lovely woman.

[@mailyak442]

2:49 and te reo Māori! 6:28 yes!! 🙌🏼

[@mellarksdandelion]

she looks so cute with short hair

[@doomarang3208]

She looks even better in long hair. 😊😏❤

[@haircutexperience]

@@doomarang3208 I disagree

[@doomarang3208]

@@haircutexperience Her naturally long hair before she cut it was so pretty! She actually looked like Moana!

[@vilmalazzarini8847]

After Moana 2 disney should re-imagining Thumbelina 1994 in CGI animation with sabrina carpenter as the voice of thumbelina, Alex Aiono as the voice of prince cornelius, Daphne Rubin-Vega as Mrs toad, Lin Manuel miranda as Jacquimo, Blake Roman as Berkeley Beetle and Sarah Stiles as Mrs Fieldmouse✨🧚‍♀

[@haircutexperience]

Tell me short hair can be beautiful on a woman without telling me short hair can be beautiful on a woman

[@marcosgin777]

She good

[@mrchubbles]

1:50 Yes, this tore me apart as well.

[@Likefire1193]

😂

[@kujah1perc]

Moana looks like Auli i

[@tarunyo3263]

Wow.....

[@gregcross8486]

Whoah that’s crazy they used a real Hawaiian. Why would they do that?